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Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a victim's files. The attackers then demand a ransom from the victim to restore access to the files upon payment. Ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly common, with billions...
Last week New York Times revealed that former USA state secretary Hillary Clinton used a private email account instead of official email address for communications while serving the State department. It is reported that Clinton used...

Microsoft RDP to be patched

The recently announced Microsoft RDP is hitting the headlines again as there are working exploits being developed and made available in the...

Microsoft India site hacked

Today, the Microsoft India.s retail website got hacked. The reports indicate that the customer information including usernames and passwords would have been compromised. The...

McAfee buys intelligence security co Insightix

Insightix Ltd., a developer of real-time security intelligence and control solutions, has been acquired by McAfee Inc. The companies did not disclose the size...

Key Internet operator VeriSign hit by hackers

(Reuters) - VeriSign Inc, the company in charge of delivering people safely to more than half the world's websites, has been hacked repeatedly by...

Hackers-for-Hire Are Easy to Find

Sitting in his Los Angeles home, Kuwaiti billionaire Bassam Alghanim received an alarming call from a business associate: Hundreds of his personal emails were...

Fallout from the Christmas Hack of Stratfor

An interesting analysis of the Stratfor hack by Richard Stiennon A cursory glance reveals the corporate email addresses and simple...

Hackers plan space satellites to combat censorship

Computer hackers plan to take the internet beyond the reach of censors by putting their own communication satellites into orbit. The scheme was outlined...

RBS World Pay hacker gets suspended sentence

A Russian hacker received a five-year suspended sentence on Tuesday after pleading guilty to playing a key part in the robbery of $10m from...

Nearly one third of the users caught a computer virus

In connection with the Safer Internet Day on 8 February 2011, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European  Union, presents a selection of statistics...

New Twitter Worm Redirects Users to Rogue AV

Mumbai 2011::Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions,warns users about a new, fast-moving Twitter worm which exploits Google's goo.gl...

More security needed for ATMs

RIYADH: Concerns have been raised over the security of automated teller machines (ATMs) after a group of men managed to withdraw large amounts of...

Virus attacks Android phones in China: researchers

A powerful virus targeting smart phones in China running Google Inc's Android operating system may represent the most sophisticated bug to target mobile devices...

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