Zeljka Zorz
Travelodge UK confirms customer database breach
Budget hotel chain Travelodge UK sent its customers an email confirming that their customer database has been accessed by unauthorized individuals and that the collected email …
Chrome extension for identifying insecure code
In a bid to help developers keep their websites clear of security holes, Google has built – and offered for free – a (currently experimental) Chrome extension …
Facebook scam baits users with LulzSec suspect photo
As the hunt for individuals behind LulzSec is underway, and reports about these worldwide efforts spilled over into the mainstream news, cyber crooks have jumped on the …
“Free McDonald’s meal” spam leads to malware
Spam campaigns offering free stuff are usually rather effective, and the latest one touting a free breakfast at McDonald’s on the 27th of June is likely to reel in many …
WordPress users endangered by Trojanized plugins
Three popular WordPress plugins have been Trojanized by unknown individuals and made available for download, warned WordPress yesterday. “Earlier today the WordPress …
Certification authority reports security breach
Another certification authority has fallen prey to attackers in need of certificates for phishing authentication pages. The authority in question is StartSSL, operated by …
Dropbox security glitch allowed anyone to access user accounts
Web-based file hosting service Dropbox has confirmed that a bug introduced by a code push allowed anyone to access any user account by simply typing in a random password for a …
Japan criminalizes malware creation and distribution
The Japanese parliament has finally passed a law that punishes malware creators and distributers – and even people who acquire/store malware – with jail time and a …
German hackers sentenced for stealing Lady Gaga songs
The two German youths that have been arrested in December for stealing unreleased songs of over fifty recording artists and selling them online have been found guilty of …
Spam e-books plague Amazon’s Kindle store
If you are a regular customer of Amazon’s Kindle store, you could already be aware of the fact that spammers are using it to fleece customers out of their hard-earned …
Sega hacked, 1.3 million accounts compromised
Sega Corporation was attacked and its database breached last week, and the fact was confirmed by the company the day after it took its SEGA Pass system offline on Thursday. …
LulzSec teams up with Anonymous for Operation AntiSec
Over the weekend, LulzSec has seemingly finally moved away from being in it “for the lulz” and has acquired a cause: it has announced it has teamed up with …