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UK security tribunal decides GCHQ’s hacking is legal

The UK GCHQ intelligence agency’s hacking of computers, mobile devices, smart devices, and computer networks has been ruled to be legal, no matter where it happens in …

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
Hollywood hospital’s systems held hostage by hackers

The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, an “acute-care facility” located in Los Angeles, has had its computer systems compromised by hackers. The attackers are …

Police
Teenage admin of anonymous XMPP service arrested in connection to fake bomb threats

The teenage administrator of the Darkness.su XMPP service has been arrested last Monday by the French police, in connection to the wave of false bomb threats that were made …

Airbnb
Beware of Airbnb-themed phishing schemes

Airbnb-themed phishing scams do not crop up often, but customers of the service should be aware of the possibility of getting their login credentials stolen and misused. …

Government-mandated crypto backdoors are pointless, says report

If you needed another confirmation that government-mandated backdoors in US encryption products would only serve to damage US companies’ competitiveness without actually …

Netflix
Netflix-themed phishing, malware supply black market with stolen credentials

As the Netflix movie streaming service spreads all over the world, the number of users rises, as well as the number of those who wish to use it but don’t want to pay for …

Android
Rooting malware lurking in third party Android app stores

Downloading Android apps from Google Play might not always be a safe proposition, but downloading them from third party app stores is definitely less safer. According to Trend …

Critical bug found in Cisco ASA products, attackers are scanning for affected devices

Several Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) products – appliances, firewalls, switches, routers, and security modules – have been found sporting a flaw that …

IRS
101,000 US taxpayers affected by automated attack on IRS app

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revealed more details about an attack it suffered last month, mounted by unknown individuals with the aim to file fraudulent tax …

Gmail
Gmail to warn when email comms are not encrypted

From now on, Gmail users will be able to see whether their communications with other email account holders – whether Gmail or any other email service – is secured. …

Broken glass
Flaw in Sparkle Updater for Mac opens users of popular apps to system compromise

A security engineer has recently discovered a serious vulnerability in Sparkle, the widely used open source software update framework for Mac applications, that could be …

Hearthstone
Playing Hearthstone? Want to cheat? You might end up with Bitcoin-stealing malware

It’s widely known that online gamers make great targets for cyber criminals: their dedication and enthusiasm for the game(s) often leads them to disregard warnings both …

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