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Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Why hackers may be stealing your credit card numbers for years

Reconnaissance code on industrial software site points to watering hole attack | Namecheap says accounts compromised in hacking incident

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Why hackers may be stealing your credit card numbers for years
Hackers may have the upper hand for years as the retail industry slowly upgrades its systems, analysts said Read More


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Reconnaissance code on industrial software site points to watering hole attack
Attackers are using a sophisticated Web-based tool to gather information on potential targets, researchers from AlienVault said Read More


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Namecheap says accounts compromised in hacking incident
The attackers are likely using a large list of credentials compiled by a Russian gang, Namecheap said Read More


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