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Compromised Web Mail Accounts the Cyber-Criminal’s New Choice for Spam Distribution
Spammers don’t need botnets to send masses of spam anymore, as they switch to using legitimate Web email accounts, according…
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Anonymous Exposes 90,000 Military Passwords in Booz Allen Hamilton Hack
The hacking collective Anonymous released documents it claims were stolen from government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton as part of its…
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1.27 Million E-Mail Addresses Compromised in Washington Post Jobs Board Hack
Security experts have long warned that all organizations are vulnerable to cyber-attack and that these days there is no such…
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Microsoft’s Server Take Down Cut Ruckstock Botnet in Half
The Rustock botnet has been nearly halved in size and effectively crippled, demonstrating how tech companies can coordinate with law…
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Secret Service Investigating Fox News Twitter Hack, Posts Claiming Obama Killing
Cyber-attackers hijacked a Fox News Twitter account and posted bogus messages claiming President Obama had been assassinated on Independence Day.…
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Hackers Take Aim at Apple
In a year dominated by large-scale, high-profile security breaches, computer maker Apple has now found itself a target of hackers.…
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Cyber-Criminals Turn to Spear Phishing for Profit
Cyber-criminals are turning from large spamming operations to targeted, spear-phishing attacks, according to a report from Cisco Systems. There has…