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Windows 8, IE10 suffer multiple critical zero-day vulnerabilities

Windows 8, IE10 suffer multiple critical zero-day vulnerabilities
  • Posted November 5, 2012, 7:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, IT Security
  • Researchers at Vupen, a private security firm based in France, claim to have found multiple, critical vulnerabilities in Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10. The team's exploits allow hackers to remotely execute code, allowing crafty individuals to potentially gain control…

Apple to talk iOS security at Black Hat 2012 conference

Apple to talk iOS security at Black Hat 2012 conference
  • Posted July 24, 2012, 3:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • Apple is set to make its first official appearance at the security-focused Black Hat conference this year. The move is both surprising given the company’s tradition of avoiding most major technology conferences, and significant as their products have become a…

Hacker claims to have broken into nearly 80 banks, provides evidence

Hacker claims to have broken into nearly 80 banks, provides evidence
  • Posted June 19, 2012, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security
  • A self-proclaimed grey hat hacker known as Reckz0r claims to have accessed nearly 80 large banks, collecting a massive amount of customer data in the process. To verify these claims, the hacker made a plain text file available on AnonFiles.com…

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