Tag Archives: security and privacy

Hackers Attempt to Exploit Critical Apache Struts Vulnerability

Hackers are attempting to exploit a critical vulnerability in the Apache Struts 2 web application framework, to infect servers used by banks, government agencies, and internet service providers. Continue reading

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Russian Spy Agents Accused by U.S. of Masterminding Yahoo Hack

The broadside against the Russian government appeared in an indictment unsealed Wednesday in San Francisco federal court against two Russian FSB security agents and a pair of criminal hackers. Continue reading

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Security Researchers Warn of Credit Card Scrapers Targeting Magento

A malicious function has been discovered in a Magento module, providing another sign that credit card scrapers targeting e-commerce platforms are on the rise. Continue reading

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Are CAs That Issue "PayPal" SSL Certificates Part of Phishing Problem?

An open letter posted by The SSL Store technical support manager Vincent Lynch this week calls on free certificate authority (CA) Let’s Encrypt to block SSL certificates containing the name “PayPal” because of their usage on malicious sites. Continue reading

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Other Hosting Firms Hit in Freedom Hosting II Take-down: Report

Freedom Hosting II was a free service hosting 10,000 Tor websites, which mascherari.press researcher Sarah Jamie Lewis estimates was 20 percent of the dark web, when it was hacked in early February. Continue reading

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