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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 25th, 2012
Rails Machine Pulls Plug on Pastie.org After 2 DDOS Attacks

Rails Machine Pulls Plug on Pastie.org After 2 DDOS Attacks

The site's owner seeks help for reinstating the service

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 25th, 2012
CISPA Author: The Bill Targets Chinese, Not Americans

CISPA Author: The Bill Targets Chinese, Not Americans

Michael Rogers believes that rights groups will soon see that the new law is not malicious

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 25th, 2012
Team Dig7tal Prove SQL Injection Flaw in Rajkot Municipal Corporation Site

Team Dig7tal Prove SQL Injection Flaw in Rajkot Municipal Corporation Site

The website targeted by the hackers is owned by the Indian government

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 25th, 2012
Mozilla Addresses 14 Vulnerabilities with the Release of Firefox 12

Mozilla Addresses 14 Vulnerabilities with the Release of Firefox 12

Users should update their browsers to avoid unfortunate incidents

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 25th, 2012
Facebook Sweepstakes 419 Scam Promises $100,000 (€76,000)

Facebook Sweepstakes 419 Scam Promises $100,000 (€76,000)

Victims are requested to send a certain amount of money if they want the prize

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 25th, 2012
Philippines Government Urges Hackers to Chill

Philippines Government Urges Hackers to Chill

Officials fear that the cyberattacks may cause more harm than good

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 25th, 2012
Imperva: Hackers Use Automated Tools in Most Attacks

Imperva: Hackers Use Automated Tools in Most Attacks

Havij, SQLmap, and Acunetix are just some of these tools

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 25th, 2012
Nissan Confirms Being Hacked, User IDs and Password Hashes Leaked (Updated)

Nissan Confirms Being Hacked, User IDs and Password Hashes Leaked (Updated)

The company's vice president issued a video statement regarding the incident

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 24th, 2012
Traffic Ticket Spam Powered by Cutwail Botnet Leads to Phoenix Exploit Kit

Traffic Ticket Spam Powered by Cutwail Botnet Leads to Phoenix Exploit Kit

Compromised websites are used to host the malicious element

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 24th, 2012
TreasonSMS Bug Allows Hackers to Execute Malicious Code on iPhones (Updated)

TreasonSMS Bug Allows Hackers to Execute Malicious Code on iPhones (Updated)

The app that allows iPhone users to send SMSs from their computer contains serious flaws

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 24th, 2012
Phished Credentials Used in Check Fraud, Experts Find

Phished Credentials Used in Check Fraud, Experts Find

Counterfeiters sell bank checks and matching credentials

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 24th, 2012
Letter from Experts to Congress: Stop CISPA and Similar Cybersecurity Laws

Letter from Experts to Congress: Stop CISPA and Similar Cybersecurity Laws

Bruce Schneier and others highlight the things that shouldn't be present in any bill

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 24th, 2012
1,700 Websites Defaced by Bangladeshi 3xp1r3 Cyber Army

1,700 Websites Defaced by Bangladeshi 3xp1r3 Cyber Army

To deface the sites, the hackers used a tool they developed themselves

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 24th, 2012
Norton Secured Seal: Symantec Combines VeriSign Checkmark with Norton Brand

Norton Secured Seal: Symantec Combines VeriSign Checkmark with Norton Brand

Companies can use the seal to guarantee a secure browsing experience for their customers

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 24th, 2012
Trinidad and Tobago Parliament Site Defaced

Trinidad and Tobago Parliament Site Defaced

The hackers simply wanted to prove that the site was vulnerable

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 24th, 2012
British and Australian Users Targeted with “My Apple ID” Phishing Scam

British and Australian Users Targeted with “My Apple ID” Phishing Scam

Apple Discount Card phishing scams seem to be expanding

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 24th, 2012
Anonymous Philippines Retaliate Against China, Deface Sites

Anonymous Philippines Retaliate Against China, Deface Sites

We are witnessing a cyberwar between Philippines and China

 
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