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Twitter Accounts Hijacked after Mauritania Hacker Leaked Database 26 Aug 2013 | 08:32 pm
Cyber-crooks started to exploit the database recently leaked by a Mauritania hacker and filled with juicy Twitter details. Several HotForSecurity readers saw their accounts compromised and pushing spa...
Back to School Gadgets: Passing the Autumn Security Test 23 Aug 2013 | 12:56 pm
As summer comes to an end, children, teens and parents start to look for new gadgets for the beginning of the school. Tablets, iPad, iPhone, smartphones, Amazon Kindle, and laptops are among the top c...
Hackers Break IT Website to Steal E-mail Passwords via Copy for Payment Scam 22 Aug 2013 | 09:28 pm
Users are targeted once again by scammers, who launched a new spam campaign to steal their e-mail passwords. This time, cyber-crime groups broke into a legitimate software solutions website to spread ...
SoundCloud Users Targeted by Scammers with Spam and Dubious Software 22 Aug 2013 | 09:07 pm
Users of the audio platform SoundCloud are targeted by scammers with spam and dubious software offers, according to ThreatTrack Security. Experts warn that over the last year cyber-criminals uploaded ...
League of Legends Hacked. Reset Password at Once 21 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
The popular multiplayer game League of Legends was breached, allowing hackers to steal confidential data of some North American players. Users should immediately change their log in credentials. Game ...
LinkedIn Opens Arms to High School Students 21 Aug 2013 | 07:03 pm
The online professional networking service LinkedIn is about to open up its services to teens to help them with university and career choices. LinkedIn will lower its minimum age threshold starting Se...
Australian Taxtime Used by Online Criminals to Infect Computer with Trojans 20 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
Up to 1 percent of approximately one million spam messages sent worldwide are now directed at Australians as they rush to file tax papers. According to Bitdefender data, over the past month, cyber cri...
Double-Check Before you Leap: 11.6 Percent of PCs with Security Solution Infected 19 Aug 2013 | 07:21 pm
When it comes to security tips, nothing beats the good old advice to install and update an antivirus solution with state-of the art detection proven in independent performance tests. A security soluti...
Security Flaw in Philips Lighting System Lets Hackers Keep You in the Dark 14 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
A misfortunate implementation of the security token in the Hue intelligent lighting system from Phillips could allow an attacker to control the lights in your home and turn them on or off as they wish...
Children Use Android as Young as 5, Study Shows 12 Aug 2013 | 06:53 pm
Parents buy smartphones for their toddlers when they are as young as 5 years old, boosting the risk that malware infections and SMS fraud will increasingly target users who are still only learning to ...
