7-Zip vulnerability affects security devices and antivirus products
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7-Zip vulnerability affects security devices and antivirus products

May 13, 2016
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The 7-Zip file has been shown to be filled with two flaws, which are capable of making the security devices and antivirus products it is on vulnerable to attack, researchers say. The file is an open source Windows utility allowing users and programmers to manipulate and change the archives for

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Pornhub Introduces Bug Bounty Program To Help Stop Hack Attacks
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Pornhub Introduces Bug Bounty Program To Help Stop Hack Attacks

May 11, 2016
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Hacking attacks on porn sites have increased over the last few months. As recent as March a hacker breached the networks of Paper Street Media and was able to steal email addresses and passwords of users of the porn network. After that, Forbes then reported that popular porn network, Naughty

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Google Play Store Apps Laced With Malware Removed, Google Confirms
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Google Play Store Apps Laced With Malware Removed, Google Confirms

May 9, 2016
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At least a 190 applications which were infected with malware and were on the Google Play Store have been removed after security researchers working for the Dr. Web Company contacted Google about the problem. The malware infected apps were seen by the researchers at the end of April, but it’s

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Does Pirate Bay have as much malware as people think?
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Does Pirate Bay have as much malware as people think?

May 7, 2016
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With modern technology and constant evolution of technology, pirating methods and virus infection methods have changed. Back then a simple no pirating stuff warning was enough to stop viruses from entering your beloved devices. Most of the virus infections were as a result of infections from data disks, which contained

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I hacked Hillary Clinton’s email server, and it was easy, claims Romanian hacker
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I hacked Hillary Clinton’s email server, and it was easy, claims Romanian hacker

May 6, 2016
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A Romanian hacker, who goes by the name Guccifer, and reportedly targets politicians and respective aide’s claims that he managed to successfully hack the former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton’s email server. Guccifer said that he had managed to breach the personal email server for Hillary Clinton, who is currently

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10-year-old Finnish boy gets $10,000 from Facebook
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10-year-old Finnish boy gets $10,000 from Facebook

May 4, 2016
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A 10-year-old Finnish boy got $10,000 from Facebook after had found a security flaw in the company’s image sharing social network Instagram. The strange thing is the boy is technically not even allowed to be on the social media network for at least another 3 years according to the terms

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Many Hackers Interested in Hacking The Pentagon In Bug Bounty Program
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Many Hackers Interested in Hacking The Pentagon In Bug Bounty Program

May 2, 2016
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The Pentagon crowd-sourced bug bounty program has attracted a lot of researchers at the moment. The researchers who are looking to exploit the Pentagon’s system and find any flaws that lie within are up to 500. The program can already be deemed a success even if it only reached its

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Kenyan Foreign Ministry Hacked, Private Data Leaked Online
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Kenyan Foreign Ministry Hacked, Private Data Leaked Online

April 29, 2016
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Hackers have become one of the nuisances of the day. Some online activists who claim affiliation to the infamous Anonymous hacking group apparently began to leak documents which belonged to the Kenyan foreign ministry as part of its plan to expose corruption, both government, and corporate level, that is ever

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Waze users easily trackable on the app everywhere, study reveals
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Waze users easily trackable on the app everywhere, study reveals

April 27, 2016
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Chances are that if you are a user of the Google-owned driving navigation app, Waze, then hackers are probably tracking each and every one of your movements. A research conducted by researchers at the University of California Santa Barbara discovered a Waze flaw that allowed to create many ghost drivers

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$12 billion worth of US Army’s mobile internet network full of vulnerabilities
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$12 billion worth of US Army’s mobile internet network full of vulnerabilities

April 25, 2016
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One of the mobile internet networks which are used by the US Army in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa has been found to contain some cyber security vulnerabilities. The details of the compromise came forward during combat testing. The network, which cost a massive $12 billion, is said to be the

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