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Strengths and weaknesses of MS SmartScreen filter

Microsoft’s SmartScreen application control feature, introduced with Internet Explorer 8 and lately ported to Windows 8 is a good addition to the new OS. It might …

The many security problems of ATMs

As much as they are useful, ATMs are also very vulnerable to tampering and attacks from individuals looking for money. eWeek reports that at the SecTor security conference …

Facebook makes every user discoverable by name

Once again, Facebook is doing away with a feature that many users didn’t even know they could use, but a small, privacy-conscious minority is glad to have (had). Almost …

EFF leaves the Global Network Initiative

With an open letter addressed to members of the Board of Directors of the Global Network Initiative (GNI), the Electronic Frontiers Foundation (EFF) has officially resigned …

Patched IE zero-day and older flaw exploited in ongoing targeted attacks

With this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has delivered the patch for the infamous Internet Explorer zero-day (CVE-2013-3893) that has been spotted being used in …

Bogus AmEx “Unusual activity detected” email leads to phishing

An extremely thorough phishing campaign is currently targeting American Express customers by trying to make them believe that access to their account will be restricted within …

Google offers rewards for code improvements to open source programs

Google has announced that they plan to reward researchers who aim to “improve the security of key third-party software critical to the health of the entire …

Police requests DNS provider to take down criminal site, CEO asks for court order

Mark Jeftovic, the CEO of Toronto-based domain registrar and managed DNS provider EasyDNS, has published a (second) letter his company received from UK’s Police …

Bogus Facebook login page steals credentials, pushes malware

Symantec researchers have recently stumbled upon a phishing site that packs a double whammy: the site asks the user either to log into Facebook or to download an app in order …

WhatsApp encryption flaw revealed, POC code published

A Dutch researcher says that the encryption solution implemented by popular cross-platform IM service WhatsApp is flawed. He claims that the company has not thought it out as …

Several IT workers among “Operation Payback” indicted suspects

The latest batch of Anonymous hacktivists who took part in the 2010 Operation Payback against copyright organizations, law firms, US politicians, and financial and e-payment …

Blackhole exploit kit creator arrested

It has been confirmed: the author of Blackhole, the most popular exploit kit out there, has been arrested by Russian authorities. The news that the malware creator that goes …

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