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CISPA is (practically) dead, says Senate representative

There’s finally some good news for CISPA opponents: according to a representative of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the Senate is …

U.S. government doesn’t need CISPA to monitor communications

Civil rights and privacy advocates are mobilizing their forces to combat the passing of Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), but documents obtained by …

Fake “New incoming fax” notification carries malware

Sophos researchers have spotted an active malicious spam campaign impersonating the DuoFax internet fax service, claiming that the recipient has received a fax: You might not …

Travelers to Israel can get their emails searched on entry

Travelers who enter Israel via the international Ben-Gurion Airport, especially those who aren’t Israeli citizens, can be asked by Shin Bet (the country’s security …

Two-step authentication for Twitter accounts coming soon

The recent hacking of Associated Press’ Twitter account and the (luckily short-term) effect an explosive fake tweet had on the real-world has marked a turning point. …

Dutch DigiD e-signature system under DDoS attack

DigiD, the identity management platform that allows Dutch citizens to digitally sign bills, pay taxes, and more, has been unavailable since Tuesday evening due to a DDoS …

Alleged LulzSec leader arrested and charged in Australia

The Australian Federal Police has charged 24-year-old Matthew Flannery (aka “Aush0k”) from Point Clare with allegedly attacking and defacing a government website …

Fake Facebook “account blocked” notice doing rounds

A new phishing campaign is targeting Facebook users, and it’s after more than just their login credentials, warns Hoax-Slayer. The malicious email claims that the …

Hijacked AP Twitter account spreads fake news, fells Dow Jones

It took only seven minutes and a single shocking (but spurious) tweet and the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 143 points and briefly made some traders panic, Dan Goodin …

Reddit was downed by record DDoS attack, motive is unknown

In order to relieve the curiosity of the huge Reddit community, systems administrator Jason Harvey has shared some details about the DDoS attack that recently hit the popular …

Exploit for recently patched Java flaw added to CrimeBoss exploit kit

If you are still using Java, you insist on updating in manually and you haven’t gotten around to installing the latest Critical Patch Update released a week ago, you are …

Reuters fires social media editor accused of collaborating with Anonymous

Matthew Keys, the former web producer for a Tribune Company-owned television station that was recently charged with providing Anonymous with log-in credentials for a computer …

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