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Ubisoft breached, user account credentials compromised
Ubisoft has begun notifying account holders of a breach that resulted in their email addresses, usernames and (encrypted) passwords being compromised. “We recently …
Collected data helped foil 50 terrorist plots, says NSA chief
A number of top government officials have been called to testify at a congressional hearing before U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the topic of NSA …
Businesses not fully implementing infosec programs
Many U.S. small businesses are taking a passive approach when it comes to protecting their data leaving themselves vulnerable to data loss and possible financial and …
Guccifer hacks U.S. nuclear security agency chief
The hacker that goes by the online moniker “Guccifer” continues his crusade agains U.S. current and former government officials, and his latest victim is Neile …
Asia-wide targeted campaign drops backdoor, RAT
A new and widespread phishing campaign has been discovered targeting businesses and government institutions across Asia, Trend Micro reports. Telecoms, oil and gas companies, …
Sourceforge accounts hosting malicious files
Popular online source code repository Sourceforge has once again been misused by malware peddlers to host malicious files. A considerable number of malware downloads files …
U.S. Veterans Affairs Dept. repeatedly targeted by foreign hackers
Conflicting claims were heard at Tuesday’s hearing of the House Veterans’ Affairs oversight and investigations subcommittee, leaving open the question on whether …
University of Illinois CS department machines compromised
Several computers in the University of Illinois Computer Science Department have apparently been compromised to host malware-serving websites, security researcher Conrad …
Drupal.org forces password reset following breach
The server hosting the official website of Drupal, the popular content management platform, has been compromised and sensitive user data was accessed by the attackers, the …
U.S. weapons systems designs reportedly stolen by hackers
Hackers – more than likely Chinese – have stolen designs for two dozen U.S. weapons systems during a series of raids, a previously undisclosed section of a report …
DHS employees’ info possibly compromised due to system flaw
U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees have begun receiving notifications about a vulnerability that has inadvertently made their personal information potentially …
NYPD detective accused of hiring email hackers
Edwin Vargas, a detective with the New York City Police Department, has been arrested on Tuesday for computer hacking crimes. According to the complaint unsealed in Manhattan …
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