Germany announced Wednesday it is replacing the head of its foreign intelligence service, which has been rocked by revelations it helped the US National Security Agency spy on European targets.
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Qatar National Bank Investigating Data Leak
The Qatar National Bank (QNB) has launched an investigation after someone leaked a large number of files allegedly stolen from the financial institution’s systems as a result of a hacker attack.
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Facebook Login Flaw Earns Researcher $5,000
A researcher received a $5,000 reward from Facebook after finding a vulnerability that could have been exploited to impersonate users on other websites.
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Android Ransomware Dropped via Towelroot, Hacking Team Exploits
A new piece of Android ransomware is being delivered via a two known exploits without requiring interaction from the victims.
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US Military Conducts Cyber Attacks on IS
The US military is now conducting cyber attacks on the Islamic State group, a general said Tuesday as the Pentagon looks for ways to accelerate the fight against the jihadists.
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Legitimate Facebook Domain Serves Phishing Page
Researchers at Netcraft have come across a Facebook phishing attack in which malicious actors leveraged some clever methods to increase their chances of tricking users into handing over their credentials.
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FBI Chief Sees Better Cyber Cooperation From China
FBI Director James Comey said Tuesday he has seen some improvement in cooperation from China in fighting cybercrime following last year's bilateral agreement on the issue.
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More Than 1 Million Users Access Facebook Over Tor
Tor (The Onion Router) has long been the go-to browser for people looking to protect their privacy when accessing various online destinations, and more and more people are using it to access Facebook.
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Empty DDoS Threats: Cybercriminal Group is All Bark and No Bite
A new cyber-extortion group going by the name of the Armada Collective is extorting organizations by demanding they pay a ransom in order to avoid being hit by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.
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FBI Chief Warns of ‘Costs’ to Strong Encryption
Washington – FBI Director James Comey called Tuesday for a discussion of the "costs" of strong encryption now that a legal battle over access to the iPhone used by a California attacker has ended.
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