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CyberInsecure.com
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Cyber threats and internet security news and alerts resource. Featuring daily real time updates with summaries and explanations of new threats to users, their computers and networks.
- Added on: Nov 15th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: cinsec
- Listed in: Internet News & Media
- Tags: Security vulnerabilities online safety insecure internet threats news alerts
Recent Posts
World’s First iPhone Worm Hits iPhone Owners In Australia
Apple iPhone owners in Australia have reported that their smartphones have been infected by a worm that has changed their wallpaper to an image of 1980s pop crooner Rick Astley. Tricking victims in to inadvertently playing the song has become a popul...
Windows 7 Default UAC Bypassed By 8 Out Of 10 Malware Samples
A recently conducted test by malware researchers reveals that eight out of ten malware samples used in the test, successfully bypassed Windows 7’s default UAC (user access control) settings. The findings were also confirmed by a separate test done ...
Jailbroken Dutch iPhones Compromised, $5 Ransom Demanded From Users
Yesterday, a message popped up on the screens of a large number of automatically exploited Dutch iPhone users, demanding $4.95 for instructions on how to secure their iPhones and remove the message from appearing at startup. The message said: “Your...
Facebook, MySpace Backdoor Exposed User Accounts
Facebook and MySpace have closed gaping security holes in their sites that gave attackers full access to accounts that had automatic-login features enabled. The vulnerabilities were significant. Because the unauthorized access would be mapped to the ...
Swedish Signals Intelligence Agency Taken Offline By A Massive DDoS Attack
The website of the Swedish Signals Intelligence agency (Försvarets Radioanstalt, or FRA) was taken offline by a massive DDoS attack this week. Fra.se was intermittently inaccessible from Monday night until Thursday morning, when full service was re...
Privacy Dashboard Service Launched By Google
Google has launched a Dashboard service that’s designed to show how much the search engine giant knows about its users online activities. The service (http://www.google.com/dashboard) provides a summary of data associated with a specified Googl...
