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Backdoor Snoops on Skype, MSN, and Yahoo! Messenger

11

Oct

2011

We recently came across reports about a hacker group that was able to detect a backdoor which was found capable of monitoring online activities and recording calls when using Skype. However, apart from its routines, it garnered media attention because of its claims that the discovered backdoor may be used by German Law Enforcement.The malware, […]

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Goatse hacker pleads guilty to stealing iPad user data

25

Jun

2011

Daniel Spitler, an alleged member of the Goatse Security hacking group, has pleaded guilty to breaking into AT&T’s systems and obtaining the email addresses of iPad users. The story of how a vulnerability on AT&T’s website allowed outsiders to scoop up the email addresses of early adopters of the Apple iPad made huge news headlines […]

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Spear Phishing in Google’s Pond

06

Jun

2011

Francis deSouza – Group President, Enterprise Products and Services, Symantec Earlier this week, Google posted a blog stating that the personal Gmail accounts of numerous users, including senior US government officials, Chinese political activists, officials in several Asian countries (predominantly South Korea), military personnel, and journalists had been attacked. Google said a campaign to obtain […]

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