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Android malware said to be targeting Indian politicians

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Android as of now has gain popularity much more than desired by its creator! Anything that has popularity and relays on internet for major function, becomes an easy target for cyber crooks. Though security loopholes have been updated and brought … Continue reading

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After Stuxnet, its Duqu now!

Artificial intelligence in the form of worms and malwares is the latest weapon in the cyber warfare. Few times back, we had seen how stuxnet had created havoc in Iran by affecting SCADA systems and damaging the nuclear program. Duqu … Continue reading

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Researcher discovers vulnerability in American Express website

American Express is a leading name when it comes to the banking services. Recently security researcher Niklas Femerstrand has discovered a bug on th eAmerican Express web site that attackers can use to steal, among other things, the login data of credit card … Continue reading

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Android app turns smartphones into hacking machines

Sometimes back, we had seen neopwn for Nokia n900 which was full fledged penetration testing suite for mobile phones. Its support for other platform was a big issue. A good news for all android dominated security nerds out there! At DefCon, … Continue reading

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Acer’s european site hacked, hackers steal data

Pakistani Cyber Army has hacked into the website of computer giant Acer and has managed to steal user data, as reported by The  Hacker news . Hackers have managed to stole details of around 40,000 customers. They have also managed … Continue reading

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Another Sony network down after serious data breach

Sony had closed their PlayStation Network on 21 April due to an intrusion. This time there is an another serious data breach. Sony confirms of it and closed a second online network for its gaming customers saying,  that hackers had … Continue reading

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Canadian Government’s computer networks compromised by hackers

Hackers have managed to compromise and get access to sensitive information of Canadian government. They broke into the network of Finance Department and Treasury Board. The breach was said to happen in January this year. Internet access in these two … Continue reading

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USB autorun attacks against Linux

Linux have always been preferred over Windows when it comes to security. Linux operating systems are believed to be more secure than Windows based. But this post will make your perception false! Security expert Jon Larimer from IBM’s X-Force team … Continue reading

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