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The last pop-up was something about Christmas

[mchain]

DroidJack RAT: A tale of how budding entrepreneurism can turn to cybercrime
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/droidjack-rat-tale-how-budding-entrepreneurism-can-turn-cybercrime

[Para-Noid]

Hacker Collective Anonymous promises to take down Missouri Government and Banks

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacker-Collective-Anonymous-Promises-to-Take-Down-Missouri-Government-and-Bank-Sites-465978.shtml

[polonus]

Detekt Tool detects spyware that general av does not detect:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/new-tool-spy-victims-detect-government-surveillance-2014-11-20
Do some av turn a blind eye on official government spyware? Read here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/av_response_state_snooping_challenge/

polonus

[polonus]

Websites with security seals are not a priori more secure than sites without such a seal:
https://vagosec.org/2014/11/clubbing-seals/
This scanner seal is even questionable in the eyes of WOT web rep: http://www.scanverify.com/vulnerability_scanner_free/vulnerability_scanner_free.php
-> https://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/scanverify.com?utm_source=addon&utm_content=rw-viewsc

polonus

[Asyn]

Amnesty and EFF launch a scanner to detect government spyware:
Read about Detekt here: https://resistsurveillance.org/

UPDATE: The tool „Detekt“: what you should know about it
https://blog.gdatasoftware.com/blog/article/update-the-tool-detekt-what-you-should-know-about-it.html

What Detekt was really all about
https://medium.com/@botherder/what-detekt-was-really-all-about-aaecfb17b6d5

[polonus]

APT detection is easily circumvented by BAB0 malware:
https://blog.mrg-effitas.com/new-anti-apt-tools-are-no-silver-bullets-an-independent-test-of-apt-attack-detection-appliances/

polonus

[polonus]

Using Password Managers is like committing cyber security suicide.
Read: http://securityintelligence.com/cybercriminals-use-citadel-compromise-password-management-authentication-solutions/
Specific KeePass, Password Safe and neXus Personal Security Client executable are being monitored by the malware,
just as easily as if you'd post-fixed the general password to your screen...

polonus

[Para-Noid]

Syrian hackers subvert Ad networks!

http://www.databreachtoday.com/syrian-hackers-subvert-ad-network-a-7621

[mchain]

Exclusive: FBI warns of 'destructive' malware in wake of Sony attack
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/02/us-sony-cybersecurity-malware-idUSKCN0JF3FE20141202

[Para-Noid]

Sony to officially name North Korea as source of hacking.

http://recode.net/2014/12/03/sony-to-officially-name-north-korea-as-source-of-hack-attack/

Possibly due to the Sony produced movie "The Interview".

[bob3160]

Sony to officially name North Korea as source of hacking.

http://recode.net/2014/12/03/sony-to-officially-name-north-korea-as-source-of-hack-attack/

Possibly due to the Sony produced movie "The Interview".

It's always nice to know who did the hacking. Knowing who unfortunately doesn't change the fact that the hack occurred nor
does it change the fact that the "private" information has been exposed.

[Para-Noid]

Is the captcha a thing of the past?

http://www.wired.com/2014/12/google-one-click-recaptcha/

[DavidR]

Is the captcha a thing of the past?

http://www.wired.com/2014/12/google-one-click-recaptcha/

They have been saying captcha is a thing of the past for some time - yet here it still is.

[bob3160]

Is the captcha a thing of the past?

http://www.wired.com/2014/12/google-one-click-recaptcha/

They have been saying captcha is a thing of the past for some time - yet here it still is.

I'm sure some of the new users on this forum would hope the use of the captcha would end.