Skype's Own Privacy Policy Says It Can Spy On Users' IMs
There have been a lot of questions going around over the past few days about whether Microsoft (MSFT) and Skype are able to eavesdrop on…
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Russian Hacker Battles With Apple To Keep In-App Purchase Exploit Alive
A Russian hacker named Alexey Borodin recently introduced a program that allowed users to steal in-app purchases from a number of popular apps on Apple's (AAPL)…
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'Anonymous' Hackers Target Exxon, Shell And Others For Melting Polar Ice Caps
Anonymous hackers have released more than 1,000 email credentials from five multinational oil companies that the group accuses of being responsible for the melting polar…
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NFC Mobile Payment Growth Could Be Stunted By Security Flaws
Developers who work on mobile payment platforms should start hitting the panic button: Esteemed hacker Charlie Miller is about to mess them up. Dark Reading reports…
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450,000 Yahoo Passwords Just Got Hacked; Find Out If You Might Be Affected [Updated]
Security firm TrustedSec has found that more than 450,000 passwords have been exposed after a successful hack into Yahoo's Voices website, the Guardian reports. Voices, formerly…
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In-App Ads Growing Even More Obnoxious
Lookout Mobile Security has found that advertisements deployed within mobile applications are increasingly becoming more invasive and are accessing "personal information (including email, phone number…
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Apple's Spotless Record Tarnished By App Store's First Malicious Spam App [Updated]
Apple's spotless record of keeping the App Store clear of malicious spam apps has been tarnished. Researchers at Kaspersky have discovered an app called "Find…
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DNSChanger Malware Set To Kick 277,000 Computers Off The Web Monday
Anyone who hasn't scanned their computer for malware some time during the past year should seriously do so before this coming Monday. That's because the…
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Hacked Companies Start Hacking Back
More companies are risking escalating retaliation with the hacker community by directly going after hackers who break into their systems, Reuters reports.The publication describes the new…
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Anonymous Urges Public To Protest The European Union And INDECT [Video]
Notorious hacker-activist group Anonymous is back with another operation that aims to strike fear into the hearts of lawmakers in the European Union. While the…
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Dark Side Of 'Anonymous' Comes Out In New Interview
It's no mystery that the hackers behind notorious "hacktivist" groups Anonymous and LulzSec cause a tremendous amount of trouble for the companies and agencies they…
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What It's Like To Get Hacked
With "hacktivist" groups like Anonymous and stories like the LinkedIn security breach constantly popping up in the news, it's easy to grow numb to matters…
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Homeland Security Reveals Hundreds Of Words That Could Put You On Their Online Watch List
Social networks like Twitter and Facebook are among the thousands of sites monitored for suspicious activity by the Department of Homeland Security, and the government…
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80% Of Mobile Banking Apps May Have Security Flaws
Neal O'Farrell, executive director of the nonprofit Identity Theft Council, spoke about the seriousness of mobile security as part of San Francisco Small Business Week,…
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'Anonymous' Hackers Release 1.7GB Of Stolen DOJ Data
Hackers associated with well known hacker-activist group "Anonymous Operations" have released a massive cache of data they say was obtained when they hacked a website…
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Security Firm Claims OS X Is 'Really Vulnerable' To Malware
Security firm Kaspersky Lab has begun to independently examine Apple's Mac OS X platform and found that it's highly vulnerable to malware. "As Mac OS X…
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U.S. Warns Gas Pipeline Companies Of Cyberattacks
Natural gas pipeline operators in the United States have reportedly been the target of sophisticated phishing attacks since last year, and the Department of Homeland…
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New Malware Exploits Flaw In Old Versions Of Office For Mac
Microsoft researchers recently discovered a piece of Mac OS X malware that exploits a three-year-old flaw in old versions of Office for Mac. The threat uses…
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Numerous Websites Found To Contain Malware Specifically Targeting Android Devices
Hacked websites are frequently used to infect PCs with malware, however the team at Lookout Mobile Security has discovered that hacked websites are specifically targeting…
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Though Risks Are Minimal, One In Five Mac Computers Found To Contain Windows Malware
Security firm Sophos on Tuesday indicated that a surprisingly high level of malware has been found on Mac computers — the firm's research revealed that…
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Security Firm Identifies Origins Of 'Flashback' Mac Virus
The "Flashback" virus discovered to have infected more than 600,000 Mac computers earlier this month originated on a series of Wordpress blogs, security experts have…
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140,000 Mac Computers Still Infected By 'Flashback' Trojan, Firm Says
Apple responded fairly quickly to news that more than 600,000 Mac computers were infected with a trojan virus called "Flashback." One week after the massive…
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Non-Profit ISP Wages War On FBI And DOJ By Putting Privacy First [Video]
Nicholas Merrill, formerly the head of a New York-based Internet Service Provider that fought the FBI and DOJ in court over the constitutionality of the…
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Major Android Vulnerability Gives Apps Access To Sensitive Data Without Permission
The security of the Android mobile platform has always been a topic of debate. Due to Google's open ecosystem and less invasive app policing policies,…
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'Anonymous' Hacks Chinese Government, Protest Freedom And Civil Rights
Notorious hacker group "Anonymous" on Thursday claimed responsibility for attacks on several government Web sites in China. The group has launched various Internet attacks on the…
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Microsoft Says Xbox Hacking Claims Are 'Unlikely'
A report emerged last week from a security researcher claiming Microsoft's Xbox lacked important security features that might protect owners who sell used consoles from…
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New Android Malware Can Remotely Root Phones
Lookout Mobile Security on Tuesday published a report stating that a known malicious Android program has been updated with the ability to harm a device…
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