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Bot herders try to resurrect Grum, fail

As you have probably already heard, the Grum botnet – formerly the third largest in the world – has been effectively shut down last week after several security …

8.2 million Gamigo passwords leaked

When German gaming website Gamigo was breached in February this year, they reacted by sharing the fact with their users, warning that user information such as usernames and …

Bogus “Booking Confirmation” emails lead to malware

Booking.com is a well-known and very helpful website for those looking for deals when planning their travels, but if you’re a habitual user, be wary of malicious emails …

Penetration testing tool masquerades as surge protector

In the same way that a hardware keylogger may remain undetected by office workers, Power Pwn – a newly created piece of hardware resembling a power strip or surge …

Dropbox says there is no evidence of breach, continues investigating

Last week European Dropbox users began receiving spam emails advertising gambling websites, and given that many of them received it on unique email address created for the …

Fake Intuit emails lead to malware

Emails purportedly sent by US tax preparation software and services company Intuit and professional social network LinkedIn have been hitting inboxes in the last week, posing …

Learning passwords you can use but not remember

How can you make sure that you’ll never share your password with anyone, even under threat of bodily harm, or other illegal and illegal type of coercion? The answer is …

Pinterest starts blocking hacked accounts, investigates

Pinterest spam and scams are nothing new. Spammers usually use newly created accounts to do it, and Pinterest scam toolkits have surfaced to help them in their efforts. But it …

2.4 million Ontario voters’ private info compromised

Elections Ontario, an agency tasked with the organization and conduct of general elections and by-elections in Canada’s Ontario region, is warning voters about the loss …

Bogus wire rejection notices lead to exploit kit

Fake notices about a rejected wire transfer have been hitting inboxes around the world, trying to trick recipients to download the attached malicious file, Sophos warns. The …

World’s third largest botnet receives mortal blow

Grum, a botnet responsible for 17.4 percent of the world’s spam emails, finally seems to be dead. In the last few days, Dutch authorities have shut down two of the …

Guy steals $80,000 worth of Nike items via website loophole

A former college baseball player from Virginia managed to get his hands on Nike merchandise worth over $80,000 for free after having found and exploited a loophole in one of …

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