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Malicious “Apple ID Information Updated” notification doing rounds

An unimaginative but likely relatively successful phishing campaign is targeting Apple users once again, trying to get them to share their login and financial information. The …

Microsoft widens pool of submitters to its bug bounty programs

Microsoft might have been a late starter when it comes to bug bounties, but they are continually making changes aimed at making its bug bounty program as accessible, as …

Google tests new Chrome feature for thwarting rogue plugins

A new feature that has been added to Google Canary is set to help users remove changes effected by malware that switches their homepage or injects ads into the sites their …

Cryptolocker crooks offer victims a second chance

The criminals behind Cryptolocker, the destructive ransomware that has lately been targeting mostly US and UK PC users, are trying to earn more money by offering users who …

US agency employees let invented woman expert into the network

Once again, and more spectacularly, security researchers have proved that attackers wielding a fake LinkedIn account sporting the image of an attractive woman claiming to be …

Fake LinkedIn profile gathering info for targeted attacks

Social networks are great sources of information for cyber criminals and a great way to enter the potential victims’ circle of trust. An ongoing social engineering …

US Senate committee backs law to continue phone-record collection

A few days after a bill seeking to end the government’s dragnet collection of phone records has been introduced by US Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressman Jim …

Lavabit and Silent Circle to create email impervious to snooping

The founders of recently shut down encrypted email service Lavabit and encrypted communications firm Silent Circle have announced the creation of the Dark Mail Alliance, a …

NSA taps cables connecting Google and Yahoo data centers

The US NSA and its UK counterpart GCHQ have collaborated in tapping the overseas fiber-optic cables used by Google and Yahoo to exchange data stored in their many data centers …

Counterfeit money detector easily hacked to accept fake money

A lot of simple electronic devices that we use every day can be easily hacked, because security has for a long time been at the very bottom of the list of things to care about …

Russia handed malware-laden devices to G20 delegates?

At the G20 summit held near St. Petersburg in September, attending delegates representing the 20 most powerful nations in the world have been handed gifts that included …

Obama orders NSA to stop spying on UN diplomats

There is nothing wrong with spying on foreign national leaders, even when they are allies, said NSA head General Keith Alexander and NI director James Clapper at a hearing …

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