The US military is wary of cutting Internet connections to Islamic State strongholds such as Raqa in Syria, even though the Pentagon is waging cyber-war against the jihadists, officials said Wednesday.
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‘Godless’ Android Malware Uses Multiple Rooting Exploits
A recently observed piece of mobile malware that leverages multiple rooting exploits targets nearly 90 percent of Android devices, Trend Micro researchers say.
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Video Conferencing Systems Expose Corporate Secrets
It was reported last week that a hacker had accessed the video conferencing system of the Parti Libéral du Québec (PLQ) and eavesdropped on confidential meetings. The hacker concerned reported, with video proof, to Le Journal de Montréal (JDM) and the PLQ has confirmed the veracity of that proof.
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WordPress 4.5.3 Patches Several Vulnerabilities
A WordPress security and maintenance update released this week addresses a total of eight vulnerabilities identified by external researchers and members of the WordPress security team.
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ICS Security Not Improving, Despite More Attacks
Despite a growing number of attacks on industrial control systems (ICS), organizations are falling behind on security improvements and in many cases they refuse to share threat information with others, according to a survey conducted by the SANS Institute.
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Over a Dozen Flaws Patched in Pidgin Chat Client
A total of 16 information leakage, denial-of-service (DoS), directory traversal and buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been patched in the popular chat client Pidgin.
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Online Backup Firm Carbonite Hit by Password Reuse Attack
Boston-based backup services provider Carbonite is the latest company whose users have been targeted by hackers leveraging credentials leaked recently from major websites.
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The Latest Hacker Mayhem Tool: Google Dorking
Hackers are constantly looking for vulnerabilities they can exploit to gain access to corporate networks, industrial control systems, financial data, and more. One of the best kept secrets in the hacker’s toolkit has become Google Dorking. It can be used to identify vulnerable systems and trace them to a specific place on the Internet.
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Just Tap “Yes” to Log In: Google Updates 2-Step Verification
Google is rolling out new 2-Step Verification (2SV) functionality, to make easier for users with the additional security feature enabled to log into their accounts.
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HTML5 Won’t Stop Malvertising, Brings New Threats
Flash is one of the most abused pieces of software in use. Flexera Software's Vulnerability Review 2016 counts 457 vulnerabilities in 2014 and 2015 (second only to Chrome with 516 vulnerabilities). But Flash is the attacker's tool of choice.
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