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Carders.cc, Exploit-db.org and others hacked on Christmas

Waking up on Christmas morning and finding out you’ve been hacked must be pretty annoying, and that it what happened to the administrators of Carders.cc – an …

Banknotes of the future?

There may come a time when banknotes will disappear altogether, but that time hasn’t come yet. The criminal practice of counterfeiting money has existed as long as money …

Inclement weather resurrects the “friend in need” scam

This recent spat of snowy weather has grounded may planes and stranded many passengers in Europe. It has also prompted scammers to resurrect en masse the tried and true friend …

Cisco CCENT Mind Share Game

The Cisco CCENT Mind Share Game covers key networking topics and is designed to test the players' technical knowledge and their ability to concentrate and perform under …

“American guy must be stoned to death” Facebook scam spreads virally

The latest scam spreading virally on Facebook snares people by making them wonder why This American GUY must be Stoned to De@th for doing this to a GIRL: [LINK] or why This …

OpenBSD headman believes contractor tried to insert backdoors

Following last week’s accusation by a former government contractor that the FBI has implemented backdoors into the encryption software used by OpenBSD, Theo de Raadt, …

Fake iTunes e-mail leads to drive-by download

E-mails purportedly coming from iTunes and bearing “iTunes account may be suspended” in the subject line have been hitting inboxes in the last few days. …

“Evil” URL shortener initiates DDoS attacks

Can you believe that clicking on a shortened link can make you an involuntary and unknowing participant in a DDoS attack on a website? Ben Schmidt, a self-styled …

Worm blocks access to Facebook

A relatively new worm that Symantec named W32.Yimfoca presents a very interesting and never before seen modus operandi. A variant of the worm spreads via Yahoo! Messenger and, …

How can independent media and human rights sites defend themselves from DDoS attacks?

Thanks to the attacks executed by hacktivist group Anonymous against sites of companies that have (in their eyes) wronged WikiLeaks, the DDoS attack has once again become a …

Gawker’s future security plans revealed

An internal memo sent to the Gawker staff by Thomas Plunkett, Gawker Media CTO, has revealed further details about last week’s massive breach that resulted in the …

Database of routers’ embedded private SSL keys published

The recent publishing of a database containing over 2,000 private SSL keys hard-coded into various routers – with their corresponding public certificates and …

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