Malware City/News

Sep
3

Microsoft warns of vulnerability in Internet Information Services

Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
Microsoft has issued a security advisory which warns of a critical bug in the FTP server service in Internet Information Services (IIS).

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Malware City/News

May
11

Hackers breach UC-Berkeley database; info for 160,000 students, alums at risk

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
Hackers, possibly from Asia, have stolen about a decade's worth of personal information on current and former UC-Berkeley students

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Malware City/News

May
7

Twitter Hacked Again

Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
Twitter has revealed that their system was compromised recently.

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Malware City/News

May
5

Researchers hijack botnet, score 56,000 passwords in an hour

Filed Under: TECHNOLOGIES
The Torpig botnet was hijacked by the good guys for ten days earlier this year before its controllers issued an update and took the botnet back.

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Malware City/News

Oct
10

You need to encrypt your e-mail

Filed Under: TECHNOLOGIES
On Oct. 1, a new Nevada law went into effect that requires organizations operating in the state to encrypt personal information sent outside of the organization. A similar, but more restrictive, law will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2009 in Massachusetts.

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Malware City/News

Aug
19

Wells Fargo codes used to access personal information

Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
Wells Fargo Bank NA is notifying some 7,000 people that their Social Security numbers and other personal information may have been accessed by thieves using the financial services firm's access codes.

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Malware City/News

Jul
23

Is Limbo 2 the ultimate trojan?

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
Prevx, an internet security company headquartered in Derby, England, has discovered a new trojan designed to steal information from large banking institutions.

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