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New strain of malware steals credit card info from local businesses
The latest strain of malicious software targets everything from pet stores and movie theaters to restaurants and credit unions. Called GamaPOS, the malware already affects 13 US states and Vancouver, ...
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Viral outbreak inspires MERS-themed malware
A human virus is a lot like a piece of malware, “downloading” itself into your system and draining your vital resources for its own ends. So it’s ironic that Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (ME...
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How hackers can use your fingerprints to frame you
This post was originally published on June 17, 2015. It’s the one thing that was supposed to be truly personal to you. As unique as the special snowflake that, deep down, you believe yourself to be....
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Pot, meet kettle: Spyware maker compromised, denies everything
This post was originally published on June 1, 2015. Sometimes the irony is just too much. First reported by Krebs on Security, spyware-as-service provider mSpy was hacked two weeks ago but denied ever...
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Protecting your digital rights: Who is Access?
Digital freedoms are under attack worldwide. In countries like France and Turkey, governments are pushing for greater access to citizens' data without their consent, ostensibly to improve “security�...
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The Equation Group, hard drives and the Death Star of malware
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have uncovered a new cyber-espionage toolset that possesses more than a passing resemblance to similar kits used by US intelligence agencies. In a report released last Mo...
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Hacktivism and vandalism were the main motivations for DDoS attacks last year
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are growing in size, frequency and complexity, according to the latest Annual Infrastructure Report from Arbor Networks. The security vendor’s 10th Annu...
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Is ransomware the greatest highway robber of the 21st century?
The days of a Dick Turpin type of character pulling you over on the side of the road and demanding your valuables in return for sparing your life are thankfully long gone but highway robbery has never...
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The KooZoo camera app: It's a jungle out there
This post was originally published on January 28, 2015. What if you could turn smartphones or iPods into a streaming cameras, then get a look at what other people doing the same thing were streaming w...
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Internet Systems Consortium site hacked
This post was originally published on January 7, 2015. This week the Internet Systems Consortium site was hacked. Visitors to the site, which develops the BIND DNS, OpenReg, ISC AFTR and ISC DHCP t...
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