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Cybercriminals target Super Sunday as their biggest game ever

Security experts predict record-breaking numbers of online threats and cyber attacks related to Super Sunday as compared to other holidays or events. According to …

Google offers Pwn2Own contestants $20,000 for Chrome exploit

As during the previous four years, this year’s edition of the CanSecWest conference will welcome security researchers bent on trying to exploit vulnerabilities in …

Fake Facebook Security page sending out phishing messages

Phishers have rolled out a new tactic to target Facebook users – they are misusing the name of legitimate Facebook Security page and sending out warnings about an …

Zeus evolution: Geographical attack locations

Despite having been around for four years, Zeus continues to be a thorn in the side of the IT security industry and its business users, mainly because of its constantly …

500,000 stolen e-mail credentials for Waledac’s comeback

Almost a year ago, the Waledac botnet was crippled by a legal action initiated by Microsoft which resulted in the takedown of 273 Internet domains that were being used as …

Multilingual PayPal phishing e-mails doing rounds

A recent report compiled by OpenDNS showed that 45 percent of all phishing attempts made in 2010 were targeting PayPal customers. It is no wonder then that we witness PayPal …

Facebook bug allows user data theft via specially crafted websites

A proof-of-concept attack page that exploits a Facebook vulnerability to access a user’s private data has been devised by two students who shared the information with …

Spammers gearing up for Valentine’s Day

A spam run that supposedly offers flowers to send to your loved one is currently landing in inboxes around the world, but a click on the “Order Now” button takes …

Serious jump in new vulnerabilities exploitation

On a typical month, exploit activity falls between 30 percent and 40 percent, according to Fortinet. Half of new vulnerabilities rated as “critical” were targeted …

Chinese spies attempted to spear-phish US diplomats?

While some of the documents from the batch of US diplomatic cables dumped by WikiLeaks have proved to be more explosive than others, every now and then some nugget of …

Panda Antivirus for Mac Corporate Edition released

Panda Security launched Antivirus for Mac Corporate Edition, a solution for companies operating with hybrid computing environments, delivering complete protection against all …

63.7% of organisations plan a cloud investment this year

Only 36.3% of organizations are not planning any cloud investment, suggesting that previous fears of moving into the cloud may have abated, according to Ipswitch. Cloud …

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