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FakeScanti rogue sends users to download additional fake AV solution

Lately, the Blackhole exploit kit has been getting a lot of attention, and no wonder – it is continually updated with exploits for various flaws in popular software, and …

73,000 Finnish online accounts compromised

The login credentials and email addresses of some 73,000 Finns have been stolen and posted online by unknown attackers who breached the database used by a network of …

Apache reverse proxy flaw opens door to internal networks

Apache has confirmed the existence of a new reverse proxy vulnerability after it was discovered by Prutha Parikh, a security researcher with Qualys, while she was creating a …

Three charged for ATM skimming spree

Three men allegedly responsible for a ATM skimming spree that resulted in the theft of debit card numbers of nearly 1,500 individuals and the loss of over $285,000 in …

Anonymous bloggers in danger of being exposed

You’re a blogger who, for whatever reason, wishes to remain anonymous. You are careful not to mention anything that could tie the blog to you, and you have gone through …

New UK Cyber Security Strategy revealed

The UK Government’s Cabinet Office has published today a new Cyber Security Strategy whose aim is, among other things, to make the UK one of the most secure places in …

“PayPal email address change” phishing scheme doing rounds

PayPal users are targeted again as emails supposedly sent by the online payment company urge them to fill out a form with their personal and financial information in order to …

Bosnian hacker collected, distributed massive amounts of illegal porn

A Bosnian national, identified only by the initials E.S., has been arrested by agents of the Bosnian Federal Police’s cybercrime unit following the discovery of a …

ISPs can’t be forced to filter file-sharing traffic, says EU court

European ISPs will not be required to filter electronic communications which use file-sharing software in order to prevent file sharing which infringes copyright, the European …

Fake iTunes gift certificate offer carries malware

As the holiday shopping season is poised to start in the U.S. with tomorrow’s Black Friday, users are advised to be extra careful when it comes to too-good-to-be-true …

Hungarian hacks into Marriot, tries to land job through blackmail

A Hungarian national who thought that he could blackmail Marriott International into giving him a job by stealing the company’s internal documents and threatening to …

Fake Facebook account deletion warnings target users

An email supposedly sent by the Facebook Team warning users about them having violated the social network’s policies is currently hitting inboxes around the world: LAST …

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