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How to check if your details have been compromised

02

Nov

2011

Ever wonder where the term “Pwned” came from? Rumour has it that is started with the game World of Warcraft (WoW), where a map designer, intending to write “the player has been owned”, mistyped it as “the player has been pwned”. In any case, it is widely used today to mean you have been screwed […]

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Following WordPress into a Blackhole

31

Oct

2011

When we looked into the WordPress, our investigation took two separate paths: uncovering the TimThumb vulnerability and the Black Hole Toolkit used to exploit it. Now it is time to talk more in detail about the Blackhole Toolkit. For starters, the Blackhole exploit kit is used to spreading malicious software to users through hacked legitimate […]

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IMF boss rape video? Mac Facebook users hit by a sick scareware attack

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Jun

2011

Mac OS X malware is being spread by sick messages spreading virally across Facebook, claiming to be a video of controversial IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The fake anti-virus attack first appears in your timeline as a message apparently posted by one of your friends. oh shit, one more really freaky video O_O IMF boss Dominique […]

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