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NewsFacebook Graph Search – tool for phishing attacks?
Facebook shook the tech world’s foundation a bit with the announcement of Graph Search capability. Users are anxious for a chance to play...
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NewsMobile malware: It’s bad now, but will be worse in 2013
If you’re a user of Google’s mobile operating system Android and concerned about your smartphone’s security, expect to worry more...
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NewsNew Mac Malware charging user’s mobile accounts
New Mac Malware is duping users into signing up for mobile phone charges, according to Doctor Web, the antivirus firm that identified the FlashBack...
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NewsNew ‘Dockster’ malware targets Apple computers
A new piece of malicious software targeted at Apple users has been found on a website dedicated to the Dalai Lama, but one security vendor is labelling...
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NewsInstagram vulnerability on iPhone allows for account takeover
A security researcher published on Saturday another attack on Facebook’s Instagram photo-sharing service that could allow a hacker to seize...
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NewsXtreme RAT malware targets governments
The hacker group that recently infected Israeli police computers with the Xtreme RAT malware has also targeted government institutions from the U.S.,...
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NewsMalware ransom draws big bucks, says a Symantec analysis
The problem of ransom malware has reached epidemic proportions and could be extracting fraudulent payments from as many as 3 percent of victims, a...
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NewsWindows PCs and Macs at risk of another zero-day Java bug
A security researcher known for finding Java bugs has uncovered a new critical zero-day vulnerability in all currently-supported versions of the popular...
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NewsGoogle buys browser-based malware scanner VirusTotal
Google has acquired Web-based URL scanner VirusTotal in what may be an effort to improve browser security. VirusTotal’s service is pretty...
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NewsNew Mac malware stealing passwords
Just days after Oracle updated Java to patch critical vulnerabilities being used by hackers, another piece of Mac malware has been identified by...
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Features 1Java security threats: What you need to know
First, the bad news. Once again, Mac users are at risk due to a flaw in Java, similar to the one that enabled the Flashback Trojan. Even worse,...
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NewsSecond Java zero-day exploit uncovered
Researchers have found a second zero-day Java vulnerability that attackers are using to hijack computers on the Web. An analysis of exploit code found...
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Macs at risk from ‘super dangerous’ Java zero-day
Hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Java 7, security experts said today. The unpatched bug can be exploited through any browser running...
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NewsNew NetWeirdRC malware targeting Macs
Another piece of malware, NetWeirdRC, is targeting Mac OS X 10.6 and later, as well as Windows, Linux and Solaris, according to the Mac security company Intego....
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NewsMobile apps emerge as new cyber crime attack vector
Mobile apps have emerged as a new cyber crime attack vector for phishing and malware, says RSA, the security division of EMC. To combat this issue,...
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NewsFacebook reveals14 million ‘undesirable’ user accounts
Facebook’s disclosure that it found 14 million user accounts it considers “undesirable” – meaning they are likely spewing spam...
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NewsWindows malware hides in iOS app
Windows malware slipped past Apple’s eye and has been found tucked into software available on the company’s iOS App Store. Although the...
