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Over 650,000 Domino’s Pizza Customer Records Hacked

A group of hackers took it to Twitter to announce that they managed to breach the systems of Dominos Pizza in Belgium and France and obtained access to more than 592,000 records belonging to French...

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Wiko Phones Restarted via SMS

It appears that some smartphones are vulnerable to being rebooted remotely by sending a simple command via a short text message. The security risk involved is present after the reboot, when the devices...

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Swansea scientists’ fightback against the smartphone hackers

As he prepared to receive the honour, the Kiwi coach said: “It’s a massive honour.

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VPN Service Freedome Launched by F-Secure

F-Secure announced the release of a VPN product for mobile devices, aimed at securing Internet browsing over an untrusted Wi-Fi connection.The app, designed for Android and iOS, is called Freedome and...

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BlackEnergy Trojan Sample Designed for Windows 8 and Up

Recently, a sample of the BlackEnergy Trojan has been uploaded on Googles VirusTotal service, that offers free scanning of files with multiple antivirus engines. It is a modification of the previous...

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Warrant Needed to Identify Internet Users: Canada Top Court

OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday that police must obtain a warrant to access basic information on Internet users, affirming online anonymity as a privacy right. The unanimous 8-0...

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Bend middle school yanks hacked yearbook

Student hackers inserted “inappropriate material” into the yearbook at a Bend middle school, and the school has confiscated most of the copies, about 750.

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EPC commissioner denies insulting sheriff’s wife

The ongoing scandal involving El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa took a nasty turn Friday, as his wife and a county commissioner were believed to have traded insults in an online comment section.

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Hackers: The Internet’s Immune System [Video]

The beauty of hackers, says cybersecurity expert Keren Elazari, is that they force us to evolve and improve. Yes, some hackers are bad guys, but many are working to fight government corruption and...

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Personal Information Compromised After AT&T Data Breach

Two big companies have been hit by cyber attacks and now your information may be up for sale.

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Free cybersecurity for politicos

Internet security company Cloudflare says it will offer its full raft of protective services for free to “politically or artistically important” websites that come under politically motivated...

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How to wheel and deal in the online marketplace: Learn all the…

Millions of customers of online marketplace eBay have been forced to change their password following a cyber attack – but they could use the crisis to boost their trading skills.

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Public Safety officials were left scrambling by Heartbleed bug

On April 14, the Canada Revenue Agency confirmed that 900 social insurance numbers had been stolen from its website as a result of the Heartbleed bug.

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Woman to be First Charged Under Philippine Cybercrime Law

MANILA – A woman has been indicted for computer fraud in the first such case under the Philippines’ controversial cybercrime law, justice department records showed Sunday. Karla Martinez Ignacio could...

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US prosecutors: Hacker helped thwart 300 cyberattacks, cripple Anonymous...

A prolific computer hacker who infiltrated the servers of major corporations later switched sides and helped the U.S. government disrupt hundreds of cyberattacks on Congress, NASA and other sensitive...

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Alleged “NullCrew” Hacker Arrested by the FBI

FBI arrested 20-years old Timothy Justin French from Tennessee on charges of computer hacking. He is believed to be associated with NullCrew hacking group.The group of hackers is best known for...

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Security holes could give hackers access to iOS, Android devices

Apple’s tight vetting of mobile applications gives it a security edge over Android, but there are still several ways for attackers to steal data from iOS devices, a mobile security company warned in a...

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iOS vs Android: Which is more of a security threat for the enterprise?

Apple has kept malware out of its App Store but iOS devices, like their Android rivals, are still susceptible to all sorts of attacks.

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Nokia Gave In to Ransom Request

News has come to surface that Nokia paid several million euros towards the end of 2007 in an extortion incident, so that the blackmailer wouldnt publish the Symbian encryption key. The code was just a...

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Onapsis Raises $9.5 Million to Grow SAP, Oracle Security Business

Onapsis, aprovider of security solutions to protect SAP and Oracle platforms, announced that it has raised $9.58 million in funding led by .406 Ventures with Endeavor Catalyst and existing investors...

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