800,000 accounts on popular porn site, Brazzers, hacked
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800,000 accounts on popular porn site, Brazzers, hacked

September 7, 2016
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Another day, another hacking incident. Close to 800,000 of the Brazzers porn networking site accounts have been hacked in a data breach. The data is said to have been extracted from a separate forum for the company, but users of the porn network who have never signed up for the

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Sites hit by massive worldwide malvertising campaign
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Sites hit by massive worldwide malvertising campaign

September 3, 2016
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Recent malvertising campaigns have been noticed and they have been taking users from wherever they are in the world to the landing page of the Neutrino exploit kit, according to the Cisco Talos researchers. The malvertising ads comprised of malicious ads and an initial redirection of point and gate, and

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Last.fm 2012 hack now comes to light thanks to LeakedSource
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Last.fm 2012 hack now comes to light thanks to LeakedSource

September 2, 2016
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Last.fm had close to 43 million accounts hacked back in 2012, and just like any other recent hacking revelation, the details are coming out now. The online music service advised all of its users to make a password reset back in 2012 when they suffered the hack. This was after

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Infowars hacked data from 2012 resurfaces
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Infowars hacked data from 2012 resurfaces

September 1, 2016
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Reports indicated that political news outlet Infowars had been a victim of a hacking incident. The hack resulted in account details of the site’s account owners being stolen, and they are now being paraded for sale on the dark web. The data that is being offered up for sale seems

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Google login page is now at risk of being used for phishing attacks
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Google login page is now at risk of being used for phishing attacks

August 31, 2016
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A fault in the Google login page was recently discovered which could allow hackers to steal users’ login data from the login page. Apparently, Google is not even slightly worried about fixing the problem. Aidan Woods, the security researcher who made the discovery, wrote on his personal blog that when

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Defcon experts say that future cars will definitely be hacked
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Defcon experts say that future cars will definitely be hacked

August 30, 2016
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The use of the Internet on cars has seen some increasing worry about hacking of cars. The area has been of concern to the FBI and one state, Michigan, has already put measures to counter any hacking attempts on cars. Now, a report by some of the experts at the

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Website Security Testing Tool Launched by Mozilla
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Website Security Testing Tool Launched by Mozilla

August 27, 2016
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Mozilla has launched a free website security testing tool which will allow developers and admins to find out if they are indeed using their tools to their full potential. A free website security testing tool has been made available by Mozilla which allows website developers as well as administrators to

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New Vulnerability found in Medical Device Tech could make Hackers Rich
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New Vulnerability found in Medical Device Tech could make Hackers Rich

August 26, 2016
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A unique and surprising course of action has been taken by a cybersecurity company on finding serious vulnerabilities in medical device tech. Ethical hacking as a practise proves to be beneficial for those involved quite frequently. It allows the vulnerable companies to address the sensitive issues and the hackers to

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New Android Malware Discovered that Leverages Twitter Account
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New Android Malware Discovered that Leverages Twitter Account

August 25, 2016
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A new Android Malware, called Twitoor, has been discovered, which uses a Twitter account for command and control. A new Android malware has been detected that uses a Twitter account in place of a traditional command-and-control (C&C) server to control the victimized devices. The malware has been named Twitoor by

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19 percent of retail shoppers would abandon a hacked retailer
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19 percent of retail shoppers would abandon a hacked retailer

August 24, 2016
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A recently conducted survey showed that at least 19 percent of shoppers would be willing to leave a retail shop solely because they have been a victim of a cyber hack. The survey which was named the 2016 KPMG Consumer Loss Barometer report actually surveyed about 448 people all from

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