Zeljka Zorz
Russian hacker steals $10 million
A 27-year old Russian hacker pleaded guilty to stealing $10 million from a former Royal Bank of Scotland division back in 2008, and he’s awaiting a verdict and …
Zeus Trojan targets UK government
During his speech at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, UK’s foreign secretary William Hague revealed that the UK government has been targeted with a e-mail …
HBGary’s systems and website hacked by Anonymous
Following HBGary Federal’s COO Aaron Barr’s claim that he discovered the identities of Anonymous’ leaders through the use of social networks, the internet …
Hackers compromised Nasdaq’s network
Hackers continue to breach systems of vital importance to the US, and the latest one to be compromised is the one belonging to the company that operates the Nasdaq Stock …
250,000 Facebook profiles harvested for setting up dating site
250,000 Facebook users have become the unwitting members of a “dating” site whose authors claim is a “work of art” and not set up to make money, but …
Fast-flux tactics for Facebook scams
Survey scams are a daily occurrence for many Facebook users, and “See who’s stalking you on Facebook” is an often-used proclamation to lure the users to …
Google offers Pwn2Own contestants $20,000 for Chrome exploit
As during the previous four years, this year’s edition of the CanSecWest conference will welcome security researchers bent on trying to exploit vulnerabilities in …
Fake Facebook Security page sending out phishing messages
Phishers have rolled out a new tactic to target Facebook users – they are misusing the name of legitimate Facebook Security page and sending out warnings about an …
500,000 stolen e-mail credentials for Waledac’s comeback
Almost a year ago, the Waledac botnet was crippled by a legal action initiated by Microsoft which resulted in the takedown of 273 Internet domains that were being used as …
Multilingual PayPal phishing e-mails doing rounds
A recent report compiled by OpenDNS showed that 45 percent of all phishing attempts made in 2010 were targeting PayPal customers. It is no wonder then that we witness PayPal …
Facebook bug allows user data theft via specially crafted websites
A proof-of-concept attack page that exploits a Facebook vulnerability to access a user’s private data has been devised by two students who shared the information with …
Spammers gearing up for Valentine’s Day
A spam run that supposedly offers flowers to send to your loved one is currently landing in inboxes around the world, but a click on the “Order Now” button takes …