Boxee.tv breach exposed data of 1,54000 users

Ars reports that last week’s hack of Boxee revealed the data, including username, email address, passwords and forum messages of over 154000 users. The data is published online in a massive MySQL file of about 800 MB in size which is still circulating online.  Boxee.tv is a web based tv…

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Hackers hit Monster Jobs users with Gameover Zeus malware.

 Hackers are increasingly targeting online recruiting companies for unkown purpose. Hackers are using a malware called Gameover Zues to attack users applying for online job portals.  F-Secure researchers reported the campaign Gameover may be aimed at comprising HR departments which use Monster. These HR departments might possibly be linked to financial…

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Cyber security threats growing against users, companies, Cisco says

Cyber security threats continue to plague users and businesses trying to defend against increasingly sophisticated and well-executed attacks, according to the Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report. Cyber security is a major business as Cisco and other companies develop cyber security efforts to protect end-users and businesses.Read more at http://www.tweaktown.com/news/34948/cyber-security-threats-growing-against-users-companies-cisco-says/index.html#JaW2UYbdpLLl8RgH.99   View full post…

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Computer users warned about upsurge in cyber crime

COMPUTER users across Warwickshire and West Mercia are being urged to step up their security to avoid joining the rising number of cyber crime victims. The warning comes from Detective Superintendent Paul Williamson, the senior officer responsible for tackling online fraud and other cyber crime across the two police force…

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Oro police warn hackers, internet users

THE Philippine National Police has raised anew a warning to the public on using the internet for personal gains. Superintendent Reynante Reyes, chief of the Police Regional Office’s (PRO)-Northern Mindanao Cybercrime Group in Camp Alagar, said his office will not hesitate to arrest violators of Republic Act (RA) 10175 or…

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Microsoft is investigating claims that some Bing ads are redirecting users to malware

  Security firm ThreatTrack Security Labs today spotted that certain Bing ads are linking to sites that infect users with malware. Those who click are redirected to a dynamic DNS service subdomain which in turns serves the Sirefef malware from 109(dot)236(dot)81(dot)176. Update: Microsoft is investigating, see statement below. ThreatTrack notes that the scammers could of course be…

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