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How SCADA highlights the futility of finding security vulnerabilities

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:01:22 +0000

Pete Lindstrom argues that ‘irresponsible’ disclosure of security holes in SCADA systems could put human lives at risk and calls on the security research community to start thinking about the vulnerability problem in different ways.

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‘Remove Facebook Timeline’ themed scam circulating on Facebook

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:01:33 +0000

According to InsideFacebook, scammers are exploiting the negative sentiments surrounding Facebook’s Timeline, and are currently spamvertising bogus pages attempting to trick end users into removing their Timeline profile.More from InsideFaacebook.comWe have found 16 Timeline-related scam pages, which have collectively gained more than 71,000 likes. The largest, with nearly 19,000 likes, has been around [...]

New Mac OS X malware with DDoS functionality spotted in the wild

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:10:38 +0000

Security researchers from multiple companies, have spotted a new Mac OS X malware. Dubbed ‘Tsunami’, the malware’s primary goal is to act as platform for executing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

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admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:10:20 +0000

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Hacking group from Nepal posts 10,000 stolen Facebook accounts online

admin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:10:34 +0000

A hacking group from Nepal known as TeamSwaStika, has published 10,000 stolen Facebook accounts on Pastebin.

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Which is the most popular malware propagation tactic?

admin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:10:35 +0000

According to Microsoft’s recently released Security Intelligence Report, that’s socially engineered malware, malware requiring user interaction such as campaigns enticing users into downloading and executing a malicious file.

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Florida man arrested for hacking celebrity e-mail accounts

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:10:53 +0000

Christopher Chaney has been charged with multiple counts of computer hacking, aggravated identity theft, and wire fraud. If convicted of all charges, he could face up to 121 years in prison.

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‘Steve Jobs Alive!’ emails lead to exploits and malware

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:10:06 +0000

Security researchers from M86 Labs have intercepted a currently spreading malware campaign using Steve Jobs as a social engineering theme.

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Malware Watch: U.S Chamber of Commerce official letter; DHL delivery error, IRS notifications

admin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:10:38 +0000

In this week’s Malware Watch we’ll profile three currently active and spreading malware campaigns.

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MS Patch Tuesday warning: Opening legitimate .doc, .txt files brings code execution risk

admin — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:09:52 +0000

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday train drops off five bulletins with fixes for 15 documented vulnerabilities affecting Windows and Microsoft Office.

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