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Facebook Survey Scam Promotes Nicki Minaj Sextape
Researchers at CyberWarZone found information about a new Facebook scam involving singer Nicki Minaj and a supposed sextape. Facebook scams have…
Saudi Hacker Compromises Undead Labs Forum
Undead Labs had reported their forum was down on Saturday, November 30. The official post from Undead Labs suggests this was…
Gmail Security Flaw Allows for Password Theft
Security researcher Oren Hafif recently uncovered a vulnerability that tricks Gmail users into giving away their passwords. Walking through the Account…
badBIOS: Jumping the Gap
Is it possible there exists malware capable of infecting the deepest parts of a computer? That knows exactly when you’re looking…
PHP Hack Redirects To Magnitude Exploit Kit
Google’s Safe Browsing System determines php.net is malicious”> Google’s Safe Browsing system deemed the official PHP website, PHP.net, malicious last week. Though, the initial…
Using YARA to attribute malware
If you’ve performed malware research, you’ve likely observed samples that are very similar in functionality, yet have different hashes, file sizes,…
Palestinian hackers deface popular Antivirus’ websites
Reports are surfacing that antivirus companies AVG and Avira have had their websites hacked, along with the website for WhatsApp messenger….
Feds arrest mastermind behind ‘Silk Road’ online criminal marketplace
U.S. Federal authorities arrested Ross William Ulbricht–the alleged leader behind the Silk Road criminal marketplace–in San Francisco yesterday, reported multiple news outlets….
Microsoft releases fix for IE Zero-Day
Microsoft disclosed information on a new Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability yesterday in a security advisory. Dubbed CVE-2013-3893, the vulnerability exists in…