Researcher claims two hacker gangs exploiting unpatched IE bug

Computerworld Security: February 19, 2014
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Researcher claims two hacker gangs exploiting unpatched IE bug

Two different hacker groups are exploiting the same still-unpatched
vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) with almost-identical attack code, a
security researcher said Tuesday.
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Evan Schuman: Your data exposed -- Delta, Facebook, others latest to fall into mobile app trap

Match.com and eHarmony also among those now saying, 'We didn't know our mobile
apps did that.'
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Jay Cline: U.S. takes the gold in doling out privacy fines

EU privacy regulators say U.S. privacy laws are too weak to protect EU personal
data. But a new analysis of 358 privacy-enforcement actions paints the opposite
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Zeus banking malware hides a crucial file in a photo

A newly discovered variant of the notorious Zeus banking trojan is disguising a
crucial configuration code in a digital photo, a technique known as
steganography.
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Darlene Storm: Don't look now but the LED light fixtures are spying on you


If you feel like you're being watched at Terminal B in the Newark Liberty
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EMV smartcards offer security benefits even without PIN, Visa says

A senior executive from Visa Inc. dismissed concerns over the manner in which
the Europay MasterCard Visa (EMV) chip card standard is being implemented in the
U.S. and insisted the move will yield significant security benefits for
retailers, consumers and banks.
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Founders of security firm SlickLogin join Google

The team at SlickLogin, a company working on technology for online
authentication using sounds from a mobile phone, said it has joined Google.
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