ExploitHub admits 'embarrassing oversight' led to hack

Computerworld Security: December 12, 2012
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ExploitHub admits 'embarrassing oversight' led to hack

A marketplace where security researchers can sell details on software bugs said
it was compromised on Tuesday due to an "embarrassing oversight" that left its
web server vulnerable.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Microsoft quashes critical bugs in IE10, Windows 8, Word
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2. US law enforcement busts cybercrime rings with help from Facebook
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3. Dexter malware infects point-of-sale systems worldwide, researchers say
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IT's Next Transformation

To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT
and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud
computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT.

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Microsoft quashes critical bugs in IE10, Windows 8, Word

Microsoft today patched a dozen vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Windows,
Word and Exchange, fixing flaws in the new IE10 for the first time and crushing
bugs in Windows 8 and Windows RT for the second month running.
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US law enforcement busts cybercrime rings with help from Facebook

U.S. law enforcement agencies with the help of Facebook have arrested 10 people
from various countries in connection with international cybercrime rings that
targeted users on the social network.
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Dexter malware infects point-of-sale systems worldwide, researchers say

Researchers from Israel-based IT security firm Seculert have uncovered a
custom-made piece of malware that infected hundreds of point-of-sale (PoS)
systems from businesses in 40 countries in the past few months and stole the
data of tens of thousands of payment cards.
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