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CVE-2015-2502 Microsoft issues emergency patch for all versions of Windows

August 19, 2015August 19, 2015 admin CVE-2015-2502, exploit, internet explorer, MS15-093, news, Windows

This is the second “critical” out-of-band patch issued in as many months. It’s all Internet Explorer’s fault — again. Microsoft

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Lenovo stuffs laptops with a rootkit in the BIOS

August 14, 2015 admin bios. spy, crapware, lenovo, LSE, news, OEM

Lenovo has sold laptops bundled with irremovable software that features a bonus exploitable security vulnerability. If the crapware is deleted,

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Androids still vulnerable, even after Google patch

August 14, 2015 admin android, bug, exploiit, flaw, google, hacking, mobile, news, Security, stagefright

Update flawed, new one needed for countless gadgets Google’s security update to fix the Stagefright vulnerability in millions of Android

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Are you being tracked by your battery power levels.

August 13, 2015 admin analytics, battery, news, tracking, web

A team of European security researchers has published a paper analyzing how the battery life of mobile devices could be used to track web

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Security flaw can render an Android device temporarily useless

July 30, 2015July 30, 2015 admin android, crash, hacking, mobile, news, Trend Micro, vulnerability

Days after a security flaw in Android’s media playback system Stagefright was publicly revealed, threatening nearly a billion Android devices,

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Major Android Security Flaw: 1 Billion Devices vulnerable

July 28, 2015 admin android, billion, news, vulnerable

Got an Android phone? Then read on – your beloved smartphone could be at risk from an alarmingly easy hack. The

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DefCon Hackers Cracked Brink’s Safe in 60 Seconds

July 28, 2015 admin conference, defcon, hacker, news, safe, safe cracking, USB

Gone in 60 seconds. Security researchers will demonstrate at DefCon on August 8 how they can crack a modern Brink’s

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Former heads of NSA, DHS think crypto backdoors are stupid, and they are!

July 27, 2015 admin backdoor, crypto, DHS, fbi, news, nsa

“Requiring people to build a vulnerability may be a strategic mistake.” Michael Chertoff, the former head of the Department of

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Microsoft Calls Windows 10 the ‘Most Secure Windows Ever’

July 27, 2015 admin microsoft, news, redmond, secure, smartscreen, windows 10

With days before Windows 10’s official release, Microsoft details some of the many security features aimed at keeping users and

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Anonymous Hacks US Census Bureau

July 25, 2015July 25, 2015 admin ~government, anonymous, hacking, news, us census bureau, usa

Anonymous has claimed responsibility for a cyber-attack on the US Census Bureau which resulted in the posting of personal employee

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HP has outlined four exploits plaguing the mobile version of Internet Explorer

July 24, 2015July 25, 2015 admin exploit, hackers, HP, internet explorer, mobile, news, Windows, windows 10 mobile

Internet Explorer is still one of the most used browsers in the world. The fact that it comes pre-installed on

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Dharma – Generation-based Context-free Grammar Fuzzing Tool

July 24, 2015 admin dharma, fuzzing, github, hacking, mozilla, news

Dharma is a tool used to create test cases for fuzzing of structured text inputs, such as markup and script.

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Feds still use DOS and Windows 97!!

July 24, 2015 admin America, dos, feds, hackers, IRS, legacy, news, usa, windows97

1/2 TRILLION spent on IT upgrades, but IRS, Feds still use DOS, Windows 97 President Obama’s team has spent more

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Unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer

July 23, 2015July 23, 2015 admin hacking, HP, internet, internet explorer, microsoft, news, vulnerabilities, zero day

Security researchers published limited details about four unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer because Microsoft has not moved quickly enough to

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uTorrent is being blocked by Google Chrome and anti-virus vendors

July 23, 2015 admin anti virus, AV, bittorrent, google, malware, news, torrent, utorrent

uTorrent is a firm favorite when it comes to BitTorrent clients, making its money through in-app ads and bundled software

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Google Patches 43 Vulnerabilities With Release of Chrome 44

July 22, 2015 admin browser, chrome, CVE, CVE-2015-1271, CVE-2015-1273, CVE-2015-1274, CVE-2015-1275, CVE-2015-1276, CVE-2015-1279, CVE-2015-1280, CVE-2015-1281, CVE-2015-1282, CVE-2015-1283, CVE-2015-1284, CVE-2015-1286., google, news, Security, updates, vulnerabilities

Google has updated the stable channel of Chrome to version 44.0.2403.89. In addition to new features, which Google plans to

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njRAT : Uncovered

July 21, 2015 admin ~government, crack, energy sector, exploit, hacker, keylogger, news, njRAT, remote admin, screenshot, telecommunications, tools, warez

In the past thirty days an increase attack activity has been observed using the “njRAT” malware. This remote access trojan

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Hackers figure out how to seize control of a car from anywhere

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015 admin car, Charlie Miller, hacking, jeep, news, Security

A pair of well-known hackers have proven that they can take over a car’s vital functions–including brakes and acceleration–from anywhere

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Have you been infected with Hacking Teams Malware?

July 21, 2015 admin backdoor, Hacking Team, malware, news, Rook Security, tool

Worried that you might have been targeted with Hacking Team spyware, but don’t know how to find out for sure?

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Gigamon launches security delivery platform for visibility into malicious network traffic

July 21, 2015 admin cyber, GigaSECURE, malicious, news, Security, tools. network, traffic

A company known for visibility for network management launches a cyber security tool with a similar approach. If you’re familiar

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Microsoft : One BILLION PCs left open to HACKERS

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015 admin hacking, microsoft, news, vulnerabilities, Windows, windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8

Microsoft Windows users have been told to download a security patch IMMEDIATELY following the discovery of a “critical” security flaw

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Over 4.5m records exposed as UCLA Health and CVS Health’s photo service hacked

July 18, 2015 admin hospital, millions, news, private, UCLA. hacked

University of California (UCLA) Health, which runs four hospitals, and drug retailer CVS Health’s photo service had millions of individuals’

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UK hacker arrested over attacks on US Army, Federal Reserve and NASA

July 18, 2015July 18, 2015 admin arrested, gov, hacker, NASA, news, nsa, Police, uk

A British man has been rearrested and charged with hacking into US government agencies, including the US Army, NASA and

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Darkode: Feds shutdown cyber hornet’s nest of criminal hackers

July 16, 2015 admin darkode, fbi, forum. criminal, hacker, news

Authorities have shut down what they say was the largest English-speaking malware forum used by cyber criminals around the world:

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