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- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2011
![Bitcoin Miners Come as TDL4 Worms Bitcoin Miners Come as TDL4 Worms](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Bitcoin-Miners-Come-as-TDL4-Worms-1.jpg)
Bitcoin Miners Come as TDL4 Worms
The currency system is losing value and credibility fast
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2011
![Law Enforcement Document Reveals How Long Cellular Service Providers Store Customer Data Law Enforcement Document Reveals How Long Cellular Service Providers Store Customer Data](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Law-Enforcement-Document-Reveals-How-Long-Cellular-Service-Providers-Store-Customer-Data-1.jpg)
Law Enforcement Document Reveals How Long Cellular Service Providers Store Customer Data
Wireless service providers store everything from text messages to IPs
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2011
![ACH Transaction Malicious Email Returns ACH Transaction Malicious Email Returns](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/ACH-Transaction-Malicious-Email-Returns-1.png)
ACH Transaction Malicious Email Returns
This time there is no suspicious attachment, only a suspicious link
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2011
![McAfee Releases First Cross-Device Security Solution McAfee Releases First Cross-Device Security Solution](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/McAfee-Releases-First-Cross-Device-Security-Solution-1.png)
McAfee Releases First Cross-Device Security Solution
A lot of companies promised it but only McAfee came through
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2011
![Cyber Security Evaluation Tool Released by DHS Cyber Security Evaluation Tool Released by DHS](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Cyber-Security-Evaluation-Tool-Released-by-DHS-1.png)
Cyber Security Evaluation Tool Released by DHS
The new tool should help organizations better protect their assets
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2011
![Electronic Voting Machines Highly Vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle Remote Attacks Electronic Voting Machines Highly Vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle Remote Attacks](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Electronic-Voting-Machines-Highly-Vulnerable-to-Man-in-the-Middle-Remote-Attacks-1.jpg)
Electronic Voting Machines Highly Vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle Remote Attacks
With only $10(€7) anyone with basic electronic know-how can take over the device
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 28th, 2011
![McAfee Global Report: Internauts Have More Than $37,000 (€27,000) in Unprotected Valuables McAfee Global Report: Internauts Have More Than $37,000 (€27,000) in Unprotected Valuables](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/McAfee-Global-Report-Internauts-Have-More-Than-37-000-in-Unprotected-Valuables-1.jpg)
McAfee Global Report: Internauts Have More Than $37,000 (€27,000) in Unprotected Valuables
The percentage of those who properly protect their mobile devices hasn't increased much
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 27th, 2011
![Zscaler Releases Likejacking Prevention Plug-In for Firefox, Chrome and Safari Zscaler Releases Likejacking Prevention Plug-In for Firefox, Chrome and Safari](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Zscaler-Releases-Likejacking-Prevention-Plug-In-for-Firefox-Chrome-and-Safari-1.png)
Zscaler Releases Likejacking Prevention Plug-In for Firefox, Chrome and Safari
The new extension will make sure you don't fall victim to spammers
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 27th, 2011
![Harvard Website Hacked by Th3Pro Harvard Website Hacked by Th3Pro](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Harvard-Website-Hacked-by-Th3Pro-1.jpg)
Harvard Website Hacked by Th3Pro
Harvard related sites seem to be preferred by hackers lately
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 27th, 2011
![India Takes Measures to Stop Unsolicited SMS India Takes Measures to Stop Unsolicited SMS](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/India-Takes-Measures-to-Stop-Unsolicited-SMS-1.jpg)
India Takes Measures to Stop Unsolicited SMS
Only 100 text messages can be sent each day to stop abuse
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 27th, 2011
![Facebook Promises That the 'Spy Cookie' Issue Will Be Handled Facebook Promises That the 'Spy Cookie' Issue Will Be Handled](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Facebook-Promises-That-the-Spy-Cookie-Issue-Will-be-Handled-1.jpg)
Facebook Promises That the 'Spy Cookie' Issue Will Be Handled
The blogger that discovered the whole thing finally made them crack
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 27th, 2011
Nigerian Scam Becomes Burkina Faso Scam
I keep receiving offers from which I gain millions so I decided to finally answer one
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 27th, 2011
![Panda Security Lays Off Employees After Drop in Sales Panda Security Lays Off Employees After Drop in Sales](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Panda-Security-Lays-Off-Employees-After-Drop-in-Sales-1.jpg)
Panda Security Lays Off Employees After Drop in Sales
The competition is rough with all the free anti-virus solutions out there
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 27th, 2011
![Muslim Liberation Army Attacks Official Indian Websites Muslim Liberation Army Attacks Official Indian Websites](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Muslim-Liberation-Army-Attacks-Official-Indian-Websites-1.png)
Muslim Liberation Army Attacks Official Indian Websites
Hackers deface public websites in an effort of spreading their message
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 27th, 2011
![Facebook Changes Raise Privacy and Security Concerns Facebook Changes Raise Privacy and Security Concerns](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Facebook-Changes-Raise-Privacy-and-Security-Concerns-1.png)
Facebook Changes Raise Privacy and Security Concerns
Here's what the experts think about the improvements
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 27th, 2011
![Bluetooth Not as Safe as Everyone Thinks Bluetooth Not as Safe as Everyone Thinks](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Bluetooth-Not-as-Safe-as-Everyone-Thinks-1.jpg)
Bluetooth Not as Safe as Everyone Thinks
Large quantities of data are accessible through this technology
- By Eduard Kovacs
- September 27th, 2011
![Mysql.com Compromised for the Second Time This Year Mysql.com Compromised for the Second Time This Year](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Mysql-com-Serves-Malware-For-the-Second-Time-This-Year-1.png)
Mysql.com Compromised for the Second Time This Year
$3000(€2100) was the price asked by a hacker for administrator rights to the website