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Bing Maps Reveal What Looks Like Secret U.S. Drone Base In KSA

Bing Maps Reveal What Looks Like Secret U.S. Drone Base In KSA

Recently, it was publicly revealed that U.S. has a secret drone base in Saudi Arabia. Now, it seems like Bing Maps seem to be showing the exact location of this base.
By On February 10, 2013 Respond
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CISPA May Be On Its Way Back, Raises Privacy Concerns

CISPA May Be On Its Way Back, Raises Privacy Concerns

CISPA, the bill that had once envisioned curbing nearly all privacy rights of the common users, is back and Obama administration seems adamant on having it passed.
By On February 10, 2013 Respond
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Ransomware Spams Pornographic Pics On SourceForge And GitHub

Ransomware Spams Pornographic Pics On SourceForge And GitHub

The security firm, GFI Labs, has discovered that a ransomware has been hosted on certain pages of SourceForge and GitHub.
By On February 8, 2013 Respond
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Anonymous Leaks Banking Industry Data Online, Protesting Aaron Swartz’s Death

Anonymous Leaks Banking Industry Data Online, Protesting Aaron Swartz’s Death

Anonymous, the popular hacktivist group, has leaked a file online which contains the personal and professional data of thousands of banking industry personnel.
By On February 5, 2013 Respond
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Google Issues Malware Warnings For Multiple High-Profile Sites

Google Issues Malware Warnings For Multiple High-Profile Sites

After a popular ad network, NetSeer, came under malware attack, Google started displaying malware warnings to users trying to access a number of websites displays ads from NetSeer.
By On February 5, 2013 Respond
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Google’s Eric Schmidt Bitterly Criticizes China In His New Book

Google’s Eric Schmidt Bitterly Criticizes China In His New Book

Google's chairman, Eric Schmidt, has termed China an 'enthusiastic filterer of information' and a prolific hacker of foreign companies.
By On February 4, 2013 Respond
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Kim Dotcom Offers Up To $13,500 For Finding Bugs In Mega

Kim Dotcom Offers Up To $13,500 For Finding Bugs In Mega

The founder of the newly-launched Mega file-storage service, Kim Dotcom, has announced a rewards program for such users who are able to find any security bugs in Mega.
By On February 4, 2013 Respond
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Apple Releases Java Update For Snow Leopard Following Blockage

Apple Releases Java Update For Snow Leopard Following Blockage

Apple has released a Java update of its own following a blockage applied on January 31.
By On February 3, 2013 Respond
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Washington Post Also Hacked, Allegedly By Chinese Hackers

Washington Post Also Hacked, Allegedly By Chinese Hackers

After reports emerged that New York Times and Bloomberg News systems have been hacked by Chinese hackers, it has now been discovered that Washington Post also went through a similar ordeal.
By On February 2, 2013 Respond
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Twitter Hacked Again, 250,000 Users Possibly Compromised

Twitter Hacked Again, 250,000 Users Possibly Compromised

Another wave of hack attacks has apparently hit Twitter on Friday, possibly leaking the security credentials of some 250,000 Twitter users.
By On February 2, 2013 Respond
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Oracle Releases Massive Java Security Patch With 50 Fixes

Oracle Releases Massive Java Security Patch With 50 Fixes

Oracle has released a massive Java security update with 50 fixes, 35 of these with CVSS score of 10.
By On February 2, 2013 Respond
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WhatsApp Criticized By Dutch And Canadian Authorities Over Inadequate Privacy Controls

WhatsApp Criticized By Dutch And Canadian Authorities Over Inadequate Privacy Controls

Both Dutch and Canadian authorities launched an investigation into the privacy policy of WhatsApp back in 2012. Now, they have criticized the app in the results of their investigation.
By On January 30, 2013 Respond
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Anonymous Hacked Govenrment Website, Threatened To Leak Confidential Information Over Swartz

Anonymous Hacked Govenrment Website, Threatened To Leak Confidential Information Over Swartz

Last Friday, Anonymous hacked U.S. Sentencing Commission's website and threatened to leak confidential information online if justice system is not reformed.
By On January 27, 2013 Respond
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Google Search Indexes 86000+ HP Public Printers, Open To Hack And Use

Google Search Indexes 86000+ HP Public Printers, Open To Hack And Use

It has been revealed that Google indexes more than 86000 publicly available HP printers. Any hacker could use scripting to access any of those and start using it to print papers.
By On January 27, 2013 Respond
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UK Regulators Fine Sony £250,000 Over PlayStation Network Hack

UK Regulators Fine Sony £250,000 Over PlayStation Network Hack

Sony's PlayStation Network was hacked back in 2011, an incident that forced the company to ramp up the security on the network. U.K. regulators have now fined Sony for the mishap.
By On January 25, 2013 Respond
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