Zeljka Zorz
How does the Heartbleed bug affect me?
By now, you have surely heard about the “Heartbleed” bug discovered in Open SSL, and you’re wondering how its existence affects you. The situation is, …
Highest EU court rejects EU-wide Data Retention Directive
It’s a good thing that the European Union is working on a new Data Retention Directive, as the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled on Tuesday that the one issued …
Facebook begins testing new, simplified privacy settings
If you are a regular Facebook user but you haven’t reviewed your privacy settings in a while, you may have already seen Facebook’s new “privacy …
Popular but fake security app removed from Google Play
In little over a week, a developer selling a security app named Virus Shield on Google Play has managed to earn over $40,000, and the software topped the list of most …
OpenSSL “Heartbleed” bug undermines widely used encryption scheme
OpenSSL, an open-source cryptographic library that is the default encryption engine for popular Web server software and is used in many popular operating system and apps, …
Professional Penetration Testing, Second Edition
Are you interested in a career in penetration testing, and don't know where to start? Here is a book that gathers all the relevant information in one place, and gives a good …
SMS Trojan goes after digital wallets
Not satisfied with the money earned via mobile Trojans sending out text messages to premium numbers, cyber crooks have begun adding other money-stealing functionalities to the …
German police finds 18M stolen and misused account logins
Police in northwestern German city of Verden have discovered a collection of 18 million stolen email addresses and corresponding passwords that are being actively used to send …
CryptoDefense developers “forget” decryption key on victims’ computer
A new piece of ransomware is targeting gullible users, but its developers have made a critical mistake that should allow users to decrypt the affected files without paying the …
Barrett Brown signs (sealed) plea agreement
Barrett Brown, the American journalist that – among other things – is accused of crimes related to the Stratfor hack, has reached a plea agreement with US …
Record year for Facebook bug hunters
With nearly 15,000 submissions – 687 of which were valid and eligible for awards – 2013 has been a record year for Facebook’s bug bounty program. Add to this …
Yahoo encrypts traffic between data centers, plans for encrypted Messenger
Newly appointed Yahoo CISO Alex Stamos has announced on Wednesday that the company has begun fully encrypting all the traffic moving between its data centers. The move was …
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