Thursday, August 28, 2014

US warns 'significant number' of major businesses hit by Backoff malware

  Spammers top spoofing targets are still finance and travel industries | Mobile apps could be abused to make expensive phone calls

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US warns 'significant number' of major businesses hit by Backoff malware
Backoff malware is stealing credit card details, according to a cybersecurity alert Read More


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Spammers top spoofing targets are still finance and travel industries
Large US firms make slow progress on SPF, DKIM and DMARC security Read More


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Mobile apps could be abused to make expensive phone calls
Mobile applications often don't warn users before a call is made, which a developer says could be abused Read More


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Firefox OS to outdo Android on granular application permissions
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Netcore, Netis routers have hardcoded password, Trend Micro says
More than two million of the devices on the Internet may be vulnerable Read More

 

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