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German surfers blitzed by widespread malvertising campaign

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Dissent

John Leyden reports: German surfers are under attack from multiple directions this week because of a widespread malvertising campaign. Users of eBay.de and subscribers of ISP T-Online.de were confronted with tainted ads after cybercrooks succeeded in pushing malicious traffic through rogue systems. Read more on The Register.

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Connected kettles boil over, spill Wi-Fi passwords over London

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Dissent

Darren Pauli reports: A security man has mapped and hacked insecure connected kettles across London, proving they can leak WiFi passwords. The iKettle is designed to save users precious seconds spent waiting for water to boil by allowing the kitchen staple to be turned on using a smartphone app. Pen Test Partners bod Ken Munro…

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Female hacker dropped plans to hack White House because “Anarchist Cookbook” was ‘too boring’

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Dissent

Vijay Prbhu reports: A 16 year old female hacker and ISIS sympathiser dropped plans to hack into the White House because the extremist guide on how to do it was “too boring.” The teenager whose name has been kept anonymous as per UK law, is undergoing trial in Manchester Youth Court in United Kingdom. The girl,…

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New EMV-chipped credit cards still vulnerable to fraudsters – Revised PSA from FBI

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Dissent

On October 8, the FBI issued a PSA, which I duly posted here.  They caught serious flak for it from bankers for their recommendations concerning the use of  PIN, and subsequently revoked the PSA. They have since issued a revised PSA, which I am reproducing below so you can compare the original to the revision. The main…

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Ukrainian Hacker and Botnet Operator Who Allegedly Tried to Frame Brian Krebs Extradited to US (UPDATED)

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Dissent

This probably just made Brian’s day. Aaron Katersky reports: A Ukrainian man who allegedly tried to frame cyber-security expert Brian Krebs has been extradited to the United States and is due in Newark federal court today, prosecutors said. Sergey Vovnenko is accused of taking part in an international conspiracy to hack into the computer networks…

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Cyber insurance premiums rocket in wake of huge hacks

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Dissent

Jim Finkle reports: A rash of hacking attacks on U.S. companies over the past two years has prompted insurers to massively increase cyber premiums for some companies, leaving firms that are perceived to be a high risk scrambling for cover. On top of rate hikes, insurers are raising deductibles and in some cases limiting the…

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