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US-CERT warns of Intel CPU flaw
A flaw in Intel chips leaves users of a number or x64-based operating systems vulnerable to system hijacking, the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team warns. “Some …
Windows Forensic Analysis Toolkit, Third Edition
As a considerable number of PC users has switched to Windows 7, Harlan Carvey has updated its popular Windows Forensic Analysis Toolkit book to cover the systems running it. …
Diablo 3 real-money auctions accessible only with authenticator
It seems that the long awaited Diablo 3 real-money auction house will finally become a reality, as Blizzard has changed its Terms of Use to make all players who want to access …
Fake Amazon email leads to exploit kit
Fake Amazon order confirmations are hitting inboxes and trying to trick recipients into following any of the links to a page serving the Blackhole exploit kit. The email looks …
Flame and Stuxnet are linked, say researchers
Kaspersky Lab researchers who have been rooting into the code of the Flame toolkit since its discovery believe to have unearthed definitive proof that, at one point in time, …
MySQL flaw allows attackers to easily connect to server
A simple but serious MySQL and MariaDB authentication bypass flaw has been revealed by MariaDB security coordinator Sergei Golubchik, and exploits targeting it have already …
Adobe delivers sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox users
Adobe released the newest version (11.3) of its Flash Player, with which its Protected Mode is now made available to Firefox users on Windows. “Our Protected Mode …
New BIOS rootkit spotted
Towards the end of 2011, a Chinese company detected the first rootkit ever that targeted computers’ BIOS in order to be able to reinfect computers over and over again, …
Beware of bogus Facebook hacking tools
Users who are in the market for tools that are supposedly able to hack someone’s Facebook account should be extremely careful when being faced with such an offer. Trend …
Facebook unveils new mobile security measures
Facebook has introduced three security updates for protecting its mobile users: a code generator, the ability to report unwanted content on your phone, and improved mobile …
Fake Craigslist notifications lead to exploit kit
Emails purportedly sent by Craigslist have been hitting users’ inboxes and trying to get them to follow the offered link to a website hosting the Blackhole exploit kit, …
Last.fm confirms password leak
And Last.fm makes three. Following the revelations that the data leaked by an unknown individual on a Russian forum contained user passwords for business social network …
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