Zeljka Zorz
Adobe patches Flash again, but not the flaws exploited at Pwn2Own
As promised last year, Adobe has been issuing its scheduled Flash updates on the second Tuesday of each month – the same day that Microsoft chose for its monthly Patch …
Who are the enemies of the Internet?
In their latest report on online surveillance, Reporters Without Borders have named Bahrain, China, Iran, Syria and Vietnam as “state enemies” of the Internet due …
Zoosk asks users to reset passwords following mass leak
Online dating service Zoosk is urging some of its users to change their passwords following the leaking of a list of some 29 million passwords that seemingly contains theirs. …
Hackers steal, leak financial info of U.S. celebrities and politicians
Detailed personal and financial information of a number of U.S. celebrities, politicians and a chief of police has been made public by hackers, TMZ reports. The victims of the …
DIY Steam information harvesting tool sends out mass malicious invites
Webroot’s Dancho Danchev has unearthed a DIY Steam information harvester / mass group inviter tool being offer for sale on a number of cybercrime-friendly underground …
MiniDuke does not come only via email
Researchers from Kaspersky and CrySyS Lab continue to analyze the MiniDuke backdoor and have discovered two previously unknown infection mechanisms. Recently discovered to …
Old and new botnets behind spam resurgence
Even when they have other capabilities, botnets are primarily used to send out malicious messages, since that is the easiest – not to mention the least risky – way …
Facebook’s in-house drills were crucial for smooth response to watering hole attack
Facebook was the first company to admit publicly to have been affected by the recent watering hole attack that started with a compromised forum site popular with mobile …
Pwn2Own ends with Adobe Flash, Reader and Oracle Java exploits
Day two of the Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest was again successful for French Vupen security, as they succeeded in exploiting Adobe Flash on Internet Explorer 9 on Windows …
Bogus alert from Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit carries malware
Malware peddlers are impersonating Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit to convince users to download a malicious attachment and run it on their computers, warns Sophos. The …
Yahoo Mail accounts still hijacked daily
Email account hijacking has been a big problem for Yahoo Mail users since the beginning of the year, as a number of vulnerabilities have been discovered, shared online and …
Software protects passwords via host of dummy cursors
Virtual keyboards have helped thwart keyloggers, but some danger while entering passwords still remained, as some malware is also capable of taking screenshots or even record …