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Malicious app gets slammed by the FTC

Posted by DMBisson on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @07:12PM
from the grahamcluley.com dept.

https://grahamcluley.com/2015/07/malicious-app-hijacks-android-phones-cryptocurrency/

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UK Surveillance Powers Need ‘Clean Slate,’ Says Reviewer

Posted by DMBisson on Thursday June 11, 2015 @09:23AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/uk-online-surveillance-powers-need-clean-slate-says-reviewer/

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UK Data Breaches Have Increased in Number, Scale and Cost, Reveals Study

Posted by DMBisson on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @01:17PM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/cyber-security/uk-data-breaches-have-increased-in-number-scale-and-cost-reveals-study/

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Apple, Google, and Others Urge Obama to Not Weaken Encryption

Posted by DMBisson on Wednesday June 10, 2015 @09:22AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/apple-google-and-others-urge-obama-to-not-weaken-encryption/

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Ransomware Nearly Doubled in Q1 2015, Reports McAfee Labs

Posted by DMBisson on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @11:04AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/ransomware-nearly-doubled-in-q1-2015-reports-mcafee-labs/

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MalumPoS Malware Targeting the Hospitality and Retail Industries

Posted by DMBisson on Monday June 08, 2015 @07:54AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/malumpos-malware-targeting-the-hospitality-and-retail-industries/

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China Denies Responsibility for U.S. Federal Data Breach

Posted by DMBisson on Friday June 05, 2015 @11:56AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/china-denies-responsibility-for-u-s-federal-data-breach/

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Russia Possibly Behind Recent Hack of German National Legislature

Posted by DMBisson on Thursday June 04, 2015 @08:58AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/russia-possibly-behind-recent-hack-of-german-national-legislature/

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Computer Criminals Brought to Justice – Twin Russian Hackers

Posted by DMBisson on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @02:49PM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/government/computer-criminals-brought-to-justice-twin-russian-hackers/

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Pro-ISIS Hackers Are Targeting News Outlets, Says Security Firm

Posted by DMBisson on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @08:57AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/pro-isis-hackers-are-targeting-news-outlets-says-security-firm/

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Data Breach via Unencrypted Laptop Strikes U.S. Healthworks

Posted by DMBisson on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @09:24AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/data-breach-via-unencrypted-laptop-strikes-u-s-healthworks/

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Hackers Steal Over a Million Japanese Citizens’ Personal Data

Posted by DMBisson on Monday June 01, 2015 @08:50AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/hackers-steal-over-a-million-japanese-citizens-personal-data-in-targeted-attack/

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Attacker Used Hola Free VPN as Denial of Service Botnet

Posted by DMBisson on Friday May 29, 2015 @12:28PM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/attacker-used-hola-free-vpn-as-denial-of-service-botnet/

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Rombertik: A Master of Evasive Malware Techniques

Posted by DMBisson on Wednesday May 27, 2015 @07:58AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/cyber-security/rombertik-a-master-of-evasive-malware-techniques/

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Teaching Encryption May Soon Require Approval in Australia

Posted by DMBisson on Tuesday May 26, 2015 @09:31AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/teaching-encryption-may-soon-require-approval-in-australia/

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Computer Criminals Brought to Justice – Brandon Bourret and Athanasios Andrianakis

Posted by DMBisson on Monday May 25, 2015 @02:36PM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/government/computer-criminals-brought-to-justice-brandon-bourret-and-athanasios-andrianakis/

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Data Breach Affects Thousands of Bergen County Patients

Posted by DMBisson on Friday May 22, 2015 @07:59AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/data-breach-affects-thousands-of-bergen-county-patients/

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Ransomware Removal Kit Published Online, Helps Streamline Infection Response

Posted by DMBisson on Thursday May 21, 2015 @09:33AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/ransomware-removal-kit-published-online-helps-streamline-infection-response/

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More Top Conferences in Information Security – Readers’ Choice Edition

Posted by DMBisson on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @02:09PM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-awareness/more-top-conferences-in-information-security-readers-choice-edition/

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Data Breach Hits Telstra’s Pacnet, Exposes Customer Data

Posted by DMBisson on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @09:27AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/data-breach-hits-telstras-pacnet-exposes-customer-data/

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Vulnerability in Safari Allows Attackers to Spoof Websites

Posted by DMBisson on Tuesday May 19, 2015 @10:02AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/vulnerability-in-safari-allows-attackers-to-spoof-websites/

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Computer Criminals Brought to Justice – Randall Charles Tucker

Posted by DMBisson on Monday May 18, 2015 @04:58PM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/government/computer-criminals-brought-to-justice-randall-charles-tucker/

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‘Phantom Menace’ Malware-Free Scam Used to Steal Credentials from Oil Brokers

Posted by DMBisson on Monday May 18, 2015 @07:32AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/phantom-menace-malware-free-scam-used-to-steal-login-credentials-from-oil-brokers/

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5 Lesser-Known Gems in the World of Information Security Conferences

Posted by DMBisson on Friday May 15, 2015 @05:04PM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-awareness/5-lesser-known-gems-in-the-world-of-information-security-conferences/

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GTA V Mods ‘Angry Planes’ and ‘Noclip’ Found to Contain Malware

Posted by DMBisson on Friday May 15, 2015 @09:09AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/gta-v-mods-angry-planes-and-noclip-found-to-contain-malware/

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Oregon Data Breach Used by Theft Ring to File Fraudulent Tax Returns

Posted by DMBisson on Thursday May 14, 2015 @08:57AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/oregon-data-breach-used-by-theft-ring-to-file-fraudulent-tax-returns/

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Bigger Than Heartbleed, ‘VENOM’ Leaves Millions of Virtual Machines Vulnerable

Posted by DMBisson on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @10:35AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/bigger-than-heartbleed-venom-leaves-millions-of-virtual-machines-vulnerable/

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The Top Highest Paying Jobs in Information Security – Part 2

Posted by DMBisson on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @02:29PM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-awareness/the-top-10-highest-paying-jobs-in-information-security-part-2/

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Pro-ISIS Hackers Threaten Targeted Attacks Against the United States and Europe

Posted by DMBisson on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @08:53AM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/pro-isis-hackers-threaten-targeted-attacks-against-the-united-states-and-europe/

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Computer Criminals Brought to Justice – Valérie Gignac

Posted by DMBisson on Monday May 11, 2015 @02:30PM
from the tripwire.com dept.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/off-topic/computer-criminals-brought-to-justice-valerie-gignac/

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