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Hackers steal $50,000, bank refuses to assume responsibility

Fan Bao and his wife Cathy Huang from Highland Park, California, were shocked when they were notified of two fraudulent money orders that were set to transfer money in the …

Lawful wiretap interfaces accessible to cyber criminals?

The lawful intercept architecture in Cisco Systems’ networking products has been examined and found wanting by Tom Cross, manager of IBM’s X-Force research team. …

Rogue software details: MalwarePro

MalwarePro is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Files …

Chip and PIN system on banking cards seriously flawed

A team of Cambridge computer researchers has discovered a flaw in the chip and PIN system used on most – if not all – credit and debit cards around the world. The …

Fake AV’s double attack

Fake AV is regularly at the top of the lists of peddled malware, and part of the reason it’s because it is spread in a many different ways: spam, compromised websites, …

Simulated cyber attack will test US Government response

An article in The Atlantic with the title “U.S. To Be Hit By Massive Cyber Attack On Feb. 16. Asterisk.” has set some readers to panic mode because they assumed it …

Critical infrastructure is a primary cybercriminal target

Critical infrastructure such as energy, pharmaceutical and government assets are more than twice as likely to be targeted by cybercriminals than other organizations, according …

Hacking games: Key to finding cybersecurity talent

To catch a thief, you must think like a thief – the best way to defend an asset is to get inside the head of the attacker and predict his actions. That’s the …

Security advice for Valentine’s Day

Malware that uses Valentine’s Day as a lure to trick users and infect computers is now a well-established feature of the IT security calendar. Once again, it will be no …

Rogue software details: Security Antivirus

Security Antivirus is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Files …

ZBOT/Zeus makers mock AV companies

The ZBOT/Zeus banking Trojan has been a well-known fixture of the threat landscape these last years, and can thank its developers for the constant changes that keep it from …

32% of computers with AV protection are infected

A SurfRight report shows statistics that give credibility to the lately popular opinion that one anti-virus solution is no longer enough to be sure your computer isn’t …

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