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A British hacker who funded his gambling addiction by stealing and reselling online gaming chips from Zynga has been jailed for two years.…
Source: The Register – Security
Source: Team Cymru Internet Security News
Source: Team Cymru Internet Security News
Hackers managed to figure out the algorithm used by Microsoft to generate promotional codes tied to XBox Live, costing Redmond an estimated $1.2m before it put a stop to the scam.…
Source: The Register – Security
Pond-life malware writers have wasted little time poisoning search results based on Friday’s devastating earthquake in Japan with links to scareware portals.…
Source: The Register – Security
Microsoft plugs critical security issue
Yesterday Microsoft released three updates that will plug security holes in Windows and office. One of these holes has been classified as critical.
This months update was smaller than usual with only 3 fixes. The critical bugfix cover a hole in Windows Media Player, which protects the user against hackers taking control of the computer.
If you are using windows, make sure you have downloaded this update.
Peter – Your Online Security Guide
“Google pulled at least 50 malware-infected mobile apps from the Android Market last week. After plenty of criticism, the company is now vowing to tighten up security on the platform. The malware took advantage of known vulnerabilities that don’t affect Android versions 2.2….”
Source: Team Cymru Internet Security News
Hextually transmitted pathogen encrypts filesA ransomware Trojan threat is back – in an even more noxious form – two years after it last appeared.…
Source: The Register – Security
Wikileaks was hit by a second denial of service attack on Tuesday. The assault followed attempts to blitz the site off the web on Sunday night in the run-up to the controversial release of hundreds of thousands of US diplomatic cables.…
Source: The Register – Security
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