Zeljka Zorz
Lavabit and Silent Circle to create email impervious to snooping
The founders of recently shut down encrypted email service Lavabit and encrypted communications firm Silent Circle have announced the creation of the Dark Mail Alliance, a …
NSA taps cables connecting Google and Yahoo data centers
The US NSA and its UK counterpart GCHQ have collaborated in tapping the overseas fiber-optic cables used by Google and Yahoo to exchange data stored in their many data centers …
Counterfeit money detector easily hacked to accept fake money
A lot of simple electronic devices that we use every day can be easily hacked, because security has for a long time been at the very bottom of the list of things to care about …
Russia handed malware-laden devices to G20 delegates?
At the G20 summit held near St. Petersburg in September, attending delegates representing the 20 most powerful nations in the world have been handed gifts that included …
Obama orders NSA to stop spying on UN diplomats
There is nothing wrong with spying on foreign national leaders, even when they are allies, said NSA head General Keith Alexander and NI director James Clapper at a hearing …
AmEx users targeted with well-crafted phishing scheme
A rather well-executed phishing campaign is targeting American Express users via fake “Fraud Alert: Irregular Card Activity” emails impersonating the AmEx Fraud …
Syrian hackers hijack Obama’s tweets
The Syrian Electronic Army has apparently managed to modify tweets from Barack Obama’s official Twitter account to include links to a pro-Assad video, as well as …
Photoshop source code stolen, 38M users affected in Adobe hack
Remember the successful attack against Adobe’s networks made public earlier this month? Well, as it turns out, the damage is larger than initially thought. Early results …
Fake Whatsapp notification delivers malware
WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant-messaging services out there, and its huge user base (over 300 million active users) makes Whatsapp-themed spam a great way to …
Google updates reCAPTCHA, makes things easier for users
Google aims to make life easier for its users and more difficult for botmasters with the introduction of the updated reCAPTCHA tool. The announcement was made on Friday by …
Buffer hacked, customer accounts misused to send out spam
Buffer, the popular online service for managing one’s social media presence by scheduling posts on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, has announced on Saturday that they …
Researchers sinkhole several Cryptolocker C&Cs
The cyber crooks behind Cryptolocker, one of the latest ransomware threats, are having much success in infecting PC users with the deadly malware, but whether the victims fork …
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