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Fake Expedia Itinerary Confirmations Deliver Malware
Hoax-Slayer is warning of malicious spam campaign of e-mails claiming to be itinerary confirmations from Expedia, offering trip details in an attachment (h/t Softpedia). “Thanks for booking with Expedia! Below…
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Hetzner Hacked
The German Web host Hetzner recently notified its clients that its technicians had discovered a backdoor in one of its Nagios internal monitoring systems (h/t The H Security). “An investigation…
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Webroot Uncovers Site Offering PayPal Accounts for Sale
Webroot’s Dancho Danchev reports that a new underground e-shop has been launched specifically to sell access to hacked PayPal accounts. “The E-shop is exclusively targeting United States citizens, and currently…
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Cisco: Mainstream Web Sites Are More Risky than Porn Sites
Cisco recently published its 2013 Annual Security Report [PDF file], which states that the highest concentration of online security threats target legitimate Web sites rather than pornography, pharmeutical or gambling…
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How to Avoid a Hacktivist Attack
Last year saw a massive surge in hacktivism – hacking motivated by political and social objectives – according to Verizon’s 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report [PDF file]. The report attributed…
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Algerian Hacker Hamza Bendelladj Arrested for Stealing Millions
Algerian hacker Hamza Bendelladj, 24, was arrested on Sunday at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. Immigration Bureau chief Pharnu Kerdlarpphon said Thai police were alerted to his arrival by the FBI. “Mr…
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HootSuite Suffers Privacy Breach
Social media management company HootSuite recently acknowledged that e-mails sent to some users to warn them that their free trial of HootSuite Pro was about to end may have also…
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Hackers Steal $1 Million from Citibank
The FBI recently announced that 14 people have been charged with stealing more than $1 million from Citibank ATMs at casinos in California and Nevada. “The alleged fraudsters were able…
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City of Tulsa Cyber Attack Was Penetration Test, Not Hack
The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma last week began notifying residents that their personal data may have been accessed — but it now turns out that the attack was a penetration…
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Wells Fargo Hit by Cyber Attacks
Wells Fargo’s online banking services were recently disrupted by a series of denial of service attacks. “Wells Fargo apologized on Twitter for the disruption, saying it was working to restore…
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