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Researcher: Face.com iOS flaw could have allowed Facebook, Twitter account hijacking

Face.com patched a vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to hijack the Facebook and Twitter accounts of its customers

Jun 21, 2012 2 mins

Mobile Security Privacy Social Networking Apps

Should Companies Launch Counterattacks Against Hackers?

It's the Wild West online, and there aren't enough lawmen to keep the Web safe for businesses. Some security experts think it's time for enterprises to go vigilante on the Bad Guys. Others say companies should just baffle 'em with

Jun 20, 2012 5 mins

Cybercrime Data and Information Security Security

15 Social Media Scams

From Facebook phishing lures to Twitter and Tumblr hoaxes, here are 15 scams to watch out for on social networking sites.

Jun 20, 2012 6 mins

Data Breach Intrusion Detection Software Malware

Unpatched Microsoft XML Core Services Flaw Increasingly Targeted in Attacks, Researchers Say

Sophos discovers new compromised websites that exploit the CVE-2012-1889 MSXML vulnerability

Jun 20, 2012 2 mins

Intrusion Detection Software Security

Google “Surprised” by Revived U.K. Street View Investigation

The rapid adoption of cloud services and infrastructure makes cybersecurity an even greater priority.

Sep 14, 2017

Security

Google “Surprised” by Revived U.K. Street View Investigation

Google is "surprised" that the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) reopened its investigation into the way the company's Street View cars gathered personal data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks, the company said in a lette

Jun 20, 2012 3 mins

Internet Legal Regulation

Report: Flame Part of US-Israeli Cyberattack Campaign Against Iran

Unnamed Western officials confirmed that Flame was developed by US and Israeli governments, the Washington Post reported

Jun 20, 2012 2 mins

Government Intrusion Detection Software

Corporate Cyber Attacks Slow Weapons Treaty Progress

American businesses that launch counterattacks on hackers or others who target them online are hindering progress in enacting international weapons treaties. Here's why.

Jun 19, 2012 3 mins

Cybercrime Intrusion Detection Software Security

Fake Android Antivirus App Likely Linked to Zeus Banking Trojan, Researchers Say

Cybercriminals are distributing a mobile component of the Zeus banking Trojan as an Android security application, Kaspersky experts said

Jun 19, 2012 3 mins

Fraud Intrusion Detection Software Mobile Security

Data Breach? Virtual Bounty Hunters Will Hunt it Down

The security company CloudeyeZ is taking a new approach to helping companies manage data breaches

Jun 19, 2012 3 mins

Security

Researchers Set New Cryptanalysis World Record for Pairing-based Cryptography

Researchers from Fujitsu Laboratories, Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and Kyushu University have set a new cryptanalysis world record by cracking a 278-digit-long (923-bit) key used in a pairing-ba

Jun 19, 2012 2 mins

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Researcher: Face.com iOS flaw could have allowed Facebook, Twitter account hijacking

Should Companies Launch Counterattacks Against Hackers?

15 Social Media Scams

Unpatched Microsoft XML Core Services Flaw Increasingly Targeted in Attacks, Researchers Say

Google “Surprised” by Revived U.K. Street View Investigation

Google “Surprised” by Revived U.K. Street View Investigation

Report: Flame Part of US-Israeli Cyberattack Campaign Against Iran

Corporate Cyber Attacks Slow Weapons Treaty Progress

Fake Android Antivirus App Likely Linked to Zeus Banking Trojan, Researchers Say

Data Breach? Virtual Bounty Hunters Will Hunt it Down

Researchers Set New Cryptanalysis World Record for Pairing-based Cryptography