Zeljka Zorz
Twitter adds Forward Secrecy to thwart surveillance efforts
Following in the footsteps of Google and Facebook, Twitter has joined the ranks of Internet companies that have (or are working on) implementing Perfect Forward Secrecy, and …
Large-scale net traffic misdirections and MitM attacks detected
Man-In-the-Middle BGP route hijacking attacks are becoming regular occurrences, but it’s still impossible to tell who is behind them, and what their ultimate goal is, …
Judge denies bail for alleged Silk Road owner
Ross William Ulbricht, the alleged 29-year-old founder of black market drug website Silk Road, has been denied bail by US District Judge Kevin Fox in the Southern District of …
Fake AV update notifications deliver malware
Spam emails impersonating a variety of antivirus vendors have been spotted targeting worried users around the globe, urging them to download and run an “important system …
SAP Trojan based partially on Carberp code
Bit by bit, details about the first information-stealing Trojan discovered targeting SAP enterprise software are being unveiled, and Microsoft researchers have tied at least …
Researcher offers new perspective on Stuxnet-wielding sabotage program
Stuxnet, the malware that rocked the security world and the first recorded cyber weapon, has an older and more complex “sibling” that was also aimed at disrupting …
Unified Communications Forensics
“Unified Communications is the integration of real-time communication services such as instant messaging, presence information, telephony (including IP telephony), video …
Google encourages teens to contribute to open source projects
For the fourth year in a row, Google has organized its Code-in contest for pre-university students to contribute to open source projects. “For many students the Google …
Bogus “free Bitcoin generator” offer leads to malware
The rising popularity of Bitcoin hasn’t gone unnoticed by online scammers, and according to ThreatTrack’s Chris Boyd, they have started tricking users into …
Ruling that authorized NSA bulk email data collection is disclosed
A new batch of declassified documents released by the Obama administration include one ruling made by the then chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, with …
GitHub accounts hacked in ongoing brute force attack
GitHub users should consider changing their account password to a more complex one and setting up 2-factor authentication in order to protect themselves from automated brute …
Google settles Safari user tracking case, will pay $17 million
A settlement has been reached to end the lawsuit filed by 37 US states and the District of Columbia against Google because the Internet giant has been found bypassing …
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