DDOS attack brings the Internet to its knees
An article from Ehacking about DDOS: The reason behind the attack is that Spamhaus added the IP addresses of cyberbunker to its "spam" list due to Cyberbunker allowing almost any sort of content to be hosted hence also maybe the source for spam. So Cyberbunker attacked back and this attack also affected normal internet users. The attack was possible […]
VSkimmer trojan steals card data on point-of-sale systems
An posting from SC Magazine on VSkimmer Trojan: Researchers have discovered a new trojan capable of stealing credit card data from point-of-sale (POS) systems, and it appears to be an updated version of Dexter, similar malware targeting card-swiping devices. On Thursday, Chintan Shah, a security researcher for McAfee Labs, blogged about VSkimmer, which is capable […]
Vulnerabilities Continue to Weigh Down Samsung Android Phones
An article from Threat post on Vulnerabilities Continue to Weigh Down Samsung Android Phones: Attackers have long had an affinity for having their way with Android phones, but the hammer seems to have really come down over the last few months when it comes to devices manufactured by Samsung. Independent Italian researcher Roberto Paleari discussed […]
Security Apple Patches OS and Browser Vulnerabilities
An article from tech news daily about Apple browser vulnerability: Apple doesn't release comprehensive software updates very often, but when it does, they contain pretty major fixes. Its latest package for Mac computers contains updates for the Safari browser as well as Mountain Lion, Apple's current operating system. Users on older machines can breathe a […]
U.S. National Vulnerability Database Hacked
An article form DarkReading about a database being hack: The U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) was taken down by its administrators at the National Institute of Standards and Technology last Friday, March 8. As of this morning, the site shows this message: Site/Page Not Available The NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD) has experienced an issue […]
Microsoft to patch security vulnerabilities on Tuesday - including some rated as "critical"
An article from Naked security on Microsoft patch’s: Patch Tuesday is bringing seven security fixes, with Microsoft deeming four of them "drop-everything-and-fix-this-now" critical. The patches are for Windows, Internet Explorer and Office, as well as a sprinkling for Windows Server and Silverlight. Microsoft says that four of the patches will address "critical" vulnerabilities. To read […]
Second iPhone passcode hack vulnerability discovered
An article on Naked Security about iphone vulnerability : Researchers are having a fun time with iOS 6.1 passcode locks this month, with Vulnerability Lab having discovered a second version of a vulnerability that lets a hacker slip past a lock screen to access a user's contact list, voicemails and more. The first vulnerability, which popped […]
Researchers claim to have found more zero-day vulnerabilities in Java
An article from Naked security on java vulnerabilities: A security research team that has alerted Oracle to a series of security flaws in Java in the past, says that it has uncovered new zero-day vulnerabilities in the software. According to Polish firm update posted by Security Explorations, it has sent proof-of-concept code to Oracle's security […]
TechNewsDaily.com: Why and How to Disable Java on Your Computer Now
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CNET: Homeland Security still advises disabling Java, even after update
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