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US bank customers targeted with vishing messages

Customers of a number of US banks have recently been hit by Voice over IP phishing (vishing) attacks orchestrated by eastern European cyber crooks, warns John LaCour, founder …

Microsoft updates IE against latest 0-day, updates also XP

Microsoft has issued an out of band security update to patch the zero day vulnerability that affects all versions of Internet Explorer and is being actively exploited in the …

Researcher says traffic control systems can be hacked

Hacking control systems that regulate traffic lights in United States’ big, gridlocked cities is not only possible in action films, but in reality as well, says Cesar …

New Android Trojan spreads like a worm

A new SMS Trojan with worm-like spreading capabilities has been spotted targeting Russian Android users. Dubbed “Samsapo,” the malware can also extract information …

AOL breach confirmed, bigger than initially thought

Recent spam emails apparently sent from AOL email addresses and hawking diet products are a direct consequence of a breach of the company’s networks and systems, AOL has …

Flash 0-day exploited in watering hole attacks, Adobe provides patch

Adobe has pushed out new versions of Flash Player for Windows, Mac and Linux, as a newly discovered zero-day vulnerability affecting the software is being actively exploited …

XSS bug in popular Chinese site exploited to launch DDoS attack

DDoS mitigation firm Incapsula has put a stop to the speculations that the video content provider whose vulnerable website was misused to launch a DDoS attack was YouTube, and …

Mozilla offers $10,000 for bugs in its new cert verification library

In the wake of the recent discoveries of the Heartbleed OpenSSL bug and the SSL “gotofail” bug, Mozilla has announced a new and topical bug bounty program: it …

IE 0-day exploit actively used in attacks against US-based firms

Late on Saturday, Microsoft has published a security advisory warning about “limited, targeted attacks” exploiting a newly discovered zero day vulnerability that …

US DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow warrantless cell phone search

“Kill switches” for mobile phones seems like a great idea for discouraging rampant mobile phone theft going on in the US. As a matter of fact, a bill introduced to …

IoT is inevitable, but security and privacy is a top concern

The Internet of Things – everyday objects connected to the Web – currently seems like an inescapable future. There is a market for such things and devices, but …

FBI informant Sabu directed hacking of foreign govt sites

Hector Xavier Monsegur (aka “Sabu”), the infamous hacker and leader of the Lulzsec hacktivist group, has directed his associates to attack and compromise the …

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