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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 18th, 2012
Expert Presents MiniPwner, Pentester’s Little Helper

Expert Presents MiniPwner, Pentester’s Little Helper

It's smaller than an iPhone, but it can be used to perform numerous tests

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 18th, 2012
Most UK Organizations Unable to Identify Data Breach Victims in 24 Hours

Most UK Organizations Unable to Identify Data Breach Victims in 24 Hours

Penalties would motivate many firms to focus their efforts on data breach policies

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 18th, 2012
Check Point Launches ThreatCloud and GAiA Secure OS

Check Point Launches ThreatCloud and GAiA Secure OS

The services are released as part of the firm's Software Blade Architecture, R75.40

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 18th, 2012
Oracle Fixes 88 Bugs with April 2012 Critical Patch Update

Oracle Fixes 88 Bugs with April 2012 Critical Patch Update

Many of the vulnerabilities can be remotely exploited, even without authentication

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 18th, 2012
Anonymous to Attack GCHQ Site on April 21

Anonymous to Attack GCHQ Site on April 21

The first attack failed, but hacktivists want to give it another shot

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 18th, 2012
Android Users Targeted with Rogue Instagram Apps

Android Users Targeted with Rogue Instagram Apps

A number of sites are set up to serve rogue versions of popular Android apps

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 18th, 2012
Radio City Fails to Protect User Passwords, Expert Says

Radio City Fails to Protect User Passwords, Expert Says

Shadab Siddiqui has demonstrated how easily the radio's site can be compromised

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 18th, 2012
“Must-See” Tweets Point to Fake Antivirus

“Must-See” Tweets Point to Fake Antivirus

Cybercriminals spread fake Windows Antivirus Patch using Twitter

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 18th, 2012
Justin Bieber Pinterest Scam Takes Victims to Facebook Plot

Justin Bieber Pinterest Scam Takes Victims to Facebook Plot

Cybercriminals start relying on cross-platform scams

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 18th, 2012
AlQaedaSec Launch DDOS Attack on New York City Website (Updated)

AlQaedaSec Launch DDOS Attack on New York City Website (Updated)

Hackers claim they use botnets to keep the site down

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 17th, 2012
Hackers Around the World: Janne Ahlberg, White Hat from Finland

Hackers Around the World: Janne Ahlberg, White Hat from Finland

A product security professional with a passion for penetration testing shares his insight

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 17th, 2012
ItsKahuna Arrested, Charged with Hacking into Police Sites

ItsKahuna Arrested, Charged with Hacking into Police Sites

Two days after his arrest, the hacker said on Twitter that he was going away to relax

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 17th, 2012
Toshiba Exposes Details of Competition Participants, Flaw Blamed

Toshiba Exposes Details of Competition Participants, Flaw Blamed

The flaw was in the incremental numbering of competition entrants registration URL

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 17th, 2012
Germany Adopts “Button Law” to Combat Subscription Traps

Germany Adopts “Button Law” to Combat Subscription Traps

The law introduces the “order with an obligation to pay” button

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 17th, 2012
Canceled “Gerolamo” Pizza Orders Serve Exploit Kit

Canceled “Gerolamo” Pizza Orders Serve Exploit Kit

Users should never rush to click on links received in unsolicited emails

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 17th, 2012
Google Sends Notifications to 20,000 Hacked Site Owners

Google Sends Notifications to 20,000 Hacked Site Owners

Google has its own systems that help it identify compromised websites

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 17th, 2012
Verizon Wireless Bill Payment Scams Point to Compromised Sites

Verizon Wireless Bill Payment Scams Point to Compromised Sites

Large payments made from users' credit cards always attract attention

 
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