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Hackers sue German government for helping NSA spy on its citizens
The Chaos Computer Club (CCC), Europe’s largest hacker association, and the International League for Human Rights (ILMR) are suing the German government for allegedly …
Hotel management firm breached, card details of guests stolen
Hotel management firm White Lodging seems to have had its systems compromised and the attackers managed to exfiltrate a yet unknown quantity of credit and debit card details. …
Pwn2Own 2014: $150,000 for an “exploit unicorn”
There are a few new rules for this years’ edition of the Pwn2Own hacking contest and a huge new prize for an “Exploit Unicorn worthy of myth and legend” …
A solution for fixing hijacked Chrome settings
Many users – if not all – have experienced downloading a free screensaver or game without looking at the small print and consequently getting their browser …
How a fake antivirus attack works
Earlier this month, Invincea researchers have warned about visitors of video-sharing website Dailymotion being targeted with malicious ads leading to bogus infection warnings …
Hackers breach Bell Canada, leak customer info and passwords
The hacker group NullCrew has managed to access servers belonging to Bell Canada – or a third-party supplier, as Bell claims – and steal and ultimately leak …
PoC mobile malware records swipes on touch screen smartphones
A security researcher has developed proof-of-concept malware capable of capturing screenshots and finger swipes on mobile devices, and is set to demonstrate his creation at …
Canadian spy agency used free airport WiFi to track travelers
A new report based on documents provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will make Canadians question whether the country’s electronic spy agency does, as it claims, …
Researchers uncover months-old POS malware botnet
With the Target and Neiman Marcus breach being all over the news in the last few weeks, the topic of malware that collects card data directly from Point-of-Sale devices has …
Yahoo Mail accounts compromised in coordinated attack
Unknown attackers have attempted to access a number of Yahoo Mail accounts, the company warned on Thursday, and urged users to change their passwords even if they …
GitHub sets up bug bounty program
GitHub is the latest service to announce that they have started a security bug bounty program. “The idea is simple: hackers and security researchers find and report …
Beware of bogus Google “Suspicious sign-in prevented” emails
A very convincing phishing attempt aimed at harvesting users’ Google account credentials has been spotted by a security researcher (click on the screenshot to enlarge …
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