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LulzSec duo pleads guilty to hacking charges

UK nationals Jake Davis (aka “Topiary”) and Ryan Cleary have officially admitted to being members of the infamous LulzSec hacking collective as they pleaded guilty …

Massive botnet shut down after botmaster’s arrest

Following an investigation that lasted 10 months, Russian police authorities have managed to arrest the 22-year-old operator of one of the largest botnets known to date. …

Spammers bait users with “stolen nude photos”, deliver malware

If you get an email saying that nude pictures of you and/or of your girlfriend have been leaked on the Internet, don’t open the attachment. The same goes for attachments …

Fake Flash update leads to malicious add-ons

Fake Flash update notifications are old news, but users still fall for the trick. In the latest example unearthed by Zscaler’s Julien Sobrier, one such notification …

70% of teens hide their online behavior

When it comes to using the Internet, teens are not only engaging in risky behaviors, but how they are hiding it from their parents, many of whom don’t realize they are …

Online compliance and vulnerability scanning tool

First Data Corporation announced its PCI Rapid Comply solution, an online Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) and vulnerability scanning tool that can help small to mid-sized …

App retrieving contactless credit card details pulled from Google Play

The Near Field Communication (NFC) protocol – supported and present on the latest smartphones – can be misused to steal data, say Symantec researchers. They tested …

Most senior managers don’t know where their data is

67% of respondents say that senior management in their organizations either don’t know where all company data resides or are not sure, according to Varonis. In addition, …

VMware Cookbook, 2nd Edition

With scores of step-by-step solutions, VMware Cookbook, 2nd Edition helps you work with VMware ESXi in a wide range of network environments. You’ll not only learn the …

Week in review: Origins of Flame revealed, Windows 8 security, and active exploitation of state-sponsored 0-day

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts, interviews and articles: Real life examples on hackers bypassing CAPTCHA …

Bogus BancorpSouth emails lead to exploit kit

Fake security related notices ostensibly coming from BancorpSouth, a bank holding company operating mainly in the South of the United States, have been hitting users’ …

Trojan infection triggers massive printing jobs

If your printers start printing garbage characters until they run out of paper, it’s a sure sign your network has been hit by the Milicenso Trojan. According to Symantec …

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