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Bogus AmEx “Unusual activity detected” email leads to phishing

An extremely thorough phishing campaign is currently targeting American Express customers by trying to make them believe that access to their account will be restricted within …

Google offers rewards for code improvements to open source programs

Google has announced that they plan to reward researchers who aim to “improve the security of key third-party software critical to the health of the entire …

Police requests DNS provider to take down criminal site, CEO asks for court order

Mark Jeftovic, the CEO of Toronto-based domain registrar and managed DNS provider EasyDNS, has published a (second) letter his company received from UK’s Police …

Bogus Facebook login page steals credentials, pushes malware

Symantec researchers have recently stumbled upon a phishing site that packs a double whammy: the site asks the user either to log into Facebook or to download an app in order …

WhatsApp encryption flaw revealed, POC code published

A Dutch researcher says that the encryption solution implemented by popular cross-platform IM service WhatsApp is flawed. He claims that the company has not thought it out as …

Several IT workers among “Operation Payback” indicted suspects

The latest batch of Anonymous hacktivists who took part in the 2010 Operation Payback against copyright organizations, law firms, US politicians, and financial and e-payment …

Blackhole exploit kit creator arrested

It has been confirmed: the author of Blackhole, the most popular exploit kit out there, has been arrested by Russian authorities. The news that the malware creator that goes …

Avira, AVG, WhatsApp sites defaced by Palestinian hacktivists

The websites of antivirus vendors Avira and AVG, as well as that of popular IM service WhatsApp, have been defaced by Palestinian hackers affiliated with Anonymous that go by …

Will arrests tied to Silk Road put a damper on online drug sales?

The Silk Road shutdown and the arrest of his alleged founder and owner have resonated throughout the Deep Wed and have frightened many of its denizens – but not all. …

Evernote 2-step verification option now available to all users

Some four months after Evernote rolled out the 2-factor authentication feature for paying customers, the company has finally offered the option to the rest of its note-taking …

Microsoft hands out $128k in bug bounties

As the date of the release of the final version of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8 and RT draws near, Microsoft has announced that it has paid out over $28,000 to six …

PureVPN users receive fake email saying authorities closed down the service

Over the weekend, customers of Hong Kong-based VPN service PureVPN were taken aback by an email that was seemingly sent by the company’s founder Uzair Gadit, saying that …

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