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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 …

Money
Russian hackers used malware to manipulate the Dollar/Ruble exchange rate

Russian-language hackers have managed to break into Russian regional bank Energobank, infect its systems, and gain unsanctioned access to its trading system terminals, which …

Java
Oracle pushes out emergency fix for Java SE

Oracle has patched a vulnerability (CVE-2016-0603) in Java SE (Standard Edition) 6, 7 or 8 on the Windows platform, which could be exploited by attackers looking for ways to …

Department of Justice
Info on 20,000 FBI and 9,000 DHS employees leaked following alleged DoJ hack

On Sunday, Motherboard reported that a hacker contacted them and claimed to have hacked into a US Department of Justice (DoJ) computer, exfiltrated 200GB of files, as well as …

malware
Dyre gang taken down by Russian authorities

Dyre (aka Dyreza), one of the most widespread and effective financial Trojans to crop up in the last few years, is currently not an active threat. In fact, spam campaigns …

Bitcoin
Loanbase hacked via WordPress hole, funds stolen

Popular international Bitcoin crowd-lending platform Loanbase has suffered a security breach, and is currently offline. The breach was discovered on Saturday and made public …

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