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FinFisher commercial spyware toolkit goes mobile

The existence of FinFisher, a commercial spyware toolkit created by UK-based Gamma Group International, has recently grabbed the attention of the general public when two …

Largest malware rise in four years

McAfee found the biggest increase in malware samples detected in the last four years. McAfee Labs detected a 1.5 million increase in malware since Q1 2012 and identified new …

Google users targeted with malware-laden “Suspicious sign in” notices

Emails purportedly sent by the Google Accounts Team warning about a prevented “suspicious sign- in” have been spotted targeting Google users. “Someone …

Fake Amazon emails open the way for malware

The CVE-2012-4681 Java zero-day vulnerability might have been patched, but because it was added to the popular Blackhole exploit kit and because most users regularly forego …

Fake AmEx “Security Verification” phishing emails doing rounds

Malicious spam emails impersonating American Express have been hitting inboxes in the last few days, trying to make recipients open the file in the attachment. The email …

Anonymous leaks 1m Apple device UDIDs stolen from FBI

A file containing a million and one record sets containing Apple Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs) and some other general information about the devices has been made available …

76% of IT pros in the dark about unauthorized application downloads

While IT professionals recognize the dangers that unauthorized applications cause to their networks, most are letting these dangers go unnoticed, according to a survey by …

Static analysis tool for C and C++

GrammaTech announced CodeSonar 3.8, a static analysis tool for C and C++. Improvements in CodeSonar 3.8 include: Faster analysis that takes full advantage of multi-core …

Server network virtualization acceleration technology for VXLAN implementations

Broadcom announced its NetXtreme II server network virtualization (NV) acceleration technology for VXLAN implementations, improving server performance by more than 55 percent. …

Inmates breached prison system’s network

Inmates at the state prison in Concord, New Hampshire, have managed to connect the computers they use in the prison’s industries program to the prison system’s …

“Win 8 Security System” rogue AV spotted

Windows 8 has not yet been released and cyber crooks are already taking advantage of its name. McAfee researchers have recently spotted a new rogue AV solution dubbed …

Pirate Bay co-founder arrested in Cambodia

Gottfrid Svartholm, one of the four founders of file-sharing site Pirate Bay, was arrested on Thursday in Cambodia. The 27-year-old Svartholm, who had been residing for …

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