- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 7th, 2013
![US Convenience Store Chain Mapco Express Hacked, Payment Cards Compromised US Convenience Store Chain Mapco Express Hacked, Payment Cards Compromised](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/US-Convenience-Store-Chain-Mapco-Express-Hacked-Payment-Cards-Compromised-1.png)
US Convenience Store Chain Mapco Express Hacked, Payment Cards Compromised
The company is notifying all potentially impacted customers
- Celebrity News
- By Elena Gorgan
- May 7th, 2013
![Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Son Patrick Kicked Out of LA Club Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Son Patrick Kicked Out of LA Club](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-s-Son-Patrick-Kicked-Out-of-LA-Club-1.jpg)
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Son Patrick Kicked Out of LA Club
Patrick used fake ID to get inside, threw ice cubes at the DJ
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 6th, 2013
![Twitter Account of Nigerian Actress Stella Damasus Hacked Twitter Account of Nigerian Actress Stella Damasus Hacked](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Twitter-Account-of-Nigerian-Actress-Stella-Damasus-Hacked-1.png)
Twitter Account of Nigerian Actress Stella Damasus Hacked
The hacker claimed that the star's alleged secret husband died
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 6th, 2013
![E! Online Twitter Account Hacked, Fake Justin Bieber News Posted E! Online Twitter Account Hacked, Fake Justin Bieber News Posted](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/E-Online-Twitter-Account-Hacked-Fake-Justin-Bieber-News-Posted-1.jpg)
E! Online Twitter Account Hacked, Fake Justin Bieber News Posted
The Syrian Electronic Army targets another media organization
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 2nd, 2013
![Gaming Company’s App Hijacks Players’ PCs, Uses Them for Bitcoin Mining Gaming Company’s App Hijacks Players’ PCs, Uses Them for Bitcoin Mining](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Gaming-Company-s-App-Hijacks-Players-PCs-Uses-Them-for-Bitcoin-Mining-1.png)
Gaming Company’s App Hijacks Players’ PCs, Uses Them for Bitcoin Mining
ESEA pledged to donate all the generated Bitcoins to the American Cancer Society
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 2nd, 2013
![Chinese Hackers Steal Info from US Defense Contractor for Several Years <em>Bloomberg</em> Chinese Hackers Steal Info from US Defense Contractor for Several Years <em>Bloomberg</em>](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Chinese-Hackers-Steals-Info-from-US-Defense-Contractor-for-Several-Years-Bloomberg-1.png)
Chinese Hackers Steal Info from US Defense Contractor for Several Years Bloomberg
QinetiQ is one of the 30 companies targeted by the Comment Crew
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 2nd, 2013
![US Army’s National Inventory of Dams Hacked, China Blamed US Army’s National Inventory of Dams Hacked, China Blamed](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/US-Army-s-National-Inventory-of-Dams-Hacked-China-Blamed-1.png)
US Army’s National Inventory of Dams Hacked, China Blamed
The breached database contains vulnerability information on all major dams in the US
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 1st, 2013
![US Military Blames Malware for Blocking Baptist Convention Site, Not Discrimination US Military Blames Malware for Blocking Baptist Convention Site, Not Discrimination](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/US-Military-Blames-Malware-for-Blocking-Baptist-Convention-Site-Not-Discrimination-1.png)
US Military Blames Malware for Blocking Baptist Convention Site, Not Discrimination
Many users misunderstood the meaning of "hostile content"
- Celebrity News
- By Elena Gorgan
- April 29th, 2013
![Ashton Kutcher Involved in Violent Melee at Stagecoach Music Festival Ashton Kutcher Involved in Violent Melee at Stagecoach Music Festival](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Ashton-Kutcher-Involved-in-Violent-Melee-at-Stagecoach-Music-Festival-1.jpg)
Ashton Kutcher Involved in Violent Melee at Stagecoach Music Festival
Report says actor was not the aggressor, but further details are not available right now
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Elena Gorgan
- April 27th, 2013
![Breast-Pump Mom Humiliated by TSA Before Boarding Plane – Video Breast-Pump Mom Humiliated by TSA Before Boarding Plane – Video](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Breast-Pump-Mom-Humiliated-by-TSA-Before-Boarding-Plane-Video-1.jpg)
Breast-Pump Mom Humiliated by TSA Before Boarding Plane – Video
Amy Strand had to pump in front of people to show she needed her breast pump with her
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 26th, 2013
![DDOS Attack on DigiD Impacts 10 Million Dutch Users DDOS Attack on DigiD Impacts 10 Million Dutch Users](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/DDOS-Attack-on-DigiD-Impacts-10-Million-Dutch-Users-1.png)
DDOS Attack on DigiD Impacts 10 Million Dutch Users
The company is warning customers about phishing scams
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 24th, 2013
![Reddit: DDOS Attack Peaked at 400,000 Requests per Second Reddit: DDOS Attack Peaked at 400,000 Requests per Second](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Reddit-DDOS-Attack-Peaked-at-400-000-Requests-Per-Second-1.png)
Reddit: DDOS Attack Peaked at 400,000 Requests per Second
The identity of the attackers and their motives remain unknown
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 23rd, 2013
![US Tea Retailer Teavana Possibly Breached US Tea Retailer Teavana Possibly Breached](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/US-Tea-Retailer-Teavana-Possibly-Breached-1.png)
US Tea Retailer Teavana Possibly Breached
Credit card issuers have identified fraudulent transactions
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 22nd, 2013
![Bitcoin Exchange Site Mt. Gox Hit by “Strong” DDOS Attack Bitcoin Exchange Site Mt. Gox Hit by “Strong” DDOS Attack](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Bitcoin-Exchange-Site-Mt-Gox-Hit-by-Strong-DDOS-Attack-1.jpg)
Bitcoin Exchange Site Mt. Gox Hit by “Strong” DDOS Attack
The company has issued a short statement regarding the incident
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 20th, 2013
![Former Hostgator Employee Accused of Installing Backdoors on Over 2,700 Servers Former Hostgator Employee Accused of Installing Backdoors on Over 2,700 Servers](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Former-Hostgator-Employee-Accused-of-Installing-Backdoors-on-Over-2-700-Servers-1.png)
Former Hostgator Employee Accused of Installing Backdoors on Over 2,700 Servers
The malicious apps were discovered after the suspect was terminated
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2013
![Bitcoin Block Explorer Blockchain.info Disrupted by DDOS Attack Bitcoin Block Explorer Blockchain.info Disrupted by DDOS Attack](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Bitcoin-Block-Explorer-Blockchain-info-Disrupted-by-DDOS-Attack-1.png)
Bitcoin Block Explorer Blockchain.info Disrupted by DDOS Attack
The company is trying to find out how the attackers obtained their real IP addresses
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2013
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Buggy Malwarebytes Definitions Update Disables Thousands of Devices Worldwide
The faulty update was online for only 8 minutes, but it was enough