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Security Experts Concerned Over Cyber Attacks During Florida Elections

Security Experts Concerned Over Cyber Attacks During Florida Elections

It has been discovered that during a County elections in Florida, a number of bogus ballot requests were sent online. Security experts have cited concerns about the security of online voting system.
By On March 19, 2013 Respond
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Critical Security Vulnerability Found In US Federal Government Contractors Site

Critical Security Vulnerability Found In US Federal Government Contractors Site

Recently, a very serious security vulnerability was found in SAM, which is the financial management system U.S. government requires contractors and grantees to use.
By On March 18, 2013 Respond
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Anonymous Demands Release Of Arrested Members, Threatens To Release Credit Card Details

Anonymous Demands Release Of Arrested Members, Threatens To Release Credit Card Details

Anonymous has demanded that its arrested members should be released or else it would release the credit card details of personnel from different law enforcement agencies.
By On March 18, 2013 Respond
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Russian Intelligence Agency Can Tap Skype Users Without Court Order

Russian Intelligence Agency Can Tap Skype Users Without Court Order

According to a report in Vedomosti, Russian Federal Security Service can tap into Skype users' conversations whenever it wants to.
By On March 17, 2013 Respond
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Reuters Editor Suspended After Accused With Aiding Anonymous Attacks

Reuters Editor Suspended After Accused With Aiding Anonymous Attacks

Matthew Keys, the deputy editor of social media for Reuters, was suspended one day after a federal court charged him of helping hacktivist group Anonymous hack into news websites owned by the Tribune Company.
By On March 16, 2013 1 Response
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HP LaserJet Exploit Can Be Used For Remote Data Access

HP LaserJet Exploit Can Be Used For Remote Data Access

According to a warning by Homeland Security, a telnet bug has been discovered in HP's LaserJet pro printers. The bug can be used for unauthorized access to data.
By On March 15, 2013 Respond
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Database Of US National Cyber Vulnerabilities Hacked

Database Of US National Cyber Vulnerabilities Hacked

The database of national cyber vulnerabilities, maintained by NIST, apparently fell victim to malware infection.
By On March 15, 2013 Respond
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Cryptography Researchers Win ACM Turing Award 2012

Cryptography Researchers Win ACM Turing Award 2012

This year’s ACM Turing Award has been bestowed to two cryptography researchers from MIT - Shafi Goldwasser and Silvio Micali.
By On March 14, 2013 Respond
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Reserve Bank Of Australia Hacked By Chinese Malware

Reserve Bank Of Australia Hacked By Chinese Malware

Last Monday, Reserve Bank of Australia said that its few computers had been targeted by Chinese-developed malware. But no data was stolen.
By On March 13, 2013 Respond
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Hacker Called ‘Godzilla’ Takes Down Multiple Pakistani Government Websites

Hacker Called ‘Godzilla’ Takes Down Multiple Pakistani Government Websites

An Indian hacker, going by the nickname 'Godzilla,' has apparently taken down multiple Pakistani government websites.
By On March 12, 2013 Respond
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Facebook Security Officer Reveals Further Details About Recent Malware Attack

Facebook Security Officer Reveals Further Details About Recent Malware Attack

Facebook's Chief Security Officer, Joe Sullivan, has revealed more details about the recent malware attack that affected Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Twitter.
By On March 12, 2013 Respond
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Andoid Is The Preffered Platform By Hackers: Report

Andoid Is The Preffered Platform By Hackers: Report

Mobile security company F-Secure has released a report on the status of mobile threats in 2012. The report says hackers prefer to target Android platform.
By On March 11, 2013 1 Response
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Hackers Find No Winning Exploit In Chrome OS At Pwnium 3

Hackers Find No Winning Exploit In Chrome OS At Pwnium 3

At Google's Pwnium 3 hackathon event this year, the hackers were apparently unable to find a complete exploit in Chrome OS.
By On March 10, 2013 Respond
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Justin Bieber’s YouTube Channel Gets Hacked For A Few Hours

Justin Bieber’s YouTube Channel Gets Hacked For A Few Hours

Justin Bieber's YouTube channel apparently got hacked today for a few hours. Other channel owners also experienced a number of issues in accessing regular channel options.
By On March 9, 2013 Respond
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Apple Patches Serious App Store Security Flaw

Apple Patches Serious App Store Security Flaw

Nearly six months after a serious security flaw was discovered in Apple's App Store, the company has finally implemented a solution to fix it.
By On March 9, 2013 Respond
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