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Formspring breach and leak triggers massive password reset
Formspring, a social Q&A website popular with teenagers, is the latest site to have its servers breached and the passwords of its users compromised by hackers. According …
Trojan found being offered on Google Play for weeks
Symantec researchers have recently discovered Android malware being offered on Google Play, posing as legitimate game apps “Super Mario Bros.” and “GTA 3 …
Multi-platform backdoor served through compromised website
The compromised website of a Colombian transport company has been found serving a signed Java applet that detects whether the visitor is using a Windows, OS X or Linux machine …
US-based machines preferred by malicious pay-per-install networks
Pay-per-install affiliate networks looking for compromised computers to get their malicious wares installed on have a definitive predilection for machines located in developed …
Best Buy warning users of account compromise?
Best Buy has apparently been deactivating some of its users’ accounts and notifying the owners about it via email. “We are currently investigating increased …
Multi-target phishing campaign hits webmail users
An active phishing campaign that is simultaneously targeting Gmail, Yahoo, AOL and Windows Hotmail email users has been spotted by Webroot. The potential victims receive a …
Bogus reminder about tomorrow’s meeting carries malware
Bogus emails warning users not to forget about a meeting scheduled for the next day have been hitting inboxes and trying to make the recipients download malware, warns Sophos. …
DarkComet RAT author ends the project
The DarkComet remote administration tool, which has recently been misused by the Syrian government to spy on its opponents, has reached the end of the line. “DarkComet …
MIT unveils a new Internet protocol for mobile clients
By exchanging TCP with UDP, two MIT researchers have managed to create the State Synchronization Protocol (SSP) – a new Internet protocol more suited to establishing and …
New Android Trojan secretly buys apps
Even though malicious Android apps can occasionally be found on Google Play, Chinese third-party online Android markets are known for offering them by the hundreds, if not …
Fake anti-piracy warnings hitting UK users with money requests
Much has been said and written about the UK’s Digital Economy Act, but most Internet users still know just one thing about it: that it will eventually end with ISPs …
Fake Amex warning leads to exploit kit
A fake American Express email trying to lure users into following a malicious link by making them think that someone has reset their password for their online account has …
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