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19,000 French websites hit by DDoS, defaced in wake of terror attack

Since the three day terror attack that started in France on January 7 with the attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, 19,000 websites of French-based companies have been …

One-click mobile fraud variant throws browser for a loop

Symantec researchers have recently encountered a new variant of the old one-click mobile fraud, which results in the users’ mobile browser being thrown in a loop and …

Home routers in Spain and Argentina sport critical vulnerabilities

Spanish security researcher Eduardo Novella has discovered two critical vulnerabilities affecting a specific ADB Pirelli home wireless router deployed by Spanish broadband …

Pirate activist shows politicians what digital surveillance looks like

How to make politicians really understand the dangers of mass digital surveillance and the importance of information security? Gustav Nipe, the 26-year old president of the …

Open source tool trawls Github repositories for sensitive data

Michael Henriksen, a member of the SoundCloud security team, has been recently tasked with creating a system that will constantly check the company’s GitHub …

Encrypted messaging and file storage app Peerio goes open beta

Canada-base Peerio has released the beta version of an app of the same name which combines secure messaging, file sharing and storage, and adds encryption to it. Peerio is …

New version of Cryptowall ransomware spotted doing rounds

The infamous Cryptowall ransomware is back: the newest version has been spotted compromising users starting on January 12. According to both Microsoft and the researcher that …

Beware of malware masquerading as Oracle security patches

Oracle is warning users about malware sites actively offering Oracle patches for download. “It has come to our attention that there are non-Oracle sites offering Oracle …

Skeleton Key malware makes all passwords valid

Researchers from the Dell Secureworks CTU team have unearthed a new type of malware whose goal is to allow attackers to bypass authentication on Active Directory (AD) systems …

Unfazed by Microsoft’s criticism, Google discloses another Windows 8.1 flaw

Google apparently has no mercy for Microsoft’s developers, and is determined to stick to its 90-day deadline for fixing software flaws, as it publicly released details …

US President spells out his cybersecurity legislative agenda

In the lead-up to the annual State of the Union address scheduled for next Tuesday, US president Barack Obama is doing rounds and giving a glimpse into his legislative plan …

Over 930M Android users in danger as Google stops delivering critical patches

Nearly a billion of Android users – over half of the total number of worldwide users – are in danger of being targeted by cyber attackers exploiting …

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