Technology firms including Google,Apple,eBay and Yahoo were among almost 300 companies whose websites were hit by a hack attack in Pakistan. The attack,which exploited vulnerabilities in domain name systems(DNS)to redirect ...
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A marketplace where security researchers can sell details on software bugs said it was compromised on Tuesday due to an "embarrassing oversight" that left its web server vulnerable. ExploitHub, based in Austin, Texas, has an online ...
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Online dating site eHarmony has also been hit by the theft of millions of passwords,some of which professional networking site LinkedIn confirmed corresponded to members'accounts. The confirmation came after reports that 6.5 million ...
Microsoft claims Windows 8 is"a better Windows"than Windows 7.In particular,the company has focused on improving security to ensure users of Windows 8 tablets can securely connect to corporate networks. It is building antivirus(AV)and ...
Sony said Thursday that hackers accessed about 400 names and email addresses of its mobile customers in China, but that no credit card or banking information was compromised. The company said it became aware of the hack several days after ...
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Yesterday, three people were arrested in Stoke-on-Trent following an investigation into ransomware by officers from the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU). Ransomware commonly uses popup pages which contain blackmailing messages, telling ...
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Japanese police are looking for an individual who can code in C#, uses a "Syberian Post Office" to make anonymous posts online, and knows how to surf the web without leaving any digital tracks -- and they're willing to pay. It is the ...
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Microsoft today announced it will deliver seven security updates next week to patch 11 vulnerabilities, including the first that apply to Internet Explorer 10 (IE10), the company's newest browser. As it did last month, Microsoft will also ...
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An increase in hacktivism and a greater prevalence of Advanced Evasion Techniques will form part of the backdrop of IT security in 2013, according to Stonesoft With 2013 just around the corner, it is time for IT security experts to reflect ...
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Facebook opened an engineering centre in London today, its first outside the US. The London hub, launched by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, will focus on building Facebook mobile and platform products. "There are 7,000 ...
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Those popular mobile apps that everyone's buying from the official Android and Apple apps stores for business and fun are being torn apart by hackers who turn around and post these abused apps filled with malware, their content pirated or ...
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A new piece of malicious software targeted at Apple users has been found on a website dedicated to the Dalai Lama, but one security vendor is labeling it as low risk. The malware, nicknamed "Dockster," is a backdoor that allows an ...
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Network World - VMware has issued a patch for its VMware View product that fixes a security vulnerability that could allow an unauthorized user to access system files. "VMware View contains a critical directory traversal vulnerability ...
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A security scare for Microsoft users hit late yesterday, after vulnerability management company Rapid7's Metasploit penetration tool project discovered an Internet Explorer exploit that is said to affect all browsers earlier than IE9, and ...
New solutions provide complete protection against all kinds of threats with minimum impact on PC performance thanks to their cloud technologies The new Scan Manager scans up to 70 percent faster BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, September 09, 2012 ...
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