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- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 30th, 2011
![Yahoo Search Returns Charity Campaigns Yahoo Search Returns Charity Campaigns](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Yahoo-Search-Returns-Charity-Campaigns-1.png)
Yahoo Search Returns Charity Campaigns
Instead of displaying the vendor's page first, a Yahoo download site is on top
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 30th, 2011
![Legitimate Bank Email Raises Phishing Suspicions Legitimate Bank Email Raises Phishing Suspicions](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Legitimate-Bank-Email-Raises-Phishing-Suspicions-1.jpg)
Legitimate Bank Email Raises Phishing Suspicions
Customers feared they were attacked by phishers who wanted their bank accounts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 30th, 2011
![Office Printer Emails Hide Malware Office Printer Emails Hide Malware](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Office-Printer-Emails-Hide-Malware-1.jpg)
Office Printer Emails Hide Malware
Even a file coming from a printer can turn out to be a deadly virus
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 30th, 2011
![4.9 Million Military Health Care Files Stolen 4.9 Million Military Health Care Files Stolen](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/4-9-Million-Military-Health-Care-Files-Stolen-1.jpg)
4.9 Million Military Health Care Files Stolen
Fortunately, no banking data was present in the files
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 30th, 2011
![Symantec Highlights Achievements in 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report Symantec Highlights Achievements in 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Symantec-Highlights-Achievements-in-2011-Corporate-Responsibility-Report-1.jpg)
Symantec Highlights Achievements in 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report
The company donated millions, but they clearly had the resources to do so
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 29th, 2011
![Password Recovery Software Capable of Cracking BlackBerry and Apple Devices Password Recovery Software Capable of Cracking BlackBerry and Apple Devices](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Password-Recovery-Software-Capable-of-Cracking-BlackBerry-and-Apple-Devices-1.jpg)
Password Recovery Software Capable of Cracking BlackBerry and Apple Devices
Depending on the resources of the computer, a password can be cracked in just an hour
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 29th, 2011
![Anonymous Releases Theme Song on Youtube and iTunes Anonymous Releases Theme Song on Youtube and iTunes](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Anonymous-Releases-Theme-Song-on-Youtube-and-iTunes-1.jpg)
Anonymous Releases Theme Song on Youtube and iTunes
The hacktivits group goes to unexplored territories and releases a music video
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 29th, 2011
![Spam Masked as Google Calendar Invites Spam Masked as Google Calendar Invites](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Spam-Masked-as-Google-Calendar-Invites-1.jpg)
Spam Masked as Google Calendar Invites
Scammers keep coming up with new ways to earn our trust
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 29th, 2011
![Hotspot Shield Elite Runs 100% Faster Hotspot Shield Elite Runs 100% Faster](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Hotspot-Shield-Elite-Runs-100-Faster-1.jpg)
Hotspot Shield Elite Runs 100% Faster
The tool turns any HTTP connection to HTTPS to protect your digital assets
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 29th, 2011
![IBM: 2011 is 'The Year of the Security Breach' IBM: 2011 is 'The Year of the Security Breach'](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/IBM-2011-is-The-Year-of-the-Security-Breach-1.png)
IBM: 2011 is 'The Year of the Security Breach'
Find out what a company should do to protect itself
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 29th, 2011
![Scam Visa Lottery Winners Get Free Airline Tickets to the US Scam Visa Lottery Winners Get Free Airline Tickets to the US](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Scam-Visa-Lottery-Winners-Get-Free-Airline-Tickets-to-the-US-1.jpg)
Scam Visa Lottery Winners Get Free Airline Tickets to the US
There are so many mistakes in the email that it's hard not to detect the scam
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 29th, 2011
![Facebook 'Spy Cookies' Fixed and Explained Facebook 'Spy Cookies' Fixed and Explained](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Facebook-Spy-Cookies-Fixed-and-Explained-1.jpg)
Facebook 'Spy Cookies' Fixed and Explained
There still remain a few cookies that are supposed to protect users
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 29th, 2011
![Firefox Considers Not Using Java to Counterattack the BEAST Firefox Considers Not Using Java to Counterattack the BEAST](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Firefox-Considers-Not-Using-Java-to-Counterattack-the-BEAST-1.jpg)
Firefox Considers Not Using Java to Counterattack the BEAST
Dumping Java might be the only solution if Oracle doesn't come up with something
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 29th, 2011
![Cloud Providers Under the Careful Supervision of the EU Cloud Providers Under the Careful Supervision of the EU](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Cloud-Providers-Under-the-Careful-Supervision-of-the-EU-1.jpg)
Cloud Providers Under the Careful Supervision of the EU
Companies will immediately have to report data breaches
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2011
![200,000 UK Citizens Fall Victims to Online Romance Scams 200,000 UK Citizens Fall Victims to Online Romance Scams](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/200-000-UK-Citizens-Fall-Victims-to-Online-Romance-Scams-1.jpg)
200,000 UK Citizens Fall Victims to Online Romance Scams
Be very vigilant when surfing social networking websites
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2011
![Symantec: Polymorphic Malware Increased in September Symantec: Polymorphic Malware Increased in September](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Symantec-Polymorphic-Malware-Increased-in-September-1.jpg)
Symantec: Polymorphic Malware Increased in September
The public sector remains the most targeted industry
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2011
![Windows Malware Infections Result from Outdated Software Windows Malware Infections Result from Outdated Software](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Windows-Malware-Infections-Result-From-Outdated-Software-1.png)
Windows Malware Infections Result from Outdated Software
Adobe Reader is just one of the apps that present major vulnerabilities