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Pinterest Fixes Validation Vulnerability in API

01

Jul

2015

Pinterest recently fixed an issue in the API of its web app that could have allowed remote attackers to compromise emails and carry out session hijacking and phishing attacks. Vulnerability Lab researcher Benjamin Kunz Mejri discovered the issue, which is a persistent mail encoding and validation web vulnerability shortly after the start of the year. […]

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Tracking PDF Usage Poses a Security Problem

27

Apr

2013

Looking back this year’s RSA Conference, you might have the feeling that the current threat landscape is primarily a series of advanced attacks. This concept includes well-known advanced persistent threats (APTs) and zero-day vulnerability exploits. To respond to this trend in threats, McAfee Labs has launched several innovative projects, one of which we call the […]

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New Ransomware pages include pornography

13

Dec

2012

Ransomware has become a popular way for the bad guys to extort money from users. It is usually installed by drive-by exploit kits such as Blackhole and Cool. After a user is infected, his machine is made inoperative and he will see a warning screen that claims child porn, copyright material, unlicensed software and malware […]

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