Zeljka Zorz
Google Glass hacked, could be used for spying
The advent of Google Glass – the Augmented reality, head-mounted display that looks like a pair of glasses (albeit a little more high-tech) and allows users to access …
A primer on Bitcoin risks and threats
Bitcoin is a digital currency whose creation and transfer is based on an open source cryptographic protocol. There are many benefits to using it (no transaction fees, …
FinFisher spy kit’s C&C servers are popping up around the world
Some two months ago, Reporters Without Borders have identified UK-based Gamma International as one of the “enemies of the Internet” due to their FinFisher spyware …
Hackers challenged to crack unhackable secure messaging app
Swiss-based U.K. firm Redact has launched a new app which, they claim, offers a completely secure way of exchanging encrypted messages from iPhone to iPhone and even the …
Fake PayPal “Reset your password” request leads to malware
PayPal customers are being targeted with a fake email impersonating the e-payment service, claiming that their account has been put “on hold” and will stay that …
APT1 cyber espionage group is back to their old tricks
Despite Mandiant’s prediction that the release of their report on the attack methodology of the so-called APT1 (or “Comment Crew”) cyber espionage group …
FBI wants to fine companies not complying with wiretap orders
The FBI is pushing for a new legislation aimed at pressuring tech companies to create ways for law enforcement officials to be able to wiretap popular communication channels …
Scammy Profile Viewer app is now “offered” by Facebook
Once users become too familiar with a type of scam and stop falling for it, scammers tend to move on to new ones. But every now and then they go back to using old ones for a …
Poor Skype account verification allows account hijacking
A security researcher and hacker that does by the online handle of TibitXimer claims that his Skype account has been hijacked six times in one day due to Skype’s poor …
Self-updating apps are now banned from Google Play
Google has made added a short but very significant clause to its Google Play Developer Program Policies, banning apps downloaded from the official store to “modify, …
SpamHaus DDoS suspect arrested in Spain
The Spanish National Police has arrested a 35-year-old Dutch citizen that is suspected of being one of the individuals behind the recent massive DDoS attack launched against …
Info of 50M LivingSocial customers compromised following breach
LivingSocial, the company behind the eponymous deal-of-the-day website, has confirmed that its computer systems have been breached by attackers and that user information such …
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