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Bug in WordPress plugin allows unauthorized file upload

WordPress users who also use the MailPoet plugin are urged to update it as soon as possible, as all versions but the latest one are plagued with a critical flaw that could …

Microsoft hardens encryption for Outlook, OneDrive

Microsoft is making good on the promises they made last December, when they announced that they will – among other things – strengthen the encryption of customer …

Legitimate No-IP users still affected by Microsoft’s domain takeover

When Microsoft seized control of 23 free domain names usually controlled by dynamic DNS service No-IP on Monday, it disrupted malware networks used by cybercriminals to infect …

Physical location of data will become increasingly irrelevant

The physical location of data still matters, but will become increasingly irrelevant and will be replaced by a combination of legal location, political location and logical …

Facebook SDK flaw allows unauthorized access to Facebook accounts

MetaIntell has uncovered a significant security vulnerability in the Facebook SDK (V3.15.0) for both iOS and Android. Dubbed Social Login Session Hijacking, when exploited …

Geodo infostealer gets help from worm

The distribution potential of the infamous Cridex infostealer (also known as Feodo or Bugat) just went up a notch, as a new version of the malware works in conjunction with a …

IEEE launches Anti-Malware Support Service

IEEE announced the launch of IEEE Anti-Malware Support Service (AMSS). A new service from IEEE Standards Association’s (IEEE-SA) Industry Connections Security Group …

Worldwide IT spending to grow 2.1 percent in 2014

Worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3.7 trillion in 2014, a 2.1 percent increase from last year, however, this grow rate is down from earlier projections of 3.2 percent …

Western energy companies hit by state-sponsored hackers

Symantec researchers have confirmed the findings of their colleagues at F-Secure, who have been monitoring the spreading of the Havex malware family, and have put them in a …

Microsoft disrupts malware networks and APT operations

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit struck again, and was allowed to seize 23 free domain names in an effort to strike a fatal blow to malware delivery networks run by a …

Number and diversity of phishing targets continues to increase

The number of phishing sites in the first quarter of 2014 leaped 10.7 percent over the previous quarter, the Anti-Phishing Working Group reports. 2013 was one of the heaviest …

163k individuals affected in Butler Uni data breach

Personal and financial information of some 163,000 students, alumni, faculty, staff, and past applicants of Indianapolis-based Butler University have been stolen following a …

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