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Google still grabbing more than just Wi-Fi devices’ MAC address?

Google is in for another privacy dispute, as it seems that its Street View cars have not been collecting only hardware IDs of detected Wi-Fi devices, but also the MAC …

Arrested Anonymous activists just a small part of a long list

Even though the FBI started serving search warrants and arresting people suspected in participating in the Anonymous’ “Operation Payback” way back in …

Phishers target Google AdWords users

Trying to trick AdWords users into thinking that one of their income source is threatened, the phishers sent out emails with “Account has stopped running this …

90,000+ web pages compromised through iFrame injection

Researchers from security firm Armorize have uncovered a massive iFrame injection attack that has compromised 90,000+ Web pages belonging mostly to e-commerce sites. The …

The problem with current cyber-liability insurance policies

The repercussion from the massive breach are still reverberating through Sony and, as the company managers move to minimize the losses, an unexpected development could throw a …

US CERT director resigns

Randy Vickers, the director of the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team, has unexpectedly and rather abruptly resigned his position on Friday. The fact was discovered by …

Hackers steal 8 GB of data from Italian anti-cybercrime unit

Evidence servers of the Italian National Anti-Cybercrime Center for the Protection of Critical Infrastructure (CNAIPIC) have been breached and some its contents published by a …

SecurID users targeted by fake NSA email

RSA’s SecurID token users have recently been targeted with fake emails supposedly coming from the US National Security Agency urging them to update their token code …

Japanese man arrested for storing malware

38-year-old Yasuhiro Kawaguchi is the first person in Japan to get arrested for storing malware on his computer after the upper house’s Judicial Affairs Committee has …

“Amy Winehouse death video” scams hit Facebook users

The past weekend has been rife with bad news that captured the attention of the greater public, and online scammers have wasted no time in taking advantage of it. Facebook …

US demands extradition of UK owner of link site

23-year-old UK citizen Richard O’Dwyer is currently fending off an extradition request by United States authorities. His crime? Setting up and operating a website that …

Chameleon-like fake AV delivered via clever social engineering

A very complex and likely very efficient fake AV spreading campaign has been spotted targeting Facebook users. It starts with users being apparently contacted by one of their …

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