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Free iPad 3 Scams Steer Users to Bad Sites

Mar

2012

Scammers have snatched up the opportunity to victimize people by leveraging the interest and anticipation over the upcoming release of iPad 3. Just days before its supposed launch, we have noted several posts on Facebook that claim to give away free iPad 3s to some “lucky” users. Unlike previous Facebook threats we’ve blogged recently, this […]

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Attack of the Shuriken: Many Hands, Many Weapons

Feb

2012

A visual sample of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS or DoS) attack tools & services compiled by Curt Wilson – Research Analyst, Arbor Networks ASERT There are a variety of popular Denial of Service attack tools that have received a fair amount of attention by the security research community, but there are many other attack […]

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Were mobile phones hacked to spread rumour of Taliban leader’s death?

Jul

2011

It seems that the UK isn’t the only country at the centre of a phone hacking scandal. A spokesman for the Taliban has claimed that phones, email accounts and a website belonging to the group were hacked, and text messages distributed claiming that their reclusive Afghan leader Mullah Mohammed Omar had died from heart disease. […]

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