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Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp suspends service in wake of compromise
UK-based bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has temporarily suspended its service in the wake of an attack. “We have reason to believe that one of Bitstamp’s operational …
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Detecting and Combating Malicious Email
Authors: Julie JCH Ryan and Cade Kamachi Pages: 94 Publisher: Syngress ISBN: 0128001100 Introduction After years and years of security professionals explaining the dangers of …
Phish out WPA networks’ password with Wifiphisher
Greek computer geek George Chatzisofroniou has released a stable version of Wifiphisher, a tool aimed at automating phishing attacks against WPA networks in order to discover …
Scandinavian banks hit with DDoS attacks
The new year started poorly for Finnish bank OP Pohjola Group and its customers: the latter have been prevented from executing their online banking transactions by a DDoS …
USBdriveby: Compromising computers with a $20 microcontroller
Security researcher Samy Kamkar has devised a fast and easy way to compromise an unlocked computer and open a backdoor on it: a simple and cheap ($20) pre-programmed Teensy …
New Zeus variant targets users of 150 banks
A new variant of the infamous Zeus banking and information-stealing Trojan has been created to target the users of over 150 different banks and 20 payment systems in 15 …
Critical flaw on over 12M routers allows device hijacking, network compromise
A critical, easy to exploit vulnerability that opens more than 12 million SOHO routers around the world to remote compromise has been discovered by Check Point researchers. …
Critical Git flaw allows attackers to compromise developers’ machines
A critical vulnerability affecting all versions of the official Git client and all related software that interacts with Git repositories has been found and patched, and …
Researcher publishes JavaScript DoS tool
Trigger-happy attackers looking for additional ways to bring websites to their knees by means of a DoS attack have been given another tool that can aid in their efforts: …
Malware peddlers take advantage of Sony’s decision to pull controversial film
In the wake of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s decision to scrap the theatrical release of the controversial film “The Interview” altogether, cyber criminals …
ICANN systems breached via spear-phishing emails
As many organizations before it, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has been compromised after some of its employees fell for cleverly constructed …
Ars Technica readers urged to change passwords in wake of hack
In case you haven’t heard already, Ars Technica got hacked over the weekend, so if you are a subscribed reader now would be a good time to change your password. …
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