DNC: Highly Publicized ‘Phishing Attempt’ Was Only a Security Test

A day after the Democratic National Committee riled up security researchers and the press, it’s walking back an assertion that there was an attempt to compromise its voter database. Though it seemed like the event was the latest in a series of malicious efforts designed to harvest credentials...

Forever 21 Confirms Security Breach Exposed Customer Credit Card Details

First notified in November of a data breach incident, popular clothing retailer Forever 21 has now confirmed that hackers stole credit card information from its stores throughout the country for several months during 2017. Although the company did not yet specify the total number of its customers...

How to Become a Master Threat Hunter

Editor’s Note: The text appears in the free eBook: “Threat Hunting for Dummies.” After you’ve been threat hunting in an environment forsix months, a year, or more, you’re going to become a senior in most circles. You’re expanding your skills and knowledge, you’re building and using tools, and...

IRS Warns Taxpayers About Scams as Tax Deadline Approaches

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has issued a press release to warn of a potential increase in scams targeting taxpayers around the April 18 tax deadline. Before and after the deadline, scammers may tempt or pressure taxpayers into revealing personal information. US-CERT and IRS recommend taxpaye...

Fake 'Placebo Apps' Booted From Google Play, Amazon

A handful of apps purporting to specialize in virus detection and malware scanning were recently removed from Google’s Play marketplace and Amazon after being deemed fake. Security researchers at FireEye discovered five apps in particular that accounted for up to 50,000 downloads and essentially...

Holiday deals can really be hiding hacker surprises

It is that time of year which everybody loves. It is the holiday season and you will start to see a lot more people express good attitudes and wish everyone else a happy new year. As a matter of fact it may be hard to think that with all of this much goodwill in the air there is someone out there...

Mobile Security and Lack thereof

Mobile Security and Lack thereof Nidhi Rastogi ,A Security Consultant with Logic Technology Inc, New York share her Views about the Mobile Security and Lack thereof . The Article is taken from our September Month Magazine Edition .Here we go.. Mobile technology, particularly smartphones, has come...

Android Targeted by Two New Spyware Programs

Two new spyware programs, SW.SecurePhone and SW.Quieting, are targeting users of Android devices, mainly in the U.S., and could lead to serious data compromises, according to new research from NetQin Mobile. These programs are collecting all of the data saved on the phone’s SD card. This data...

Mubarak Resigns, Congratulations Egypt : Anonymous Press Release !

Mubarak Resigns, Congratulations Egypt : Anonymous Press Release ! It was 18 days of sometimes violent demonstrations that forced the man who ruled Egypt for nearly 30 years to step down. Friday was the day the demonstrators had been awaiting. The announcement of Mr. Mubarak's resignation drew an...

Hackers Expose EDL Members' Details Online, Group Urges Vigilance

A controversial anti-Islamist group has alerted its members to be vigilant after their details were disclosed online. Hackers, claiming to be from the Mujahideen Hacking Unit, infiltrated one of the organization's websites, releasing hundreds of names and addresses linked to the English Defense...

Law Enforcement Officers Witness Cyber Theft Demonstration at UNLV Conference

Nearly 100 law enforcement officers recently witnessed how easily an identity thief can steal electronic information. During a UNLV conference, a cybercrime expert used a $30 device to intercept data from their smartphones. Welcome to the dark side of the 21st century. As technology advances, so ...

Vigilance Urged After Anti-Islamist Group Members' Details Leaked Online

A controversial anti-Islamist group has advised its members to stay vigilant following a leak of their details online. Hundreds of names and addresses linked to the English Defence League EDL were exposed after hackers breached one of the organization's websites. The group warned its members abou...

Former UCM Students Charged with Hacking and Data Theft

Two former University of Central Missouri students have been charged with hacking university databases, stealing confidential information, and attempting to sell it for profit. Joseph Camp and Daniel Fowler were indicted by a federal grand jury. They allegedly created a computer virus and spread ...

WordPress. com permanent XSS vulnerability-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

UPDATE: Drew Strojny, the Vigilance theme creator ask me to hide the post until a he publish a fixed version. He did yesterday so I put this post online again. Friday 3 I discovered XSS the vulnerability into WordPress.com. A malicious attacker can insert Javascript into the “Alert Box” feature o...

ProgSys verion 0.151 XSS vulnerability

25/10/06 Vigilon Advisory http://www.vigilon.com/advisories/vg-progsys-24-10-2006.txt ------------------------------------------------------- Application: ProgSys Web Site: http://www.boesch-it.de/sw/php-scripts/progsys/english/download.php Versions: 0.151 and below Platform: linux, windows,...