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PHP bug allowing site hijacking still menaces Internet 22 months on

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A vulnerability that allows attackers to take control of websites running older versions of the PHP scripting language continues to threaten the Internet almost two years after security researchers first warned that attackers could use it to remotely execute malicious code on vulnerable servers.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 20, 2014

Hacker crashes Google Play -- twice

New Android apps and updates were blocked from appearing in Google's Play Store on Monday, after a hacker attacked Google's app publishing system.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 19, 2014

Ukrainian hackers claim takedown of NATO Web sites

Pro-Russian Ukrainian hackers claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that took down several NATO Web sites amid rising tensions over military incursions into the Crimean peninsula.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 17, 2014

200M consumer records exposed in Experian security lapse

Smooth words and a fake identity gave one man the power to compromise millions of private financial records belonging to US consumers. An ongoing investigation has revealed that a Vietnamese man posing as a private investigator was able to dupe Experian in to compromising data which could equate to millions of customer records.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 11, 2014

Anonymous hackers uncover alleged proof of MtGox fraud from site

Following the MtGox Bitcoin exchange losing millions to a hack and filing for bankruptcy, anonymous attackers took over the personal blog and reddit account of MtGox CEO Mark Karpeles on Sunday. After seizing control, the hackers posted (Pastebin) a message to the two spaces detailing their findings and the reasoning behind the attack.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 10, 2014

Report: Half of all exploits target Java

Once upon a time, Microsoft was the favorite target of malware developers. As Microsoft improved the defenses in its software, though, cybercrooks moved on to easier pickings. Adobe was a prime target for a while, but Adobe followed Microsoft's lead and made its software more secure as well.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 06, 2014

Uh-oh, this computer virus can spread via Wi-Fi

Researchers at England's University of Liverpool have created Chameleon, a virus that can proliferate via Wi-Fi as efficiently as the common cold infects humans. British researchers have created a computer virus that they say is the first to spread like a real airborne contagion.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 03, 2014

Businesses told to lockdown Bitcoin wallets against malware threat

Businesses considering accepting Bitcoins or other forms of cryptocurrency should be prepared to battle a rising number of malware aimed at emptying digital wallets.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 03, 2014

Two in five Brits cough up for CryptoLocker ransomware's demands

Around two in five people who fall victim to CryptoLocker have agreed to pay a ransom of around

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 28, 2014

Bitcoins, other digital currencies stolen in massive 'Pony' botnet attack

Cybercriminals have infected the computers of digital currency holders, using a virus known as "Pony" to make off with account credentials, bitcoins and other digital currencies in one of the largest attacks on the technology, security services firm Trustwave said.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 25, 2014

Portions of Forbes Site Still Down After Hacker Attack

Business news site Forbes.com was still recovering today from the after-effects of an attack by hackers that exposed the email addresses of more than a million of its users and forced it to take its blogging platform down.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 19, 2014

Asus, Linksys Router Exploits Tell Us Home Networking is the Vulnerability Story of 2014

If you're using network-attached storage, video surveillance equipment, or remote router management software, beware of dodgy firmware--it's become ground zero for hacker exploits, as recent debacles with Asus and Linksys routers emphatically illustrate.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 19, 2014

2014

The dramatic increase in the number of security attacks and the sophistication of the cyber criminals masterminding them means there is a critical need for businesses to take a more radical approach to their information security.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 17, 2014

Cybercrooks use stolen consumer data hour-to-hour

While the big data breaches at Target, Neiman Marcus and Michaels have drawn heavy news coverage, the everyday machinations of various specialists in the cyberunderground remain out of sight and out of mind to most people.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 13, 2014

Cryptolocker scambles US law firm's entire cache of legal files

A small US law firm has bravely admitted losing its entire cache of legal documents to the Cryptolocker Trojan despite attempting to pay the $300 (

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 07, 2014

War on Anonymous: British Spies Attacked Hackers, Snowden Docs Show

A secret British spy unit created to mount cyber attacks on Britain

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 06, 2014

iFrame attack injects code via PNGs

Security vendor Sucuri is warning that it's spotted an attack in the wild that embeds malicious code in PNG files.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 05, 2014

Angry anti-NSA activists deface Angrybirds.com

Anti-NSA hackers defaced ‪Rovio's official Angry Birds website ‬on Tuesday night as a reprisal against revelations that GCHQ and the NSA were feasting on data leaked from the popular smartphone game.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 29, 2014

Gaming Console Hacks

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LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 28, 2014

Microsoft says law enforcement documents likely stolen by hackers

Documents linked with law enforcement inquiries appear to have been stolen in recent phishing attacks on certain employee email accounts, Microsoft said.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 27, 2014

Linux Hacks & Cracks - Page 35

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