Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal
Slowly but surely, more and more users are becoming acquainted with the existence of ransomware and when faced with one, they opt not to pay the requested “fine” …
Targeted data stealing attacks using fake attachments
ESET has uncovered and analyzed a targeted campaign that tries to steal sensitive information from different organizations, particularly in Pakistan (with limited spread …
A look into the EC Council hack
Update: Wednesday, 22 May 2013 – Tal Be’ery: “We had analyzed a screenshot of what we had thought at the time the current EC council site hack. Later we had …
Four LulzSec hackers handed prison sentences
Four LulzSec members have been sentenced today at Southwark Crown Court for taking part in the 2011 attacks against a series of high-profile websites and publishing user …
Thoughts on the need for anonymity
The other day I was reading a post on BoingBoing about Anonymous getting involved in publicizing the Steubenville and Halifax rape cases, and about a protest rally they …
Application vulnerabilities still a top security concern
Respondents to a new (ISC)2 study identified application vulnerabilities as their top security concern. A significant gap persists between software developers’ …
The New Yorker launches anonymous dead-drop tool
Popular U.S. magazine The New Yorker has made available for its potential sources an anonymous dead-drop tool that allows them to send and receive messages and files to the …
Researchers reveal OpUSA attackers’ MO
Anonymous’ highly publicized Operation USA has not been the resounding success they expected it to be. Sure, the number of sites sporting a page containing messages from …
Info-stealing Dorkbot worm spreading on Facebook
The Dorkbot worm, which first appeared in 2011 and has since been spreading via removable drives, IM programs and social networks, is currently targeting Facebook users. The …
Intelligent vulnerability management from CORE Security
CORE Security launched Insight 3.0, which delivers multi-vector vulnerability assessment, asset categorization, threat simulation, penetration testing and security analytics, …
Private messages of Bloomberg clients end up online
Mere days after Bloomberg News admitted that its journalists could access some client information via the company’s financial terminals, it has been revealed that the …
Is Microsoft reading your Skype communications?
The question of whether Skype – a Microsoft subsidiary since May 2011 – allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications …
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