We knew about Java’s “Write once, run everywhere” mantra which very quickly turned into jokes like “Write once, pwn everywhere”. But…
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Firefox Zero-Day Used to Reveal Identities: Does The End Justify The Means?
An Exploit for Mozilla’s Firefox version 17 is making headlines, not simply because it is a zero-day but mainly because it…
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Tango and Viber Servers
Over the last few days two popular VOIP apps, Tango and Viber, had their servers breached that compromised customer data and…
UPDATE: New Android Vulnerability Affects 99 percent of Devices
Recently our Josh Cannell wrote about a troubling vulnerability that could exist in 99 percent of Android devices where malware could…
Flash Player Updates Used in Highly Misleading Tactics to Peddle Wares
Whether you’re new to surfing the Internet or an old hand, we all know the importance of keeping our systems and…
Tech support scams: a look behind the curtain
My previous post about fake support calls from Microsoft generated a lot of reactions. I was quite astounded by how many…
New Exploit Kit, Ransomware and AV evasion
Ransomware is still going strong and infecting countless PCs. We happened to stumble upon an interesting sample part of the Urausy…