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Nortel's internal network "owned" by hackers for almost a decade
- According to the Wall Street Journal, Nortel was unwittingly victimized for nearly 10 years by suspected Chinese hackers with "widespread" access to the company's internal network. The infiltration was so severe, the individuals responsible are believed to have had the…
Microsoft's Indian online store hacked, passwords and user data exposed
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Microsoft’s online retail store for India which is operated by Indian company Quasar Media remains offline today after hackers breached the website's defenses and stole user account information and passwords...
Weekend Open Forum: Have you, or someone you know, ever been victim of Internet scams?
- Although most Internet users have probably wised up -- or so we'd hope -- to old scams involving some wealthy foreigner who's supposedly being cheated out of millions of dollars and promises a small fortune in exchange for help spiriting…
Valve: Encrypted credit card data, other info taken in Steam hack
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The damage of last year's Steam intrusion is worse than previously thought, according to an update by Valve co-founder Gabe Newell. In November, the company's servers were breached as hackers defaced Steam's forums and accessed a database with user information...
Swagg Security hackers hit Foxconn, release usernames and passwords
- Foxconn, the enormous manufacturing supplier to some of the world's largest technology firms has been hit by a new group of hackers looking to make a name for themselves. On Wednesday evening, a team calling themselves Swagg Security claimed they…
Google Wallet PIN vulnerable on rooted Android devices
- Security researchers over at zvelo have discovered a vulnerability in Google Wallet that could expose users' PIN codes to a brute-force attack. The flaw only affects users who have rooted their Android smartphone, so most people won't need to worry…
Anonymous hacks Syrian President's email, reveals weak password
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Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who is facing increased pressure from world leaders to step down faces more embarrassment, this time from the tech community after online hacktivist group Anonymous...
Adobe prepping sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox, beta available now
- Adobe is working on a new Flash Player sandbox for Firefox that will essentially work in “Protected Mode” in an effort to protect users against exploits. The design of the sandbox is similar to what the company used with Adobe…
'Man in the Browser' malware defeats banks' two-step online authentication
- A new breed of malware called a Man in the Browser (MitB) attack can successfully bypass a bank’s two-step online authentication process. In most cases, the victim isn't even aware their account has been compromised until it's too late. …
Symantec offered hacker $50,000 for stolen source code
- Anonymous released email exchanges between a member and Symantec yesterday, revealing that the security firm offered them $50,000 in exchange for destroying the source code of pcAnywhere and Norton Antivirus tools, believed to have been obtained by hackers after breaking…
Anonymous eavesdrops FBI conference call, posts audio online
- The hactivist group Anonymous claims to have intercepted and recorded a conference call between the FBI and the British police cybercrime division Scotland Yard that took place on January 17. Anon has since released an audio recording of the roughly…
Google Bouncer boots malicious apps from Android Market
- Google's relaxed stance on app screening on its Marketplace has been known to let a quite few malicious apps slip under the radar. Whether security concerns surrounding its Android platform are accurate or exaggerated, the company is taking them seriously…
Anonymous targets Greece Ministry of Justice for signing ACTA treaty
- Anonymous targeted the website of the Greek Justice Ministry this morning as the leaderless group kicked off a day of protests against the financially embattled European country for its decision to the sign the controversial ACTA treaty. The so-called hacktivists…
New Trojan steals phone details, routes bank calls to crooks
- Banks have been fighting a tough battle to secure customer's private banking information as cybercrooks find increasingly more complex methods of breaking the security layers protecting their online services. Now they have a new threat to worry about, a Trojan…
WikiLeaks to buy boat, move servers offshore to avoid prosecution
- Investors for WikiLeaks are reportedly in the process of purchasing a boat that would be used to move the site’s servers offshore in an attempt to avoid prosecution from law enforcement in the United States. Multiple sources within the hacking…
Symantec reveals Counterclank malware threat for Android
- Symantec revealed via blog post that they have identified multiple publisher IDs on the Android Market that are being used to host malware-infected apps. The threat is being classified as the largest distribution of malware to hit Android this year.
Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere after source code leak
- In a PDF outlining the impact of its proprietary source code being stolen, Symantec recommends disabling pcAnywhere until the next update is issued. This warning includes users who are running pcAnywhere 12.0, 12.1 and 12.5, which is the latest version.…
AVG: QR code-based malware attacks to rise in 2012
- A new report from AVG suggests you should think twice before using your handset to scan unknown Quick Response (QR) codes. The Global Community Powered Threat Report for the fourth quarter of 2011 found an increase in mobile-related malware, with…
Adobe is bundling Shockwave Player with Norton's security software
- It's recently come to our attention that the installer for Adobe Shockwave Player is coming bundled with an optional installation of Norton Security Scan. The bundle was pointed out by Martin Brinkmann from gHacks and confimed by our Editor in Chief,…
Anonymous hacks FTC website OnGuardOnline.gov
- Anonymous continues to target government and film industry websites as part of the so-called operation MegaUpload, in protest of the file sharing service's recent shutdown. As it stands right now top MegaUpload executives, including its controversial founder Kim Dotcom, stand…
WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to host new TV show
- WikiLeaks has announced that founder Julian Assange will be hosting his own television show that features interviews with key political players from around the globe. The theme of the interview show is “the world tomorrow” and is scheduled to begin…
Latest Anonymous video targets Facebook on January 28
- A new video posted on YouTube claims that the hacktivist group Anonymous is planning to take down Facebook on January 28 as part of what they are calling Operation Global Blackout Part 2. The voice in the video claims responsibility…
China, not India, may be behind government espionage
- A series of memos leaked earlier this month implicated the Indian government in possible espionage against the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC). Reuters reports that new information stemming from a U.S. investigation suggests Chinese hackers may actually be…
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