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- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 27th, 2012
Syrian Hackers Overtake Al Arabiya Facebook Account
The Syrian Electronic Army took credit for the hack
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 27th, 2012
500 Individuals from New Zealand Victims of ATM Scam
Authorities suspect that the crooks are from overseas
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 27th, 2012
Strong Passwords Can Be Inspired by the Bible, Bishop Says
The technique seems valid, but security experts don't agree with it
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 27th, 2012
AT&T Accused by DOJ of Facilitating Services for Fraudsters
95% of the calls placed using the IP Relay service were made by scammers
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 27th, 2012
17-Year-Old KPN Hacker Arrested in Netherlands
The suspect has been taken into custody for two weeks
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 27th, 2012
Opera 11.62 Released to Protect Users from Being Tricked by Cybercriminals
The company calls this release a recommended security and stability update
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 27th, 2012
Security Expert Bruce Schneier Removed from TSA Witness List
The TSA appears to be afraid of being challenged by an expert
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 27th, 2012
Vanilla Forums Open to XSS Attacks, Fix Released
Vanilla 2.18.4 was released to address the XSS issue and some minor bugs
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 27th, 2012
YouTube Unlocks Account After Anonymous Threatens Executives
Being accused of censorship is like being associated with the devil
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 27th, 2012
CSS Corp Site Hacked by LulzSec, Database Leaked
The hackers explained that they didn't make the announcement about April 1
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 26th, 2012
Beware of “Halifax Online Service Message” Phishing Scam
A cleverly designed email targets online banking credentials
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 26th, 2012
Spearphishing Attacks on Tibet Organizations Use AlienVault Report
The cybercriminals even spoofed the email address to make it look more legitimate
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 26th, 2012
McAfee Releases Free Audit Plugin for Securing MySQL Databases
The plugin can be used to create detailed audit logs
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 26th, 2012
Shady Extensions Hosted on Chrome Web Store Used in Facebook Scams
Facebook scammers sell "Likes" using compromised accounts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 26th, 2012
Fake Windows AV Changes Its Name, But Never Its Nature
Crooks try to gain a profit by infecting computers with fake Windows antiviruses
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 26th, 2012
Team Nuts Defaces 150 Sites to “Thank” Pakistani Hackers for Free Pentesting
The cyberwar between Indian and Pakistani hackers continues with another mass defacement
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 26th, 2012
Crooks Replicate eBay Verification Emails to Steal Accounts
Beware of fake "eBay - Please confirm your identity" emails