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New Android Malware Targeting Bank Details - Here How to Protect Yourself
Nov 8, 2016There's a new Android Trojan doing the rounds, and this time, it's after banking details – targeting customers of banks across the US and Europe. The malware looks like a Flash Player app, and is considered to be highly dangerous as ...
Tags: Android Malware, Android Trojan
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Apple Said It Was Developing a Security Fix for Its Mac OS X Computer Operating System
Feb 27, 2014Apple said Monday it was developing a security fix for its Mac OS X computer operating system after a patch released for its iPhones and iPads to thwart hacker attacks. The California tech giant released its security update for the iOS 7 ...
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The Facebook Deal for WhatsApp Drew Attention for Its Whopping Price Tag
Feb 20, 2014The Facebook deal for WhatsApp drew attention for its whopping price tag, but has also brought out fresh criticism over security for the billions of messages delivered on the platform. WhatsApp, which is to be acquired for $19 billion, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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Apple Said Tuesday It Had No "Backdoor" in Its Products
Jan 2, 2014Apple said Tuesday it had no "backdoor" in its products after a security researcher and a leaked document suggested the US National Security Agency had unfettered access to the iPhone. Apple said in an email to AFP that it "has never ...
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A Security Researcher Has Released Software and Technical Instructions
Dec 9, 2013A security researcher has released software and technical instructions for modifying a drone so that it can identify and hijack other drones. Security researcher Samy Kamkar created the hacker drone, which uses the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 ...
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Researchers Have Demonstrated That Microphones and Speakers Built Into Laptops Can Be Used
Dec 5, 2013Researchers have demonstrated that microphones and speakers built into laptops can be used to covertly transmit and receive data through inaudible audio signals. Michael Hanspach and Michael Goetz, two researchers from the Fraunhofer ...
Tags: Network Air Gaps, microphones, speakers
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A New Type of Trojan Horse Computer Virus Could Result in Mass Attacks on Banks
Nov 28, 2013A new type of Trojan horse computer virus could result in mass attacks on banks, exposing the personal details of an unprecedented number of online banking customers. Discovered by security software provider Kaspersky Labs, the Neverquest ...
Tags: warning, mass, Trojan, attack, against, online, bank, customer
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Attackers Are Exploiting a Critical and Unpatched Vulnerability in Office 2007
Nov 7, 2013Microsoft today said that attackers are exploiting a critical and unpatched vulnerability in Office 2007 using malformed documents to hijack Windows PCs, and that Office 2003 and Office 2010 are also vulnerable. The bug can be triggered ...
Tags: Microsoft, software, Computer Products
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Kaspersky Lab Has Revealed Research Results That Show an Increase in Malware
Nov 6, 2013Kaspersky Lab has revealed research results that show an increase in malware in the Middle East. The data, provided by Kaspersky Security Network, reveals that The UAE had the highest rate of attacks in the region, suffering 34% of all ...
Tags: Computer Products, Kaspersky, software
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Latest Round of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Monthly Release of Security Fixes
Oct 11, 2013As anticipated, the latest round of Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday monthly release of security fixes addresses a widely known Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability already being exploited by malicious hackers. Overall, for October’s ...
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A Variety of Network-Controlled Home Automation Devices Lack Basic Security Controls
Aug 2, 2013A variety of network-controlled home automation devices lack basic security controls, making it possible for attackers to access their sensitive functions, often from the Internet, according to researchers from security firm Trustwave. ...
Tags: Computer Products, softwre
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The Source Code for The Carberp Financial Malware Has Been Leaked Online
Jun 27, 2013The source code for the Carberp financial malware has been leaked online, increasing the risk that other cybercriminals will create their own variants based on it, according to researchers from Russian cybercrime investigations firm ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Microsoft Posted Bounties of up to $US100,000 for Truly Novel Ways
Jun 20, 2013Microsoft has posted bounties of up to $US100,000 ($106,000) for "truly novel" ways to hack the latest version of its Windows software for powering computers. "For the first time ever, Microsoft is offering direct cash payouts in exchange ...
Tags: Microsoft, Hacking Bountries
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Google Threw The Gauntlet Down Before The Software Industry to Clean up Its Mistakes
Jun 2, 2013Google threw the gauntlet down before the software industry to clean up its mistakes faster than has been done in the past. Critical vulnerabilities in software programs being actively exploited by hackers should be made public seven days ...
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Researchers Have Identified Multiple Samples of The Discovered "KitM" Spyware for Mac OS X
May 28, 2013Security researchers have identified multiple samples of the recently discovered "KitM" spyware for Mac OS X, including one dating back to December 2012 and targeting German-speaking users. KitM (Kumar in the Mac), also known as HackBack, ...
Tags: OS X Spyware, Mac, Computer Products