GitHub Launches Bug Bounty Program with Rewards of up to $5,000 / €3,700
GitHub has launched a security bug bounty program. The code repository is prepared to reward security researchers who find and responsibly disclose vulnerabilities with up to $5,000 (3,700). The lowest...
View ArticleLiberty Reserve Founder Fights Extradition to the US [AP]
40-year-old Arthur Budovsky, the founder of the Liberty Reserve virtual currency, is doing everything he can to avoid being extradited to the US. Hes currently in Spain, where he was arrested in...
View ArticleCYREN Launches WebSecurity
CYREN, until recently known as Commtouch, has launched a new cloud-based Web security service called CYREN WebSecurity. Powered by CYRENs GlobalView Cloud infrastructure and the companys Recurrent...
View ArticleCanada Captured Data From Airport Travelers via WiFi: Report
OTTAWA – As a trial run for the NSA and other foreign intelligence agencies, Canadian intelligence collected data from Canadian travelers who passed through major airports and connected to Wifi...
View Article11 California High School Students Expelled After Hacking Computers to Change...
In December 2013, we learned that a dozen students of the Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, California, were suspected of changing their grades and obtaining tests after hacking into the...
View ArticleTwo More Versions of “Eviction Notification” Malware Emails Spotted
As expected, there are more than two versions of the eviction notification spam emails that are currently making the rounds. The third variant spotted by Conrad Longmore of Dynamoos Blog carries the...
View ArticleHow Difficult Is Your Maze? How To Be A ‘Hard Target’
Think About Survivability and Design Your Network for Resilience as Threats Change… Suddenly, an early 90’s Jean Claude Van Damme movie is relevant again, at least due of its name. Every security team...
View ArticleIsrael’s National Cyber Bureau Prepares Cyberattack Response Task Force...
Representatives of Israels National Cyber Bureau have revealed the governments intention to launch a new task force whose goal will be to help consumers and businesses in dealing with cyberattacks. In...
View ArticleMalware Alert: Fax Message from Windsor Telecom Fax2Email
Emails apparently sent through Windsor Telecoms Fax2Email service have been spotted landing in inboxes, informing recipients that theyve received a fax message. In reality, the emails are being sent by...
View ArticleLaw ‘tried to manipulate story’
Jude Law tried to manipulate a News of the World story about his girlfriend Sienna Miller’s affair with Bond star Daniel Craig to make it appear that “she cheated first”, it has been claimed.
View ArticleFireEye Enhances OS, Expands Email Threat Protection Capabilities
FireEye, a provider of solutions that help companies block advanced cyber attacks,announced major update to the FireEye OS that the company says enhances the management and functionality of several of...
View ArticleFacebook’s newspaper app named Paper
Facebook’s shares are soaring on news of their mobile engagement. That’s good news for the company, which just announced a fancy mobile app, Paper.
View ArticleRussian Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Jail for Hacking Trading Accounts
Petr Murmylyuk, 33, a Russian national living in Brooklyn, New York, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for taking part in a security fraud scheme that involved hacking into trading accounts. He...
View ArticleSupporters of Nationalist Party Svoboda Hack Ukrainian Government and Media...
Hacktivists who back the Ukrainian nationalist political party Svoboda have allegedly breached and defaced a total of 300 Ukrainian government and media websites. A partial list of the targeted sites...
View ArticleHotel Management Company White Lodging Suffers Data Breach
White Lodging, a hotel management company whose portfolio includes Westin, Marriott, Hilton and Sheraton, has suffered a data breach in which thousands of payment cards might have been compromised....
View ArticleHackers access Yahoo Mail with stolen passwords
Yahoo has revealed that some Yahoo Mail accounts have been accessed by unknown attackers using passwords allegedly stolen from third-party sources.
View ArticleSponsored Links on Google Lead Users to FIFA World Cup Phishing Sites
Security researchers from Kaspersky have been monitoring schemes that target those who want to attend this years FIFA World Cup in Brazil. One of the most interesting sites theyve spotted is...
View ArticleTwitter Account of Real Madrid Manager Carlo Ancelotti Hacked
The verified Twitter account of Carlo Ancelotti, the manager of the Spanish football team Real Madrid, has been hacked. The hacker sent out messages asking various accounts to follow him, including the...
View ArticleHackers Claim to Have Breached Bell Canada’s Systems
Hackers of the NullCrew collective are back. They claimed to have breached the systems of Bell Canada. The details of thousands of users have been leaked online. Go [expletive] figure, people who are...
View ArticleCyber predators: Could computer hackers turn your car into a fireball?
A FORMER US security chief has revealed he believes a journalist killed in a horror car crash last year could have been the victim of a car hacker.
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