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Russian spy gang hijacking satellite links to pilfer data

10

Sep

2015

Researchers from Kaspersky Labs disclosed this morning that advanced threat actors have found an insidious solution for the constant seizure and takedown of their domains and command-and-control (C&C) servers by ISPs and law enforcement agencies – the use of #satellite-based #internet #links. The Russian-speaking spy gang of cyber-criminals, known as the “#turla group,” is a […]

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Valve Patches Password Reset Vulnerability in Steam

28

Jul

2015

Valve Software has reportedly patched a vulnerability in the popular online Steam gaming platform that enabled account hijacking through its password reset mechanism. Kotaku, a popular blog among gamers, said that a number of prominent Steam accounts and Twitch streamers were stolen or accessed remotely. Twitch is a live video streaming platform that can be […]

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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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