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“USPS delivery problem” spam leads to malware

If you are a regular user of the United States Postal Service, beware of fake emails seemingly coming from the company, telling you that they have failed to deliver one of …

EFF teaches how to file FOIA requests

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has announced a new project that should make it easier for interested parties to search for information the organization received …

New Facebook users will be educated on privacy

Facebook has announced that when signing up for the social network, new users will be subjected to a more prominent and detailed education about privacy and information …

Image-stealing malware might lead to blackmailing attempts

Information-stealing malware targeting random computer users is usually geared towards stealing passwords and financial information by logging pressed keys and taking …

PayPal, Symantec, ImageShack, NBC targeted in hacking spree

The last few days have witnessed a flurry of activity and data leaks from several hacker groups. Anonymous has leaked VMware’s ESX Server kernel source code online, and …

Team GhostShell leaks 2.5M records from Russian govt, firms

Team GhostShell, the hacker group responsible for the recent leak of some 120,000+ records raided from top universities around the world, has done it again. “GhostShell …

Facebook flaw allowed access to accounts without authentication

A commenter on the Hacker News website has discovered by accident a pretty big security flaw that could allow anyone who knew what to search for to access over a million …

Free game offer leads to Steam phishing site

Online gamers are often targeted with phishing schemes set up by crooks who are after users’ in-game items and money, and the latest one to be spotted is aimed at Steam …

Windows 8 exploit combining several 0-days already up for sale

Less that a week after Microsoft released is long awaited Windows 8, with new and improved security features, French bug hunters VUPEN Security have announced that they have …

“Free iPad Mini” scam spreading on Facebook

It was only a matter of time until scammers started using the newly released iPad Mini as a lure in their schemes. Sophos reports about a scam spreading via Facebook, offering …

Huawei working hard on its image

Chinese telecommunication equipment giant Huawei is working hard on proving to the Australian government that the use of their products will not pose a threat to national …

Georgia shows photos of Russian-based hacker spy

A Russian-based hacker has been unmasked as one of the attackers behind a long-standing campaign aimed at compromising computers belonging to Georgian ministries, parliament, …

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