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The resurrection of the Mariposa botnet

When the news that the Spanish police arrested the three individuals suspected of running the Mariposa botnet was made public back in March 2010, it was generally thought that …

New Mac Defender variant doesn’t need your admin password

There is a new variant of the Mac Defender rogue AV out there, and this one doesn’t require users to enter the administrator password in order to install the program, …

Program defeats audio CAPTCHAs, researchers learn how to improve it

A group of researchers from Stanford University’s Security Laboratory has managed to build a computer program able to solve audio CAPTCHAs, reported the University on …

Comodo Brazil breached, sensitive data leaked

The recent spate of attacks against Sony’s various assets has probably made a lot of companies thank their lucky stars that they aren’t the ones who have been …

Apple acknowledges Mac Defender existence, gives removal instructions

It took a while for Apple to react properly to the onslaught of Mac Defender and similar fake AV aimed at Mac users, but they finally did it. Only days after the revelation of …

Sony online store hacked and user information published

It seems that hacking Sony’s assets has become a communal game in the hacker underground. Since the PSN hack, hardly a week went by without a hacker notifying the public …

Hotmail flaw allows attackers to exfiltrate emails

The analysis of a recent targeted attack against webmail users has led Trend Micro researchers to discover a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Hotmail webmail service that …

Fake VirusTotal site serves malware

VirusTotal – the popular free file checking website – has been spoofed by malware peddlers, warns Kaspersky Lab. A simple visit to the site triggers the download …

LinkedIn security flaws allow account hijacking

LinkedIn users are in danger of having their their account hijacked when accessing it over insecure Wi-Fi networks or public computers, says independent security researcher …

US communications privacy law in for a change?

As technology speeds progressively forward, privacy laws need to get updated. As the amount of information we share and keep online – on social networks, stored in cloud …

iPhone 5 spam run leads to malware

The date of the release of iPhone 5 is still unknown, but that doesn’t stop malware peddlers from using it to lure in Apple fanatics. After all, didn’t a recent …

A closer look at MainMenu Pro

MainMenu Pro (v3.0.3) is a maintenance tool for the Mac. It enables you to keep your Mac in shape by reclaiming unused disk space, speeding the launch of application, cleaning …

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