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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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Here's a Tool to Scan for Vulnerable IoT Equipment
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Here's a Tool to Scan for Vulnerable IoT Equipment

The tool is not perfect, but it's something
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 26th, 2016
more on this topicIoT Devices Can Be Hacked in as Little as Three MinutesChinese IoT Vendor Recalls Devices Suspected of Being Part of Mirai DDoS Botnet
DomainTools Warns Customers of User Data Scraping Attack
Data Breaches
 

DomainTools Warns Customers of User Data Scraping Attack

Possible danger to infosec journalists and researchers
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 26th, 2016
more on this topicSecurity Firm Tries Desperate Solution to Alert Company of Data LeakUS Indicts Russian Hacker Behind Dropbox and LinkedIn Breaches
IoT Devices Can Be Hacked in as Little as Three Minutes
Security
 

IoT Devices Can Be Hacked in as Little as Three Minutes

DDoS attacks are only the best case scenario
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 26th, 2016
more on this topicDyn: DDoS Attack Powered Mainly by Mirai Botnet15 Percent of All Routers Use Weak Passwords, 20 Percent Have Open Telnet Ports
Security Firm Tries Desperate Solution to Alert Company of Data Leak

Security Firm Tries Desperate Solution to Alert Company of Data Leak

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 25th, 2016
Here's another case of a company leaving user data exposed online due to its improper MongoDB configuration
Data Breaches
Opera 41 Released with Faster Startup Sequence
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Opera 41 Released with Faster Startup Sequence

Opera 41 startup time is 86% faster than in Opera 40
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 25th, 2016
more on this topicUnGoogled Chromium Removes All the Googley Parts from ChromiumChrome 55 to Use from 35 to 50 Percent Less Memory than Chrome 53
Joomla Patches Flaw That Allows Attackers to Create Admin Accounts
Security Fixes and Improvements
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Joomla Patches Flaw That Allows Attackers to Create Admin Accounts

Users should update to Joomla 3.6.4 as soon as possible
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 25th, 2016
more on this topicMagento Malware Uses Steganography to Steal Payment Card DataThere Are 5,761 Online Stores Currently Infected with Card-Data-Stealing Malware
Mozilla Brings Down the Ban Hammer on WoSign & StartCom Certificate Authorities
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Mozilla Brings Down the Ban Hammer on WoSign & StartCom Certificate Authorities

Mozilla bans all WoSign SSL certs issued after Oct 21, 2016
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 25th, 2016
more on this topicSHA-1 Usage Goes Down After Browser Vendor BanChinese HTTPS Provider WoSign Fires CEO After Back-Dating Certificate Fiasco
Spear-Phishing Incident Causes Havoc at San Francisco Exploratorium Museum
Incidents
 

Spear-Phishing Incident Causes Havoc at San Francisco Exploratorium Museum

As usual, a grammar mistake exposes phishing attack
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 25th, 2016
more on this topicRansomware Reaches the Malware Top 3 for the First TimeiOS Apps Leak More User Data than Android Apps
Syrian Cyber Army Claims DDoS Attacks on Belgian Media
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Syrian Cyber Army Claims DDoS Attacks on Belgian Media

Syrian hackers angry because Belgium had participated in an air strike on a small village that killed 6 people
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 25th, 2016
more on this topicChinese IoT Vendor Recalls Devices Suspected of Being Part of Mirai DDoS Botnet15 Percent of All Routers Use Weak Passwords, 20 Percent Have Open Telnet Ports
GM Bot Banking Trojan Can Now Bypass Android 6 Security Defenses

GM Bot Banking Trojan Can Now Bypass Android 6 Security Defenses

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 25th, 2016
New GM Bot Android banking trojan version discovered
Virus alerts
Dropbox and LinkedIn Hacker Most Likely Behind BitMarket.eu Bitcoin Heist
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Dropbox and LinkedIn Hacker Most Likely Behind BitMarket.eu Bitcoin Heist

In the span of two weeks, Nikulin handled $1 million
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 25th, 2016
more on this topicUS Indicts Russian Hacker Behind Dropbox and LinkedIn BreachesOne of Europe's Biggest Companies Loses €40 Million in Online Scam
Chinese IoT Vendor Recalls Devices Suspected of Being Part of Mirai DDoS Botnet
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Chinese IoT Vendor Recalls Devices Suspected of Being Part of Mirai DDoS Botnet

Company also threatens to sue accusers for slander
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 24th, 2016
more on this topicDyn: DDoS Attack Powered Mainly by Mirai BotnetBig Chunk of the Internet Goes Down After DDoS Attack Hits Major DNS Provider
Dirty COW Exploit Can Root Android Devices
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Dirty COW Exploit Can Root Android Devices

Dirty COW variation can root any type of Android devices
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 24th, 2016
more on this topicLinux Kernel Zero-Day CVE-2016-5195 Patched After Being Deployed in Live AttacksRowhammer Attack Can Now Root Android Devices
Locky Adds Support for a New "S**T" Extension
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Locky Adds Support for a New "S**T" Extension

New spam campaign has made victims all over the world
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 24th, 2016
more on this topicRansomware Reaches the Malware Top 3 for the First TimeLocky Spam Numbers Go Down as Ransomware Switches to LNK Files
UK Researcher Finds Stupid Simple Method to Bypass PayPal 2FA
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UK Researcher Finds Stupid Simple Method to Bypass PayPal 2FA

PayPal fixes glaring hole in 2FA login system
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 24th, 2016
more on this topicComodo Disables Faulty OCR That Sent Certificates to the Wrong PersonsLinux Kernel Zero-Day CVE-2016-5195 Patched After Being Deployed in Live Attacks
Rowhammer Attack Can Now Root Android Devices

Rowhammer Attack Can Now Root Android Devices

by Catalin Cimpanu, October 24th, 2016
After Windows & Linux, Rowhammer takes over Android as well
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US Indicts Russian Hacker Behind Dropbox and LinkedIn Breaches
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US Indicts Russian Hacker Behind Dropbox and LinkedIn Breaches

Nikulin hacked LinkedIn in just two days
by Catalin Cimpanu, October 23rd, 2016
more on this topicMoney Mule Network Connected to Gameover ZeuS Leader Dismantled in ItalyThird JPMorgan Hacker Detained in Moscow
 
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