System Security & Vulnerability Threat Warning

CHS Hacked via Heartbleed Vulnerability

  • Tuesday, 26 Aug 2014
  • Author: Trusted Sec

As many of you may have already been aware, a breach at Community Health Systems (CHS) affecting an estimated 4.5 million patients was recently revealed.

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Coder tries shaming apps and site owners into using HTTPS

  • Tuesday, 26 Aug 2014
  • Author: Zeljka Zorz, Net-Security

How can we force website owners and software developers to start using HTTPS? Coder Tony Webster believes shaming might be the right answer.

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Beware: A Factory Reset Doesn’t Actually Delete Your Android’s Data

  • Tuesday, 26 Aug 2014
  • Author: MARITZA SANTILLAN, Tripwire's Blog

Researchers from security firm Pen Test Partners tested multiple second-hand devices purchased from auction sites, such as eBay, after running a factory reset.

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Syrian Hackers Ramp Up RAT Attacks

  • Monday, 25 Aug 2014
  • Author: Phil Muncaster, InfoSecurity Magazine

Kaspersky Lab said the attacks are typically launched via social networking platforms, YouTube, email and Skype.

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Six more bugs found in popular OpenSSL security tool

  • Tuesday, 08 Jul 2014
  • Author: Robert Merkel

Computer system administrators around the world are groaning again as six new security problems have been found in the OpenSSL security library...

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New malware program targets banking data

  • Thursday, 03 Jul 2014
  • Author: Lucian Constantin

IDG News Service - There is yet another reason to be wary of spam email about bank transfers or invoices -- it could be carrying a new, cleverly designed malware program that steals financial information...

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Microsoft's crusade against malware advances to Kuwait, Algeria

  • Thursday, 03 Jul 2014
  • Author: Zach Miners

IDG News Service - Microsoft has taken legal action to combat the spread of malware that the company says can be traced to bad actors in Kuwait and Algeria...

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Energy providers hacked through malicious software updates

  • Thursday, 03 Jul 2014
  • Author: Jeremy Kirk

IDG News Service - Eastern European-based attackers gained access to the networks of energy providers by tampering with software updates for industrial control systems, gaining a foothold that could be used for sabotage, Symantec said Monday...

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Microsoft to resume email-based security notifications

  • Thursday, 03 Jul 2014
  • Author: Lucian Constantin

IDG News Service - Microsoft has backtracked on a plan to stop sending email-based notifications about security bulletins starting this month...

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Critics blast Microsoft's takedown of No-IP domains

  • Thursday, 03 Jul 2014
  • Author: Jaikumar Vijayan

Computerworld - Microsoft's tactics in using a court order to seize nearly two-dozen No-IP.com domains it said were used to distribute Windows malware tools were called ham-handed by several critics...

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