Serious vulnerabilities in OpenX ad platform expose millions to risk
High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered multiple vulnerabilities in OpenX, which can be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code, perform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) …
System Doctor 2014: A fake AV for the upcoming year
In an effort to keep one step ahead of security solutions and attentive users, peddlers of fake AV solutions often change the name of the malware they are trying to sell. …
“Blizzard Entertainment IP Restrictions” phishing email doing rounds
Blizzard Entertainment has acknowledged that the notification email that has been hitting users’ inboxes and has been purportedly sent by the company is, in fact, a …
2.5 million Californians had personal info compromised
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris released the first report detailing the 131 data breaches reported to her office in 2012, showing that 2.5 million Californians had personal …
Large Pony botnet controller discovered
Every once in a while we get to peek into the lion’s den, this time we’ll be checking out a fairly large instance of the Pony botnet controller, containing a large …
Cyber espionage moves out of the shadows
During the first half of 2013, AppRiver screened more than 15 billion messages, nearly 13 billion of which were spam and another 171 million that carried viruses. Once again, …
NETGEAR introduces R6100 WiFi router
NETGEAR is expanding its family of 802.11ac wireless products with the R6100 WiFi Router. The R6100 is a dual band router that supports combined WiFi speeds up to 1200 Mbps …
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 …
Current cybercrime market is all about Cybercrime-as-a-Service
The cybercrime market is constantly evolving, and it is currently full of knowledgeable individuals who have focused on their core competencies to offer services to those who …
Litecoin-stealing Trojan found
Bitcoin is the most popular, but not the only crypto currency out there. As interest in and use of other ones rises, malware that tries to steal particular types of currencies …
Protect Android devices from theft and malware
The new Norton Mobile Security with antivirus protects your Android phones and tablets from theft, loss, malware and viruses. Remotely locate your lost or stolen device. Scan …
Keep all your software up-to-date with F-Secure
The month of June saw security updates for well over 100 vulnerabilities in just the most commonly used software for Windows workstations, with each of these vulnerabilities …
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