EU debates NSA surveillance impact and media freedom
The impact of US National Security Agency and other surveillance programs on EU citizens’ privacy and media freedom and the lack of democratic oversight of these …
2M Vodafone users’ personal and banking info compromised
The names, addresses, birth dates, and bank account information of some 2 million German Vodafone users has been compromised in a breach of a server located “deep in the …
Bogus hacking Android apps offered on Google Play
Getting your Android apps from Google Play is always a better bet than picking them up from third party online marketplaces, but you also can’t be completely sure you …
SAML 2.0 two-factor SSO without usernames or passwords
WWPass released Unified Security Manager, a virtual appliance that provides user authentication for applications that support Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0. …
BitSight launches information security risk rating service
BitSight launched a cybersecurity offering that delivers ratings on the information security effectiveness of organizations. The ratings, which are based on externally visible …
Facebook privacy application manages who sees your posts
AVG announced its first privacy app built on the Facebook API, AVG CrowdControl. The app allows users to manage who sees their default posts for improved privacy without …
Backdoored NIST standard revealed, will be reopened for review
Following last week’s revelation that the NSA has, among other things, influenced the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to adopt an encryption …
JollyBot SMS Trojan offered for use to low-level crooks via affiliate network
The current cybercrime market is all about Cybercrime-as-a-Service – knowledgeable individuals focus on their core competencies to offer services to those who have not …
Bogus iPhone 5C giveaway hits Facebook users
The long awaited unveiling of the upcoming iPhone 5S and 5C has provided the perfect lure for Facebook scammers. A message showing a picture of multicolored iPhones 5C and …
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 39 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 39 has been released today. Table of contents: …
Android scareware delivered via spoofed email notices
A spam campaign targeting Android and PC users simultaneously has been recently spotted by FireEye researchers. The attacks starts with spoofed emails made to look like a …
Multiplayer games and DoS attacks
Prolexic, detailed the rampant problem of denial of service attacks within and from online gaming communities. The DDoS attacks, which can pack a powerful punch by the use of …
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