Thursday, February 6th, 2014
Hacking group NullCrew FTS declared today that it had exploited a security flaw in Comcast’s Zimbra webmail server. It’s believed that the group used what is known as a LFI exploit or local file inclusion vulnerability to obtain usernames and passwords of Comcast ISP users.
The hacking group claims it used ...
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Wednesday, February 5th, 2014
Adobe has released a fix for a zero-day vulnerability in Flash Player, which impacts users running Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems.
On Tuesday, the company made the updates available via a security bulletin, urging Windows and Mac users to download Flash Player versions 12.0.0.44 and 11.7.700.261 (for those who cannot ...
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Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
Lodgers at Holiday Inns, Marriott and Renaissance hotels may have had their payment card details compromised following a new disclosure on Monday of suspected point-of-sale device attacks.
White Lodging Services, a hotel management company, warned in a news release it suspects point-of-sale systems at restaurants and lounges on 14 of its properties were ...
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Friday, January 31st, 2014
Everyone typically beats up on Android for posing a security risk, with its third-party app stores and Google’s open access policies. But Apple iOS is not entirely above the fray, as a new proof-of-concept (PoC) “screenlogging” malware shows.
Neal Hindocha, a senior security consultant for Trustwave, is planning to demonstrate a ...
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Thursday, January 30th, 2014
Usernames and passwords of some of Yahoo's email customers have been stolen and used to gather personal information about people those Yahoo mail users have recently corresponded with, the company said Thursday.
Yahoo didn't say how many accounts have been affected. Yahoo is the second-largest email service worldwide, after Google's Gmail, ...
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