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Article | 31/01/2013 New York Times computer network breached by Chinese hackers, paper says
Hackers from China breached the computer network of The New York Times and stole passwords that allowed them to gain access to computers and email acc...
Article | 28/01/2013 Browser-hijacking malware talks to attackers using SPF email validation protocol
A new Trojan program that displays rogue advertisements during browsing sessions uses a DNS-based email validation protocol called the Sender Policy F...
Article | 24/01/2013 Web server hackers install rogue Apache modules and SSH backdoors, researchers say
A group of hackers that are infecting Web servers with rogue Apache modules are also backdooring their Secure Shell (SSH) services in order to steal l...
Article | 23/01/2013 Android malware cases to hit 1 million in 2013
The number of distinct Android malware specimens detected will reach 1 million this year, predicts Trend Micro in its annual security roundup report, ...
Article | 23/01/2013 Three charged with distributing Gozi virus
Three people allegedly involved for years in cybercriminal activities in Eastern Europe have been charged in a U.S. court for creating and distributin...
Article | 23/01/2013 Reporters Without Borders website abused in malware campaign
The website for Reporters Without Borders was booby-trapped to deliver malicious software using the latest Java and Internet Explorer vulnerabilities,...
Article | 21/01/2013 Security researchers cripple Virut botnet
Many of the domain names used by a cybercriminal gang to control computers infected with the Virut malware were disabled last week in a coordinated ta...
Article | 19/01/2013 Google sees one password ring to rule them all
Google thinks it might have found an answer to the vexing problem of forgotten or weak passwords: "physical" passwords, which might come in the form o...
Article | 18/01/2013 Malware masquerades as patch for Java
Trend Micro has spotted a piece of malicious software that masquerades as the latest patch for Java, a typically opportunistic move by hackers.
Article | 17/01/2013 Shylock banking malware updated to spread via Skype, researchers say
The Shylock home banking malware has been updated with new functionality that allows it to spread automatically using the popular Skype Voice-over-IP ...
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 | 14/01/2013 Microsoft to release emergency Internet Explorer patch on Monday
Microsoft will release a patch on Monday for older versions of its Internet Explorer browser, deviating from its normal repair schedule due to the ser...
Article | 14/01/2013 Oracle patches latest zero-day vulnerabilities in Java
Oracle released two out-of-band patches on Sunday for vulnerabilities in its Java programming language, both of which pose a high risk to users browsi...
Article | 10/01/2013 Java zero-day vulnerability actively exploited by attackers
An exploit for a previously unknown and currently unpatched vulnerability in Java is being used by cybercriminals to infect computers with malware, ac...