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AU: Hack attack on a hospital IT system highlights the risk of still running Windows XP

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Dissent

Robert Merkel writes: A virus attack on the computer system of one of Melbourne’s largest hospital networks is cause for concern because it affected machines running Microsoft’s Windows XP, an operating system no longer supported by the software giant. A report this week in The Age said a “computer virus” has affected Windows XP systems across the…

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Cn: Viruses and malware hit over 25m users

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Dissent

Ding Yining reports: Over 25 million Chinese mobile phone users were affected by online payment-related spyware and there were about 326,000 kinds of newly created mobile payment malware last year, an industry report showed. Last year, more than 16.7 million smartphone-related viruses or malicious software emerged, according to the online payment “black industry” report released by…

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Hyatt says 250 of its hotels had malware last year

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Dissent

There’s an update to the breach reported by Hyatt Hotels in December. Joseph Pisani reports: Hyatt said Thursday that it found malicious software in about 250 of its hotels, including five in the Chicago, that may have exposed customers’ credit- and debit-card numbers and other information to hackers. It’s the first time the hotel operator has listed…

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BC: 150 Burnaby school district staff email accounts hijacked

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Dissent

Cornelia Naylor reports: As many as 150 Burnaby school district staff email accounts were hijacked by scammers in November and December, according to district secretary-treasurer Greg Frank, wreaking havoc with the district’s online communication with the outside world. Frank said the staff email account holders fell prey to phishing scammers, who tricked them into revealing…

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Latvian Hacker Deniss Calovskis Sentenced to Time Served

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Dissent

Nicole Hong reports that Deniss Calovskis, who pleaded guilty in September, when he finally faced charges in the U.S. after a long and complex extradition battle, has been sentenced to time served.  Calovskis was extradited to the U.S. from Latvia in February. A Manhattan federal judge Tuesday sentenced a Latvian computer hacker to the 21…

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Porn Sites Hit By Malware: Malwarebytes

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Dissent

Payal Patak reports a malvertising attack on hundreds of porn sites  left millions of people’s devices infected, beginning in November. In this case, the ads were hosted and served by AdExpansion, an adult ad network: US-based security firm Malwarebytes detected popular websites such as xHamster, RedTube, PornHub and the likes to have been seriously attacked,…

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