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US Federal Court deals a blow to net neutrality

With a verdict of 3-to-0, judges of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit have decided to strike down the Federal Communications Commission’s Open …

Target hackers shopping around for data decryption services?

The target breach and the massive amount of user information compromised in its wake is understandably worrying customers. But what are the odds of it being actually used by …

Equation determines the optimal moment for a cyber attack

Two researchers have developed a mathematical model for discovering the optimal moment to deploy specific cyber weapons in their arsenal. In a research paper recently …

Trust but verify: Mozilla execs invite researchers to audit their code

The recent revelations about NSA surveillance efforts, and especially the claims that the agency has been persuading or forcing software developers to put in backdoors into …

Bitcoin cold storage and insurance services sprout

The pros and cons of using and investing in Bitcoin and crypto currency in general are no longer a mystery, and solutions to some of the problems are being presented almost …

Fake Target breach notification leads to phishing and complex scams

The extensive Target breach has resounded far and wide in US media, and its customers should worry about their personal or credit card information being misused. After the …

Neiman Marcus, three other US retailers breached

In the wake of the revelations that US retail giant Target has been targeted by cyber thieves comes the news that American luxury department store Neiman Marcus has also …

Sefnit Trojan endangers users even after removal

Remember when in late August 2013 the Tor anonymity network was hit with a sudden and massive influx of active clients connecting to it? It was later discovered that the spike …

EU committee asks Snowden to testify via video link

With an overwhelming vote of 36-to-2 (plus one abstention), the members of the European Parliament’s Justice and Civil Liberties Committee have decided to extend an …

Fake “Critical browser update” warnings lead to malware

If you have manually updated your browser in the last week or so, think back on how you did it. Did you look for the update yourself, or did you download one after being faced …

Bitcoin-stealing malware delivered via clever email campaign

Users of popular Bitcoin exchanges are being actively targeted by cyber crooks looking to syphon funds out of their digital wallets. When cyber crooks are looking to infect as …

Fake AV served to Dailymotion visitors via malicious ads

The extremely popular video-sharing website Dailymotion (dailymotion.com) has been found serving malicious ads that trigger fake infection warnings and try to make visitors …

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