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The Biggest Security Issue In A Long Time: OpenSSL’s Bleedingheart Bug
A major new security vulnerability known as Heartbleed was disclosed on Monday with potentially severe implications for the entire Web as well as other applications that use the OpenSSL software such as encrypted email. The bug can read 64 kilobytes of a server’s memory, where sensitive user data is stored, including private data such as […]
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Yahoo Ad Network abused to redirect users to malicious websites serving Magnitude Exploit Kit
Internet advertisement networks provide hackers with an effective venue for targeting wide range computers through malicious advertisements. Previously it was reported by some security researchers that Yahoo’s online advertising Network is one of the…
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LOCKER Malware – Yet another new variant of Cryptolocker Ransomware
Ransomware, a threat to internet users that continues to grow in popularity with cyber criminals due to its success and monetary potential. This is nothing new and to be expected. I have noticed many discussions on underground hacking forums about “H…
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Hacker fined with $183,000 for just one-Minute of DDoS attack
Eric Rosol, A 38-year-old hacker who joined an Anonymous hacker attack for just one minute has been sentenced to two years in Prison and ordered to pay $183,000 fine.Yes you read right! $183,000 fine and prison for 1 Minute DDoS attack.In 2011, …
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Growing market of zero-day vulnerability exploits pose real threat to Cyber Security
Pierluigi Paganini, The Hacker News – Sunday, December 08, 2013 NSS Labs issued the report titled “The Known Unknowns” to explain the dynamics behind the market of zero-day exploits.Last week I discussed about the necessity to define a…
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Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit successfully disrupted the ZeroAccess Botnet
Mohit Kumar, The Hacker News – Saturday, December 07, 2013 Microsoft today announced that its Digital Crimes Unit (a center of excellence for advancing the global fight against cybercrime) has successfully disrupted the ZeroAccess b…
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Apple Mac OS X Vulnerability enables Root User to Hackers by resetting the clock
Do you think, because you’re using an Apple Mac, your data is safe from hackers ? Well, it is not true, there are dozens of security weaknesses and today Researchers have made it easier to exploit Apple Mac OS X, that allows penetration tester…
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Short Password Reset code vulnerability allows hackers to brute-force many websites
Yesterday we received a vulnerability report in web applications from some unknown Indian Hacker, who explained that how Hackers are hijacking Mobile recharge and Free SMS service related websites. He detailed the loophole in password reset …
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Microsoft discontinues MD5 crypto for digital certificates to improve RDP Authentication
This week Microsoft has released several advisories to help their users update from weak crypto. Microsoft is beginning the process of discontinuing support for digital certificates that use the MD5 hashing algorithm and to improve the network-l…
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Hackers turn Verizon signal booster into a mobile hacking machine
A group of hackers from security firm iSEC found a way to tap right into verizon wireless cell phones using a signal-boosting devices made by Samsung for Verizon and cost about $250. They hack Verizon’s signal-boosting devices, known as fem…