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The issue of hacked WordPress sites continues to persist, as evidenced by one victimized URL being used to host links to thousands if not millions or billions of shady pharmaceutical sites without the knowledge of the owners.
===> And, the team recommended the common-sense step of upgrading WordPress and all plugins to their latest versions. <===
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===> And, the team recommended the common-sense step of upgrading WordPress and all plugins to their latest versions. <===
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- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=WordPress
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December 11, 2013 6:35 PM
===> And, the team recommended the common-sense step of upgrading WordPress and all plugins to their latest versions. <===
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- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=WordPress
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![What happens after a data breach? [Infographic] | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it](https://img.scoop.it/mhk80ig_OIgh0szG8FDh-jl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVvK0kTmF0xjctABnaLJIm9)
High profile data breaches that expose customer information are in the news. This graphic shows how the thieves sell the info and make their money.
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About 860,000 members who post on the forums of popular Apple news website MacRumors are being asked to change their passwords after accounts were compromised in a hack.
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Cyber Crime: Identifying the Sources of an Everyday Threat Cyber crimes, cyber thievery, and cyber warfare have become an everyday reality. In fact, security
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Over the past few years, the personal data theft landscape has changed as online behaviors and activities evolve.
To better understand this crime, it helps to understand what personal data is worth to an identity thief. The average identity thief doesn’t steal data to use for him or herself. In most cases, they take the personal information and sell it on the online black market. It can be surprising what an individual’s personal information is worth.
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Based off of what we’ve seen at CSID, a credit card number, name and date of birth can sell for $13. A Social Security Number can go for $20. A bank account with a balance of $10,000 goes for an average cost of $625. Even the value of a person’s social media account has worth. According to RSA, 10,000 followers on Twitter sell for $15. 1,000 likes on Facebook sell for $15.
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- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Cybercrime...
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November 12, 2013 10:06 AM
Based off of what we’ve seen at CSID, a credit card number, name and date of birth can sell for $13. A Social Security Number can go for $20. A bank account with a balance of $10,000 goes for an average cost of $625. Even the value of a person’s social media account has worth. According to RSA, 10,000 followers on Twitter sell for $15. 1,000 likes on Facebook sell for $15.
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- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Cybercrime...
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The botnet, dubbed “Advanced Power” by its operators, appears to have been quietly working since at least May 2013. It’s not clear yet how the initial infection is being spread, but the malware enslaves PCs in a botnet that conducts SQL injection attacks on virtually any Web sites visited by the victim.
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The botnet, dubbed “Advanced Power” by its operators, appears to have been quietly working since at least May 2013. It’s not clear yet how the initial infection is being spread, but the malware enslaves PCs in a botnet that conducts SQL injection attacks on virtually any Web sites visited by the victim.
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The FBI is warning that members of the Anonymous hacking collective have breached computers belonging to multiple government agencies and made off with sensitive information in a series of attacks that started almost a year ago, according to a published report.
Hack linked to man who said: "You have no idea how much we can f*ck with the US."
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An app called InstLike promised free likes and followers on Instagram, but asked users to provide their usernames and passwords, turning them into a botnet.
Moreover, a user would get 20 free Likes if he used the hashtag #instlike_com in his own photo captions. A search on Instagram reveals that more than 500,000 photos already contain that hashtag.
All these features made InstLike a sophisticated ecosystem that employed thousands of voluntary "zombie" accounts — but it depended on their naiveté and willingness to give up their passwords.
For Narang, who is experienced in the realm of social media-based scams, the sheer volume of people involved is scary.
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Symantec Security Response has discovered many Instagram users have willingly shared their usernames and passwords to a bot-like app in order to increase likes and followers. (image1_15.png)
Symantec Security Response has discovered many Instagram users have willingly shared their usernames and passwords to a bot-like app in order to increase likes and followers.
Symantec advises users never share account credentials to any third party applications or services. Third party applications or services that require access to your account or information should use the legitimate APIs and authorization protocols (OAuth 2.0, for instance).
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Symantec advises users never share account credentials to any third party applications or services. Third party applications or services that require access to your account or information should use the legitimate APIs and authorization protocols (OAuth 2.0, for instance).
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- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/ict-awareness-what-you-should-know/
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November 13, 2013 11:13 AM
Symantec advises users never share account credentials to any third party applications or services. Third party applications or services that require access to your account or information should use the legitimate APIs and authorization protocols (OAuth 2.0, for instance).
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- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/ict-awareness-what-you-should-know/
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With widespread popularity of mobile devices corporate espionage has never been so easy. See how a simple app can transform a smartphone into an espionage to...
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A MUST see and Mac users ===> OPEN YOUR EYES!!!
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- http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching?tag=BBC-Public-WiFi-Security
- https://gustmeesfr.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/securite-internet-guide-pratique/
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March 27, 2014 6:48 AM
one of interesting information, the video shows the security risk in daily life using smart phone. It is easy to call public to aware about the mobile security, also it contains lots of data which are useful |
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