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New IP address blacklist based on Web chatter
Traditionally, blacklists of malicious IP addresses are assembled using honeypots and intrusion detection systems but a new approach, analyzing chatter on the dark and …
Crooks exploit public bug to plant adware on Yosemite Macs
A vulnerability in OS X Yosemite that went public last month is being used by cyber criminals to plant adware on Macs, a security …
U.S. researchers show computers can be hijacked to send data as sound waves
A team of security researchers has demonstrated the ability to hijack standard equipment inside computers, printers and millions of other devices in order to …
US personnel agency takes system offline after security flaw detected
Problems for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management aren’t letting up. The government agency said Monday it had suspended a system used for background …
Google hit with antitrust complaint over banned privacy app
Already under investigation by regulators in Europe, a new complaint against Google claims its ban of one privacy application violates antitrust regulations. Disconnect, the …
New Snowden leak: NSA uses warrantless Web surveillance to hunt hackers
Ever since Edward Snowden began to leak details on the mass surveillance programs of the NSA and other government agencies, there’s been an ongoing …
Safari address-spoofing bug could be used in phishing, malware attacks
From the department of things that aren’t what they seem, researchers have demonstrated a new address-spoofing exploit that tricks Safari users into thinking they’re …
Researcher turns tables, discloses unpatched bugs in Google cloud platform
Vulnerabilities in the Google App Engine cloud platform make it possible for attackers to break out of a first-level security sandbox and execute malicious …
Malicious keylogger malware found lurking in highly publicized GTA V mod
Mods! They’re a big part of what makes PC gaming so great. They’re an even bigger part of the Grand Theft Auto franchise’s success …
Stealthy Linux GPU malware can also hide in Windows PCs, maybe Macs
A team of anonymous developers who recently created a Linux rootkit that runs on graphics cards has released a new proof-of-concept malware program that …
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