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UFO Images in Edward Snowden Leaks Are Proof of Government Mind Control Games

The latest Edward Snowden leaks include a PowerPoint presentation containing what seems to be three images of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). However, that doesnt mean UFOs exist. Instead, experts...

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Hackers Target Yorkshire Bank, Deface Phishing Site Instead

On Wednesday, hackers of the controversial group AnonGhost announced breaching and defacing the website of Yorkshire Bank, a commercial bank in UK. However, after analyzing the hack attack, experts...

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Cisco patches multiple vulnerabilities in wireless LAN controllers

The most severe bug affects Cisco’s Aironet 1260, 2600, 3500 and 3600 access points, and could allow unauthorized parties gain privileged access to the affected device.

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GnuTLS: Big internal bugs, few real-world problems

Yes, GnuTLS has major security holes. So what? Almost no one uses it in ways where it could be vulnerable to fraud.

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Security change could open door to hackers

According to Microsoft, anyone still using Windows XP operating system come April 8 will no longer receive technical support or security updates.

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Sally Beauty Responds to Rumors About Credit Card Data Being Stolen by Hackers

Sally Beauty, a retailer and distributor of professional beauty products with 2,600 stores across the United States, has suffered a data breach. However, the company says theres no evidence that...

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Over 40 Bugs, Including 4 Security Vulnerabilities, Fixed in Joomla 3.2.3

Joomla 3.2.3 is available for download. The latest release addresses a total of more than 40 bugs, four of which are security issues. The list of vulnerabilities includes a high-priority core SQL...

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IT security for the daily life: Withdrawing money at cash machines with...

Mini-computers with head-mounted display like ‘Google Glass’ don’t just alarm privacy activists.

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Elite security posse fostered founders of WhatsApp, Napster

A few days after selling WhatsApp to Facebook for $19 billion, Jan Koum stepped into a suite at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco to celebrate with old friends, including CEOs, reformed hackers and...

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British Pregnancy Advisory Service Fined After Being Breached by Anonymous...

Back in March 2012, the UK Metropolitan Police arrested 27-year-old James Jeffery on suspicion of hacking into the systems of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS). Now, the Information...

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Cybercriminals Infiltrate Various Organizations in Siesta Campaign

Security researchers from Trend Micro are investigating a new campaign of targeted attacks aimed at organizations from various sectors. The campaign has been dubbed Siesta (read on to learn why)....

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FireEye Raises $460 Million in Secondary Offering

Looking to take advantage of its high-flying stock price, FireEye (NASDAQ:FEYE), a provider of solutions that help companies block advanced cyber attacks, said late Thursday that it will sell 14...

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CTF365 Announces Beta Phase for Security Training Platform

CTF365, the security training platform that proposes a new approach to Capture the Flag (CTF) competition, has announced the start of the projects beta phase. So far, over 14,000 users have signed up...

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CloudLock Launches Compliance Solution for Google+

CloudLock, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based firm that helps companies secure data stored in the cloud, announced the availability of CloudLock Compliance for Google+, a PCI/PII compliance solution for...

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Fake Night Vision Camera App on Google Play Hides SMS Trojan

Security researchers from Avast have come across a fake night vision camera app on Google Play. The malicious app is designed to harvest information and subscribe users to premium SMS services. The app...

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10 tech things we didn’t know a week ago

Behind on the news and hungry for more? Here’s what we learned this week — from tweets leading to bank hacks, Windows XP lives, and who is the elusive Bitcoin inventor?

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Latvia Launches Cyber Defense Unit, Hires 13 Cyber Warriors

In case of a conflict, Latvias military and government IT systems will be guarded by a newly launched Cyber Defense Unit. The countrys army has already hired 13 experts for the unit. According to...

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Malware Attacks: Even When the Computer Is Unplugged; Data Leak Via…

Preventing your network of computers from cyber attack , the first logical step is isolating the affected computer from the network.

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Yahoo not veering off authentication path, just negotiating detours

Yahoo building toward standards-based single sign-on environment that will reach across its services, Internet

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MasterCard, Visa form group to push better payment security

The talks, as well as actual movement on enhancing the payment system in the U.S., was sparked by the data breach at Target that affected 110 million accounts.

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