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Malware attack hits thousands of Yahoo users

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Dissent

Faith Karimi and Joe Sutton of CNN report: A malware attack hit Yahoo’s advertising server over the last few days, affecting thousands of users in various countries, an Internet security firm said. In a blog post, Fox-IT said Yahoo’s servers were releasing an “exploit kit” that exploited vulnerabilities in Java and installed malware. “Clients visiting yahoo.com received advertisements…

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Western Asian callers hack Bangalore IT firm phone lines, possible terror link considered

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Dissent

Naveen Ammembala has a report on DNA of a hack that may or may not have terrorism connections: Unidentified callers from a West Asian country managed to hack the firewall of an international video conferencing equipment of an IT company in the city, and make calls to Afghanistan. Police say that the hacking by the…

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Travel insurer Staysure warns 93,389 customers after card data hacked

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Dissent

Bob Howard reports: The travel insurer Staysure has warned customers that some of their sensitive bank card details may have been stolen after its IT security was breached. Some 93,000 people who bought policies prior to May 2012 may be at risk, it said. Staysure said it believed hackers may have stolen the three digit…

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More on the EZYield breach

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Dissent

Back on December 13, I posted a quick pointer to a breach report filed by EZYield that I had seen on the Vermont Attorney General’s web site.  I subsequently added a link to idRADAR, where Jeanne Price had additional details. Well, I think I’ve found a kindred spirit in Jeanne, as she persisted in trying…

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PA: Waiter skimmed customers’ cards

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Dissent

Amanda Christman reports that a man who waited tables at the Jumbo China Buffet in Hazle Township skimmed customers’ credit and debit card numbers. Read more on CitizensVoice. Probably wasn’t a great idea on his part to skim some police officers’ cards….

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Alleged Snapchat hackers explain how and why they leaked data on 4.6 million accounts

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Dissent

Chris Ziegler reports: The individual or team claiming responsibility for SnapchatDB has responded to The Verge‘s requests for comment the morning after the database went online, containing a leaked collection of some 4.6 million apparent Snapchat usernames and partial phone numbers. “Our motivation behind the release was to raise the public awareness around the issue, and also put…

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