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Jailed hacker designs device to thwart ATM card skimming
A Romanian hacker that has been jailed for his involvement with a criminal gang that planted ATM skimmers and stole card information has designed a new device aimed at …
Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Trend Micro researchers have discovered a new, massive cyber espionage campaign that has been hitting as many as 71 victims each day, including government ministries, …
Form-grabbing rootkit sold on underground forums
There seemingly no end to the automated tools that aspiring cyber crooks can buy on underground forums. The latest of these discovered by Webroot’s Dancho Danchev is …
U.S. DOD decides iPhones and iPads can connect to its networks
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) of the U.S. Department of Defense has approved the use of government-issued iOS 6 devices when connecting to its military …
“Get free followers” scam targets Instagram users
If a service is popular, you can be sure that scammers and spammers will find a way of targeting as many of its users as they can. Trend Micro fraud analyst Karla Agregado …
New Mac spyware signed with legitimate Apple Developer ID
A new piece of malware designed to spy on Mac users has been unearthed by security researcher and hacker Jacob Appelbaum at the Oslo Freedom Conference held this week in …
Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal
Slowly but surely, more and more users are becoming acquainted with the existence of ransomware and when faced with one, they opt not to pay the requested “fine” …
Four LulzSec hackers handed prison sentences
Four LulzSec members have been sentenced today at Southwark Crown Court for taking part in the 2011 attacks against a series of high-profile websites and publishing user …
Thoughts on the need for anonymity
The other day I was reading a post on BoingBoing about Anonymous getting involved in publicizing the Steubenville and Halifax rape cases, and about a protest rally they …
The New Yorker launches anonymous dead-drop tool
Popular U.S. magazine The New Yorker has made available for its potential sources an anonymous dead-drop tool that allows them to send and receive messages and files to the …
Researchers reveal OpUSA attackers’ MO
Anonymous’ highly publicized Operation USA has not been the resounding success they expected it to be. Sure, the number of sites sporting a page containing messages from …
Info-stealing Dorkbot worm spreading on Facebook
The Dorkbot worm, which first appeared in 2011 and has since been spreading via removable drives, IM programs and social networks, is currently targeting Facebook users. The …
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