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Cracking Open Your (Google) Wallet

10
Feb
2012

We suggested earlier that instead of going after the Secure Element chip and the information it keeps safe, attackers would go after the weaker point of the Google Wallet app. Security researcher Joshua Rubin has now created a proof-of-concept app, Google Wallet Cracker, that can recover the Google Wallet PIN on a rooted phone.Once attackers […]

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Trending Topic Search for “QuickTime” Leads to Phishing Site

20
Jan
2012

The WebsenseR ThreatSeekerR Network routinely monitors search results from Google trending topics. For example, if you were to search for the term “QuickTime” today, the 31st resulting entry would lead to a typosquatted URL, which pulls content from a phishing URL.Clicking this Google search entry sends you to a fake QuickTime download site. The “Download Now” button […]

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Alleged Russian cybercriminal extradited to the US

19
Jan
2012

A suspected Russian cybercriminal arrived in Manhattan on Tuesday to face charges of security fraud, computer hacking and ID theft after being deported from Switzerland. Vladimir Zdorovenin, 54, of Moscow, and his son, Kirill Zdorovenin, both Russian citizens, are facing nine charges for allegedly masterminding credit card theft and stock manipulation scams. The duo was […]

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