Week in review: Flash flaw exploited in the wild, spies DoSed Anonymous, and how a fake antivirus attack works
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: A solution for fixing hijacked Chrome settings According to Linus Upson, Google VP of …
Facebook bug prevents revocation of app permissions
Developers working for privacy software vendor MyPermissions claim to have discovered a critical vulnerability in Facebook’s code. The flaw can be exploited to make it …
Bogus Facebook “Look Back” video pages spread malware
If you are a regular Facebook user, chances are good that you have already watched a couple of “Look Back” videos compiled by your friends. Maybe you have even …
The FBI is looking for a “malware provider”
In a request for quote (RFQ) published on Monday, the Bureau has explained the reason behind their need: The Operational Technology Division (OTD), Investigative Analysis Unit …
Mobility is the weakest security link
Surveying more than 750 security decision makers and practitioners, a CyberEdge Group report found that more than 60 percent had been breached in 2013 with a quarter of all …
What do government security pros think?
Tripwire and the Government Technology Research Alliance (GTRA) announced the results of a U.S. government cybersecurity survey that evaluated the attitudes and responses of …
Trends in web application security
Despite web application vendors being more responsive and releasing security patches much faster than in 2012, new research revealed that it is still taking an average of over …
Microsoft to keep next Patch Tuesday light
Microsoft continues the trend they started last month of keeping patch Tuesday relatively light. There are only five advisories this month – two critical, three …
99.4% of spam blocked in recent Virus Bulletin test
Virus Bulletin has announced the results of its latest anti-spam comparative review: all 18 solutions that were tested were found to block at least 99.4% of all spam – …
Hackers breach Comcast’s mail servers
After successfully targeting Bell Canada and leaking customer information, hacker collective NullCrew has apparently breached mail servers belonging to Comcast, the largest …
Target attackers misused network credentials of HVAC company
Sources close to the Target breach investigation have named the third-party vendor whose network credentials the attackers used to gain access to Target’s systems. The …
Popular Swedish news site latest link to fake AV infection
The website of popular Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet has been compromised to redirect visitors to a website sporting bogus infection warnings in order to trick them into buying …
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