Microsoft releases emergency patch for critical IE8 zero-day exploit

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Users running Internet Explorer 8 — an estimated 23 percent of all IE users — should update their systems with an out-of-band emergency patch to prevent a zero-day flaw.
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Alert: Skype account hijack technique may affect all users

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After six malicious takeovers of his Skype account, a frustrated security researcher has posted his attempts to get Skype's help. Here's how to protect yourself.
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AP Twitter feed hacked; White House has NOT been bombed

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The wire service's feed has been taken offline and AP corporate says tweets 'reporting' a bombing are bogus. Read this article by Eric Mack on CNET News.
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China accounts for 41 percent of global computer attack traffic

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Perhaps there's something in China's allegations that the United States is just as bad.
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The Shockingly Easy Process Behind The Celebrity Credit Report "Hacks"

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What's being described as a massive hack in fact took advantage of an easily exploited loophole - the new kind of social engineering.
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You Call This an Army? The Terrifying Shortage of U.S. Cyberwarriors.

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When the Soviet Union launched the first satellite in 1957, it set off an intellectual arms race that led to more than $1 billion of federal investment in science education.
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To Hunt Chinese Hackers, Exploit Their Human Flaws

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Hackers are human beings, just like you and me.This simple but integral fact provides the foundation for cyber security as we know it. Because no matter how many firewalls they can build and zombie computers they can route their attacks through,...
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White House says 'cyber threats' include web site defacement, IP theft

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In the State of the Union address Tuesday, President Obama announced a sweeping executive order implementing new national cybersecurity measures, opening the door for intelligence agencies to share...
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Software that tracks people on social media created by defence firm

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Exclusive: Raytheon's Riot program mines social network data like a 'Google for spies', drawing ire from civil rights groups
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Webcam Spy 'Sextorted' Hundreds of Women, FBI Says

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Man accused of digital blackmail could get 105 years in prison for hacking into user accounts
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Symantec denies blame after Chinese govt hacks The New York Times

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After one of the world's most famous newspapers points the finger at Symantec for failing to protect its network against a four-month long Chinese cyberattack, the security firm returns fire.
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What Google does when a government requests your data

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In a 'frequently asked questions' page, the search giant explains what exactly happens when a government agency or law enforcement requests your personal or private data.
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Pentagon to boost cybersecurity force numbers: report

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Faced with rising cyberattack numbers and becoming the target of Anonymous heckling, the Pentagon has decided to boost its cybersecurity team.
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U.S. power plants combat USB malware infections

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It is not only online threats that the country's infrastructure has to deal with, but also tainted USB drives, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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