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News in Brief Mar 3, 2014 17:26:42 GMT

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How to Wipe Free Disk Space in Linux

NVIDIA Releases New Graphics Drivers for OS X Mavericks 10.9.2

Microsoft Launches Free Windows XP Migration Tool

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News in Brief Mar 4, 2014 16:23:05 GMT

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Anatomy of an Apple theft protection bypass - and how to avoid it

Phone Phishing, Data Breaches, and Banking Scams

Rewards for Hackers

Scammers Promise BMW 435i to Harvest Facebook Likes

Scam Alert: Reclaim Your Lost Mt.Gox Bitcoins

Google Fixes Nearly 20 Bugs in Chrome 33

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News in Brief Mar 5, 2014 16:02:43 GMT

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Android RATs Branch out with Dendroid

Tor hidden services – a safe haven for cybercriminals

Mystery shopper: Beware of Frauds

Users in Europe Targeted with “Apple Discount Card” Phishing Scam

AVG Retires LiveKive, Symantec Announces End of Life for Network Access Control

Linux Mint Debian 201403 Final Features Cinnamon 2.0 and MATE 1.6

MATE 1.8 Arrives with a Bang and Window Snapping

Slackware-Based Salix 14.1 OS Is Out and Works with (U)EFI Systems

The 100GB iPhone Is Born

OS X 10.9.2 Is an Awful Update

Microsoft Security Essentials to Display Upgrade Notifications on Windows XP

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News in Brief Mar 7, 2014 16:26:15 GMT

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Privacy groups lodge complaint over Facebook's acquisition of Whatsapp

The Siesta Campaign: A New Targeted Attack Awakens

US is the Capital of Malware

Fake Night Vision Camera App on Google Play Hides SMS Trojan

Over 40 Bugs, Including 4 Security Vulnerabilities, Fixed in Joomla 3.2.3

Fake Windows 8.1 Enterprise Activators Hide Adware, Bitcoin Miners

Linux Teaches Microsoft and Apple a Security Lesson Once More

Pineappling all the things in Utah

Sefnit’s Tor botnet C&C details

New Attacks on HTTPS Traffic Reveal Plenty About Your Web Surfing

The Final Countdown - Windows XP end of support popup starts tomorrow

How to Check MD5 Sum on Mac OS X

How to Download Windows 8.1 Update 1 with a Registry Trick

Official Windows 8.1 Update 1 Download Links Revealed

Windows XP: There’s more still around than you might expect

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News in Brief Mar 10, 2014 18:23:51 GMT

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ICO fines pregnancy advice charity BPAS £200,000 following data breach

Roller Coaster Accident Facebook Scam Leads to Phishing, Surveys

British Users Warned of Fake Parking Fine Emails Apparently from Justice.gov.uk

Google Glass app offers new level of security for ATM users

Windows 7 & 8 Complete Transformation Pack Out for Ubuntu, Debian 8, and Arch Linux

Get Power Commands like Shutdown and Restart Inside Unity Dash

CDBurnerXP Receives Update on Windows, Download Now

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News in Brief Mar 12, 2014 16:59:25 GMT

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Patch Tuesday wrap-up, March 2014 - critical from Microsoft, important from Adobe

Adobe Updates Flash Player 12 to Address Two Vulnerabilities

Agent.btz: a source of inspiration?

Agent.btz Malware May Have Served as Starting Point for Red October, Turla

The NSA Uses Automated Tools to Plant Malware on Millions of Computers

Hackers Can Steal Private WhatsApp Chats with Other Android Apps

Chrome Updated to 33.0.1750.149, 7 Security Issues Fixed

Windows Defender Receives Update on Windows 8.1

Download the March 2014 Microsoft Windows Security Updates

NoMoreRack.com Probes Possible Card Breach

Top e-commerce sites still fail to warn users who choose “password”

Dutch Intelligence Illegally Shares Data, Report Shows

Google Chrome to Ditch GTK+ for Aura, Linux Tester Wanted

SystemRescueCd 4.1.0 Features an Updated Offline Windows Password Recovery Tool

iPhone 6 Will Reportedly Look like This

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News in Brief Mar 13, 2014 19:12:09 GMT

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Kunming Attack Leads to Gh0st RAT Variant

Anatomy of a Control Panel Malware Attack, Part 1

Prepaid Card Scam: “Send me 25 Cards, and the PIN Numbers…”

Fake “Statement Account” Emails Apparently from Sky.com Carry Malware

Cybercriminals Tell Users They Might Have Cancer to Trick Them into Installing Malware

Facebook Scam: Missing Malaysian Plane Found in Bermuda Triangle

Hidden backdoor in top Samsung Galaxy models ‘allows remote spying on users’

Multimedia Video Editor Avidemux 2.6.8 Receives Important Overhaul

Adobe Shockwave Player 12.1.0.150 Now Available for Download

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News in Brief Mar 18, 2014 15:17:36 GMT

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Google sued for data-mining students' email

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 News Used To Spread Online Threats

Barracuda Launches Web-Based Malware Analysis Tool Threatglass

Over 500,000 PCs attacked every day after 25,000 UNIX servers hijacked by Operation Windigo

How to Stream Torrent Video Files Directly with VLC

Windows 7 Support Officially Canceled for Mac Pro 2013 Boot Camp

Firefox 28 Stable Now Available for Download

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News in Brief Mar 19, 2014 18:11:11 GMT

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Mobile Banking and the Risks

Steer Clear of the Latest Twitter Spamrun

IoT Worm Used to Mine Cryptocurrency

Oracle Releases Java 8, Several Security Improvements Included

Fake Walt Disney World Pages on Facebook Trick Thousands of Users

Edward Snowden: Backdoors Planted by the NSA Can Also Be Leveraged by Others

Expert Finds RCE Flaw in Yahoo After Logging in with “Admin/Admin” Credentials

Google Glass spyware lets snoopers “see through wearer’s eyes”

SparkyLinux 3.3 MATE, Xfce, and Base Distros Are Available for Download

These Could Be the First Real iOS 8 Screenshots

Avast! Free Antivirus 9.0.2016 Officially Released

Dutch Government Planning to Pay for Extended Windows XP Support

Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.168 Beta Released with New Features

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News in Brief Mar 22, 2014 15:10:18 GMT

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Google switches Gmail to HTTPS only

Microsoft admits reading blogger's Hotmail as part of leak investigation

Anatomy of a Control Panel Malware Attack, Part 2

Mass-Produced ATM Skimmers, Rogue PoS Terminals via 3D Printing?

GitHub Falls Victim of Another DDOS Attack [Update]

BlackOS: New Malicious Software Used by Cybercriminals to Redirect Traffic

Scam Alert: We’ve Been Mugged in Ukraine, Please Send Money

BitGuard: a system of forced searches

Linux Mint 17 to Be Called “Qiana,” Release Date Announced

Lightweight Portable Security (LPS) 1.5.0 Is a Secure Distro Built by the US Air Force

Softpedia Giveaway – Unlimited Licenses for Bitdefender Internet Security 2014

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News in Brief Mar 24, 2014 17:02:03 GMT

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