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Article | 15/01/2013 6Scan launches free website vulnerability and malware scanning service
6Scan, a Web security startup based in Tel Aviv, Israel, launched a new service on Tuesday that can scan websites for security issues, like vulnerabil...
Article | 15/01/2013 Java exploit used in Red October cyberespionage attacks, researchers say
The hundreds of government, military and research organizations targeted in a large-scale cyberespionage operation dubbed Red October were not only at...
Article | 14/01/2013 Diplomatic and government agencies targeted in years-long cyberespionage operation
Unidentified attackers stole sensitive information from hundreds of diplomatic, government, research and military organizations from around the world ...
Article | 4/01/2013 Dutch government aims to shape ethical hackers' disclosure practices
The Dutch government's cyber security center has published guidelines that it hopes will encourage ethical hackers to disclose security vulnerabilitie...
Article | 28/12/2012 Researchers find malware targeting Java HTTP servers
Security researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro have uncovered a piece of backdoor-type malware that infects Java-based HTTP servers and allows...
Article | 26/12/2012 Iranian official disputes report that power station was hit by virus attack
A power station in the south of Iran has been hit by a cyberattack, an Iranian news agency reported Tuesday, citing a local civil defense official. Bu...
Article | 30/11/2012 System vulnerability at US university may have exposed student data
Western Connecticut State University said Thursday that a vulnerability in its computer system present for more than three years may have exposed the ...
Article | 28/11/2012 Attackers hijack the .ro domains of Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, others
The Romanian domain names of Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Kaspersky Lab and other companies were hijacked on Wednesday and were redirected to a hacked se...
Article | 28/11/2012 Hackers steal experts' email addresses from International Atomic Energy Agency server
A group of hackers leaked email contact information of experts working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after breaking into one of t...
Article | 28/11/2012 Piwik software installer rigged with back door following website compromise
An unknown attacker inserted malicious code into the latest version of the Piwik open-source Web analytics software after compromising the project's w...
Article | 23/11/2012 Symantec spots odd malware designed to corrupt databases
Symantec had spotted another odd piece of malware that appears to be targeting Iran and is designed to meddle with SQL databases.
Article | 19/11/2012 Hackers break into two FreeBSD Project servers using stolen SSH keys
Hackers have compromised two servers used by the FreeBSD Project to build third-party software packages. Anyone who has installed such packages since ...
Article | 14/11/2012 Adobe confirms breach of Connectusers.com forum database, shuts down website
Adobe has shut down Connectusers.com, a community forum site for users of its Adobe Connect Web conferencing platform, because the site's user databas...
Article | 12/11/2012 Researchers identify year-long cyberespionage operation targeting Israelis, Palestinians
The recent cyberattack that infected Israeli police computers with malware was likely part of a year-long cyberespionage operation with targets in Isr...
Article | 5/11/2012 Hackers claim attacks against ImageShack, Symantec, other websites
Different hacker groups claim to have breached servers belonging to ImageShack, Symantec, and other organizations.