Zeljka Zorz
Egyptians can now tweet without an Internet connection
After Facebook experienced the state-wide password hijacking attempt organized by the Tunisian government and solved it by using social authentication and routing login …
“Facebook closing all accounts” scam hits users
The latest scam to hit Facebook users is a slight variation of the survey scams that target them daily. But this time, the lure isn’t bogus “OMG” I …
Could a vulnerability tax spur vendors to improve security?
He has recently been appointed as Apple’s global director of security and he is expected to begin his work in March, but former National Security Agency cryptographer …
PlentyofFish CEO accuses Argentian hackers of elaborate extortion scheme
The Argentinian hackers that hacked The Pirate Bay back in July are at it again. They have supposedly hacked the popular free online dating site PlentyofFish and, according to …
ATM skimmers don’t even have to be on the ATM
Careful ATM users know enough to give a hasty visual check to the machine before using it and to hide the keyboard while entering their PIN. Unfortunately, sometimes even that …
EFF exposes extensive FBI violations
In 2009, the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a suit against a number of federal agencies that deal with intelligence gathering, requesting that they release documents and …
Top cybercrime host and others get shut down
VolgaHost, the “World’s number one bad host”, has been taken offline on January 17th, reports malicious host-tracking outfit HostExploit. A few weeks before …
Spammers take advantage of the Facebook API bug?
It seems that high-profile accounts and Facebook pages might not be the only ones messed with by individuals taking advantage of the bug found in Facebook’s API. All …
5 men busted in relation to Anonymous DDoS attacks
Five men believed to have taken part in recent Anonymous’ DDoS attacks have been arrested this morning during a series of raids coordinated by the Metropolitan Police …
API bug responsible for Zuckerberg page hack
When at first Facebook didn’t issue a statement about what really happened on Mark Zuckerberg’s fan page and how someone managed to post a message in his name …
A step towards wider SSL implementation
Two great stumbling blocks on the path leading to a Web-wide implementation of the SSL/TLS protocols have always been cost and speed. So far, the great majority of websites …
An increase in form-based e-mail phishing attacks
Luring people in with the promise of hefty tax refunds and “stimulus payments”, phishers have been targeting users with e-mails purportedly coming from HM Revenue …