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I've been working for Softpedia since 2009 and spent the first years testing and reviewing scripts and CMSs for our Webscripts section. While previously I wrote news stories once in a blue moon, in 2015 I started working as a full-time news editor, addressing Web, Internet, and security topics.

My stories cover data breaches, software vulnerabilities, exploits, user privacy, hacking, the Dark Web, programming news, social media, Web technology, product launches, and a few more.

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Articles by Catalin Cimpanu:

Apple Untrusts WoSign Certificates After Mozilla's Damning Report
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Apple Untrusts WoSign Certificates After Mozilla's Damning Report

The noose is tightening around WoSign's neck
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 3rd, 2016
more on this topicMozilla Ready to Ban WoSign Certificates for One Year After Shady BehaviorCloudFlare Looking Into New System That Removes CAPTCHAs for Tor Users
EU Comes Down on Exports of Cyber-Surveillance Tech
Online Surveillance
 

EU Comes Down on Exports of Cyber-Surveillance Tech

EU proposes new regulation for limiting exports of cyber-surveillance technology to oppressive regimes
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 3rd, 2016
more on this topicDutch Police Seize Two Servers Belonging to VPN Provider Without Any ExplanationFirefox May Get Tracking Protection on Normal Tabs, Not Just in Private Browsing
CloudFlare Looking Into New System That Removes CAPTCHAs for Tor Users
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CloudFlare Looking Into New System That Removes CAPTCHAs for Tor Users

CloudFlare working on a Tor Browser extension that can filter human traffic from automated and malicious bots
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 3rd, 2016
more on this topicIf It Wanted, Google Could Deanonymize a Large Number of Tor ConnectionsThese Are Today's Top 8 Cyber-Crime Trends According to Europol
US Government Hands Over Control of Internet DNS System to ICANN

US Government Hands Over Control of Internet DNS System to ICANN

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 3rd, 2016
Last ditch effort led by US Sen. Ted Cruz to keep ICANN under US supervision falls short after judge shoots down lawsuit
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Newsweek Website Suffers DDoS Attack After Publishing Controversial Trump Report
Security Blog
 

Newsweek Website Suffers DDoS Attack After Publishing Controversial Trump Report

Donald Trump has some DDoS-yielding supporters
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 3rd, 2016
more on this topicAkamai Boots Krebs from Their Network After Never-Ending DDoS AttackDDoS-for-Hire Community Strikes Back at Krebs with Record 620 Gbps DDoS Attack
Skype Video Calls Can Give Away What You're Typing Inside Other Apps
Security
 

Skype Video Calls Can Give Away What You're Typing Inside Other Apps

Don't type and talk via Skype at the same time!
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 2nd, 2016
more on this topicIf It Wanted, Google Could Deanonymize a Large Number of Tor ConnectionsNew iOS 10 Backup Password System Is 2,500 Times Weaker than in iOS 9
South Korea's Military Cyber Command Suffers Embarrassing Hack
Security Blog
 

South Korea's Military Cyber Command Suffers Embarrassing Hack

For now, nobody's pointing fingers at North Korea
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 2nd, 2016
more on this topicFBI Reports Attempts to Hack More than a Dozen of Voter Registration SystemsLibyan Scorpions Cyber-Espionage Group Targets High-Profile Libyans
Security Firm Execs Get No Prison Time After Hacking Rival Company
Hacking News
 

Security Firm Execs Get No Prison Time After Hacking Rival Company

Quadsys five get off easy without prison time
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 2nd, 2016
more on this topicHacker Who Sold Spam Botnet on Darkode Forum Gets No Prison TimeSyrian Electronic Army Hacker Pleads Guilty to Online Extortion Charges
DressCode Malware Found in 3,000 Android Apps, 400 on Google Play Store
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DressCode Malware Found in 3,000 Android Apps, 400 on Google Play Store

Number of apps infected with DressCode malware grows
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 2nd, 2016
more on this topicDressCode Android Malware Found in over 40 Google Play Store AppsAndroid Ransomware Just Became a Little Bit More Sophisticated
Source Code of DDoS Botnet That Attacked Krebs Released by Its Author

Source Code of DDoS Botnet That Attacked Krebs Released by Its Author

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 2nd, 2016
Mirai source code posted online on Hack Forums
Security
If It Wanted, Google Could Deanonymize a Large Number of Tor Connections
Security
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If It Wanted, Google Could Deanonymize a Large Number of Tor Connections

Researchers present new DefecTor deanonymization attack
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 2nd, 2016
more on this topicThese Are Today's Top 8 Cyber-Crime Trends According to EuropolUS Government Preparing a Guideline for the Internet of Things
Neutrino Exploit Kit Activity Slows Down to a Trickle
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Neutrino Exploit Kit Activity Slows Down to a Trickle

Is Neutrino shutting down or going private?
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 2nd, 2016
more on this topicRIG Surpasses Neutrino to Become Today's Most Active Exploit KitMalvertising Campaign Using RIG EK Detected Pushing CrypMIC Ransomware
Office 365 Administrator Accounts Go on Sale on Dark Web Portal
Security Blog
 

Office 365 Administrator Accounts Go on Sale on Dark Web Portal

Accounts are for global admins and provide access to all other accounts and organization-level settings
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 30th, 2016
more on this topicTwo Determined Hackers Behind International Cybercrime SyndicateThese Are Today's Top 8 Cyber-Crime Trends According to Europol
Locky Drops Offline Mode and Switches to New ODIN Extension
Virus alerts
 

Locky Drops Offline Mode and Switches to New ODIN Extension

Locky offline mode experiment seems to end as ransomware operators revert back to using online C&C servers
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 30th, 2016
more on this topicBrazilian Hospitals Infected with Ransomware After RDP Brute-Force AttacksBitter Ransomware Operator Shuts Down Service and Deletes Decryption Master Key
Some Yahoo Users Exposed to Hacking Due to Bug in Yahoo Mail iOS App
Security Fixes and Improvements
 

Some Yahoo Users Exposed to Hacking Due to Bug in Yahoo Mail iOS App

Yahoo Mail iOS app doesn't ask users to re-login
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 30th, 2016
more on this topicUS Senators Investigating Yahoo As Data Breach Affects Companies, Not Just UsersYahoo Hit by First Lawsuit One Day After Announcing Huge Data Breach
Chromification Continues: Firefox May Use Chrome's PDF and Flash Plugins

Chromification Continues: Firefox May Use Chrome's PDF and Flash Plugins

by Catalin Cimpanu, September 30th, 2016
Mozilla testing PDFium and Pepper Flash integration
Web resources
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Sneaky JavaScript Waits for User Interaction Before Infecting Them with Malware
Security
 

Sneaky JavaScript Waits for User Interaction Before Infecting Them with Malware

Malicious code disguised as jQuery plugin
by Catalin Cimpanu, September 30th, 2016
more on this topicExploit Vendor Offers $1.5 Million for iOS 10 Zero-DaysTofsee Botnet Comes Back to Life with Massive Spam Floods
 
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