Hackers hit Shaw’s, Star Market chains
If you used your debit or credit card at Star Market or Shaw’s between June 22 and July 17, double-check your statements – you may be a victim of the latest high-profile security breach.
View ArticleCridex Banking Malware Variant Uses Gameover Zeus Thieving Technique
Security researchers have found a new strain of the Cridex banking malware, one that relies on HTML injections very similar to Gameover Zeus (GOZ), making it more sophisticated and efficient. Cridex,...
View ArticleTwitter suspends Anonymous: Hackers name wrong cop, St. Louis PD to release name
Operation Ferguson is the name of Anonymous’ new mission, and the unknown hackers have been making good on their promise for disruption in Ferguson.
View ArticleSeven WebKit Vulnerabilities Fixed in Safari Browser
A new version of Safari web browser has been released to repair a set of seven security glitches in the WebKit component, all of them leading to unauthorized disclosure of information through remote...
View ArticleFlash Player Scam Respawns on Google Play
An older scam consisting in asking Android users for money in exchange for the installation of Flash Player on the mobile device keeps popping up on Google Play.It seems that this type of deceit has...
View Article180 SuperValu Locations Expose Customer Financial Data
SuperValu officials announce that unauthorized access to a part of their computer network that processed card transactions for some of its locations may have affected information of customers that...
View ArticleSupervalu attack shows security challenge [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) :: ]
Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 16–Constant vigilance by everyone. That’s what cyber security experts advised Friday after hackers breached computers at more than 1,000 grocery and liquor stores...
View ArticleMicrosoft pulls updates, recommends uninstall
Customer reports of blue screens of death and reboot loops have led the company to withdraw several updates and recommend that users uninstall MS14-045.
View ArticleAre Airplanes Really Safe? One Hacker Says Maybe Not.
Afraid to fly? Missing planes and missile strikes got you scared? Well, you may want to stop reading this article now because the following could just exacerbate that fear.
View ArticleAverage Peak Size of DDoS Attacks Spiked in Q2: VeriSign
The average peak size of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the second quarter of 2014 increased by 216% compared to the first quarter, according to the latest trends report from VeriSign.
View ArticleThis Analogy Explains Why Re-Using The Same Password Is The Most Dangerous...
We’ve all been guilty of re-using a single password for multiple websites. The idea is tempting.
View ArticleProtecting their (and your) data – keeping hackers at bay
Protecting their data – keeping hackers at bay Experts: Information security is ongoing process, change passwords, logins to stay safe Check out this story on IndyStar.com: http://indy.st/VwIbtQ The...
View ArticleHow blogger Whale Oil accessed Labour Party computers
A right-wing blogger has documented in video how he gained access to what should have been confidential party and donor information.
View ArticleLog On To The New Trailer For ‘Open Windows’ Starring Elijah Wood And Sasha Grey
“The Net,” “Firewall,” “Transcendence,” “Hackers,” “WarGames” ….they’ve all tried to teach us the same lesson: computers can be bad news in the wrong hands.
View ArticleWestern Australia government phone and laptop losses rise
The theft and loss of taxpayer-funded mobile phones and laptops in Western Australia has increased to more than AU$480,000 in the past year, despite a promised crack down on missing equipment, the...
View ArticlePolitical clash of luddite QCs and tech are a dangerous combination
Australia faces a dangerous conflation of technology-driven surveillance and an almost total lack of technical comprehension from the political class.
View ArticleDFAT tenders first part of communications network program
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has listed its first request for tender under the five-year international communications network (ICN) program.
View ArticleBishop latest hacking casualty in global game of phones
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is the latest in a string of high profile politicians to be targeted by suspected state-sponsored phone hackers, having her smartphone seized by local...
View ArticleWhaleoil ‘hacker’ comes forward
Documents described as detailed email transcripts of conversations between Whaleoil blogger Cameron Slater and his anonymous sources have been provided to the Herald by an individual claiming to have...
View ArticleCommunity Health Systems targeted in cyber attack
Community Health Systems Inc. said Monday, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission , that its computer network was the target of an “external, criminal cyber attack” that the company...
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