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Article | 2/05/2013 U.S. Department of Labor website infected with malware
A subdomain of a U.S. Department of Labor website appeared offline on Wednesday after an apparent hack that looks similar to a known China-based hacki...
Article | 30/04/2013 D-Link firmware flaws could allow IP video stream spying
If you run a bank and use an IP video camera from D-Link, you may want to pay attention to this.
Article | 24/04/2013 Recently patched Java flaw already targeted in mass attacks, researchers say
A recently patched Java remote code execution vulnerability is already being exploited by cybercriminals in mass attacks to infect computers with scar...
Article | 24/04/2013 FireEye finds Gh0stRAT cyberespionage campaigns continue
A well-known cyber-spying tool called Gh0st RAT is still being employed in stealthy malware attacks, according to a new report from security firm Fire...
Article | 23/04/2013 Serious flaw present in latest Java Runtime Environment for desktops and servers, researchers say
Java vulnerability hunters from Polish security research firm Security Explorations claim to have found a new vulnerability that affects the latest de...
Article | 23/04/2013 Malware hijacks Twitter accounts to send dangerous links
Twitter users in the Netherlands are being targeted by a piece of malware that hijacks their accounts, according to security vendor Trusteer.
Article | 19/04/2013 Assange to Google's Schmidt: 'I don't use email'
Wikileaks' latest release is billed as a transcript of a "secret meeting," but it may more accurately be termed a promotion.
Article | 19/04/2013 Russian malware mines bitcoins through botnet
A Russian porn site is delivering malware that uses the victims' computers to mine bitcoins, according to research from ThreatTrack Security.
Article | 18/04/2013 Popular home routers contain critical security vulnerabilities
Thirteen popular home and small office routers contain security problems that could allow a hacker to snoop or modify network traffic, according to ne...
Article | 16/04/2013 Symantec report finds small businesses battered by cybercrime
Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting small businesses due to their less sophisticated defenses, according to a new report from Symantec.
Article | 15/04/2013 Gambling software developer moves to fix poker game flaws
A poker software developer plans to implement a fix this week for a vulnerability recently discovered by two security researchers who analyzed one of ...
Article | 12/04/2013 Microsoft amends security update after reports of system errors
Microsoft has amended a security update containing a patch that reportedly caused errors in some third-party software.
Article | 12/04/2013 Researchers find vulnerabilities in online poker applications
A review of poker applications shows that many suffer security flaws, putting players at risk of attack, according to a Malta-based security company.
Article | 11/04/2013 Critics: CISPA still a government surveillance bill
A U.S. House of Representatives committee failed to make the changes necessary to allay fears about government surveillance in a controversial cyberth...
Article | 11/04/2013 Hackers could start abusing electric car chargers to cripple the grid, researcher says
Hackers could use vulnerable charging stations to prevent the charging of electric vehicles in a certain area, or possibly even use the vulnerabilitie...