What happened to WikiLeaks over the weekend?
It has been a busy weekend for WikiLeaks. Their latest release made public a list of assets of strategic importance to the US, which are located across the globe. And while …
Amazon launches new DNS service in the cloud
Amazon Web Services announced Route 53, a DNS web service giving a way to route Internet traffic to web applications by translating human readable names into numeric IP …
Federated voice biometric database to secure and authenticate e-money
Voice Commerce launched KYC Secure, a federated database developed to secure and authenticate a consumer’s identity over their mobile phone. The first regulated mobile …
Week in review: WikiLeaks developments, rich scammers and ATM infections
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: Release of diplomatic cables reveals Aurora attacks instigator Among the …
Cybergang infects all ATMs in Russian city
A group of fraudsters has been arrested in Yakutsk and Moscow for allegedly compromising all the ATMs in the city of Yakutsk – population: around 210,000 – in the …
Splunk 4.1.6 brings numerous fixes
Splunk provides the ability for users to search, monitor and analyze live streaming IT data as well as terabytes of historical data, all from the same interface. The following …
Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake targeted by German hackers
Two German youths have allegedly been using Trojans to hack into computer belonging to over 50 pop stars, looking primarily for unreleased music but also for personal …
WikiLeaks back online on new Swiss domain
The cat and mouse game continues for WikiLeaks as it moves its site to Switzerland – wikileaks.ch is the new domain on which the whistleblowing site can be reached. The …
Twitter accounts spreading malicious code
Cybercriminals are exploiting Twitter to spread malware using festive-themed messages, according to PandaLabs. Using methods akin to black hat SEO techniques, hackers are …
WikiLeaks site is down
Whether its really because the DDoS attacks against the WikiLeaks website have threatened “the stability of the EveryDNS.net infrastructure, which enables access to …
IBM improves software security analysis
IBM announced new software and analysis capabilities that provide a more efficient and accurate way to design and manage secure applications. By consolidating software …
Adobe update scam offers “membership”
E-mails purportedly coming from the Adobe Support Team, reminding the recipient that a new version of Adobe Acrobat Reader has been released and offering a link …
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