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Steam hit by hackers

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Lee J

Its owner and operator, Valve, uncovered an intrusion into a user database while investigating a security breach of its discussion forums. The attackers used login details from the forum hack to access a database that held ID and credit card data. Valve said that, so far, it had no evidence that credit cards were being…

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Duqu Authors Sprinkle Humor in Dangerous Code

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Lee J

Wrapped in the code used to infect computers is an "Easter egg," or a hidden message. Easter eggs have long been inserted in computer code, often seen only by those who enjoy browsing computer code. Duqu’s exploit, the code used to take advantage of a software vulnerability, contained the line: "Copyright (c) 2003 Showtime Inc….

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Computer virus hits NZ ambulances

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Lee J

A computer virus disabled the automated response system of St John communication centres across the country this week. Ambulance communications operations manager Alan Goudge said systems were back up and running yesterday morning after being attacked by the virus on Wednesday night. The incident forced staff to allocate ambulances manually but it is still unknown…

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Dump of accounts from mAPPn.com by @IGetRoot

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Lee J

@IGetRoot has dumped a fairly large amount of user account information from a well known android mobile application website. the website mAPPn.com also provides many other useful resources for android users. The leak contains users names, emails and encrypted passwords. be sure to use CTRL+F to quick search for your email if you use this website.

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NJ: Rogue SSA employee provided Social Security Numbers for a bank fraud scheme

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Dissent

Another insider breach involving the Social Security Administration has come to light. In a federal court in New Jersey this week, Syed Rehman, 44, of Jersey City, admitted his role in a bank fraud scheme in which he used unlawfully obtained Social Security numbers to obtain credit cards and mortgages, causing four banks to lose…

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Pension leak may dig into Russians’ pockets

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Dissent

Personal client data from the Russian Pension Fund has leaked onto the Internet. The Fund’s website published the full names and insurance and savings-account values of some of its clients. The information was removed within an hour of the leak, but it remained online in cached form, and could be accessed via a search on…

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