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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #1755 on: February 02, 2012, 11:39:59 PM »

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« Reply #1756 on: February 02, 2012, 11:42:15 PM »
Kelihos botnet BACK FROM THE DEAD
Bloodied spam-spewing zombie staggers in
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/02/02/kelihos_botnet_returns/



Trojan smuggles out nicked blueprints as Windows Update data
Malware backdoors government-targeted kit 'using Adobe 0-days'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/02/01/spear_phishing_rats/


Virus-slingers abuse WordPress vulns, dose punters with exploit
Blogs also infected with information-harvesting Trojan
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/31/wordpress_vuln_phoenix/
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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #1757 on: February 03, 2012, 12:05:10 AM »
@Pondus,

What vulnerabilities are being abused by the latest Hierarcy Exploit pack? To find out, read here:
http://malwareint.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2012-01-01T00:00:00-07:00&updated-max=2013-01-01T00:00:00-07:00&max-results=2  (link- malware intelligence; link author = Steven K (X Y L I T O L) Malware Research),

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #1758 on: February 03, 2012, 12:53:34 PM »
Will the bad guys at india ever learn?  ::)  what a shame  :'(

Indian military computers hacked, Symantec source code leaked
http://www.techspot.com/news/46990-indian-military-computers-hacked-symantec-source-code-leaked.html
« Last Edit: February 03, 2012, 12:56:06 PM by true indian »

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #1759 on: February 03, 2012, 12:59:34 PM »
Will the bad guys at india ever learn?  ::)  what a shame  :'(

Indian military computers hacked, Symantec source code leaked

Old news..!! ;)
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=52252.msg727906#msg727906
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« Reply #1760 on: February 07, 2012, 12:13:30 AM »
Secret Service Investigates Sophisticated $250 Million Cell Phone Cloning Scheme
http://blog.dhs.gov/2012/02/secret-service-investigates.html

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« Reply #1762 on: February 07, 2012, 02:29:53 PM »
Hackers wanted $50,000
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57372308-83/hackers-wanted-$50000-to-keep-symantec-source-code-private/?tag=mncol;topStories

Anonymous Leaks Symantec’s pcAnywhere Source Code
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Leaks-Symantec-s-pcAnywhere-Source-Code-251237.shtml
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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #1763 on: February 08, 2012, 12:54:06 PM »

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« Reply #1764 on: February 08, 2012, 01:37:02 PM »
Save Your Internet: DNSChanger Trojan Switch-Off Issues
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For English speaking users: Your system is not affected by the DNSChanger trojan malware. For more information on this topic please visit the FBI website.
  http://www.dns-ok.de

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #1765 on: February 09, 2012, 09:18:11 PM »
MRG Effitas Online Banking Test Featured on BBC Click
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EUGTlVSefeo#!

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #1766 on: February 10, 2012, 08:12:37 PM »
Iran Reportedly Cuts Off Access to Secure Internet Sites

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2400102,00.asp

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #1767 on: February 11, 2012, 01:56:11 AM »
Have your accounts been compromised? There’s a simple way to find out
http://blogs.norman.com/2012/for-consumption/have-your-accounts-been-compromisedtheres-a-simple-way-to-find-out




Have your accounts been compromised? Find out.  -  https://pwnedlist.com/

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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #1768 on: February 11, 2012, 09:22:07 AM »
Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for February 2012
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-feb
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Re: SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here
« Reply #1769 on: February 11, 2012, 10:46:44 AM »
Something fishy about Google Chrome's Safe Browsing API, lab says

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020712-something-fishy-about-google-chromes-255830.html

Google Chrome will no longer check for revoked SSL certificates online

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/020812-google-chrome-will-no-longer-255877.html
« Last Edit: February 11, 2012, 10:50:03 AM by crofty59 »