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News in Brief Jun 19, 2014 17:17:00 GMT

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Does Facebook's Slingshot commit true imagicide? Or is it another Snapchat?

Play Store Update Changes Permissions, And Not For The Better

Nico Nico Users Redirected to Fake Flash Player

Simplocker Changes Attack Vectors

Fake ‏Google Play App Steals Private Information

OpenStack Heat Vulnerability Fixed in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

APT (Advanced Package Tool) 1.0.5 Now Tells Users When There Are No Updates

Empathy 3.12.3 Removes Windows Live XMPP-Supported Chat

Five Great Video Players for Linux

This Free App Can Help Keep Windows XP Fully Updated Despite End of Support

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News in Brief Jun 25, 2014 13:36:32 GMT

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hitchBOT - Privacy invading hitchhiking robot or fun social experiment?

Carwash POS systems hacked, credit card data drained

Google’s Nest security warning after researchers show off 60-second hack

UPDATED: Simplocker ransomware: New variants spread by Android downloader apps

GameOver Trojan Is Still in the Game

Wearables Can Be Used to Steal Passwords

Legal Spyware Works on Both Android and iOS

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News in Brief Jun 30, 2014 15:48:24 GMT

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Payment card survey - where does your country sit on the fraud list?

Facebook's facing a losing battle to protect users' privacy

Poste Italiane Phishing Mails In Circulation

BlackEnergy Sample Uploaded from Belgium

Tails OS Website Defaced, No Need to Worry

Banking Malware Intercepts and Logs Network Traffic

Microsoft Kills Security Emails, Blames Canada

A clever fix for Android L passwords issue

Google Glass privacy – hack lets attackers ‘see through victim’s eyes’
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ICS Malware Found on Vendors’ Update Installers

Spam in May 2014

Microsoft Sues Company for Selling Pirated Copies of Windows XP

Opera Web Browser 23.0.1522.28 Next Released

Microsoft Convinces New Zealand Govt to Move from Windows XP to Windows 8.1

South Korea Gives Up on Windows for Linux

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News in Brief Jul 1, 2014 15:40:18 GMT

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The Hacking Team, RCS, Qatif Today, and Lawful Interception Malware

Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit disrupts Jenxcus and Bladabindi malware families

Microsoft Word Macro Attack Aims at Rich Targets

Rogue Ad Hitting Gumtree Creates Distress Among Users

A Lighter ZeuS Is Discovered

Isolated Heap for Internet Explorer Helps Mitigate UAF Exploits

Google looks to make OpenPGP easier for Gmail users

5 Myths of Antivirus

The sys admins’ compendium of cheat sheets, quick reference cards and one-pagers

antiX 14.2 MX Linux Distribution Brings LibreOffice 4.2.5

iOS 8 Jailbreak Announced by BlackGeek

iOS 7.1.2 Untethered Jailbreak Confirmed as Working

Microsoft Opens Transparency Center to Let Govts Look for Back Doors in Windows

Microsoft to Quietly Launch Windows 8.1 Update 2 on August 12 – Report

Windows 9 Might Allow Users to Disable Metro – Report

Windows 9 Could Be Free for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1 Update Users

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News in Brief Jul 2, 2014 13:57:36 GMT

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ALERT: Watch out for new Emotet Banking Malware!

Microsoft Expands TLS, Forward Secrecy Support

POS Vendor Notifies Partners of Breach

EMET Protection Disabled by Publicly Available Exploit

Anatomy of a buffer overflow - Google's "KeyStore" security module for Android

Supreme Court refuses to drag Google out of its Street View privacy wreckage

Blackphone ultra-secure Android handset goes on sale

EFF Sues NSA, ODNI Over Zero-Day Disclosure Processes

Operation “Giving Up on Microsoft”: Why the World Is Moving to Open Source

WinPatrol Finds New Owner, to Remain Ad-Free for Ever

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in June 2014

Clonezilla Live 2.2.3-25 Is Now Powered by Linux Kernel 3.14.7

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News in Brief Jul 3, 2014 14:11:40 GMT

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Bitcoin phishers get desperate with search engine ads

FireEye Uncovers Android Remote Access Malware

Criminals target school data: top 10 security measures for educational institutions

Oversized Cookies Generate Denial-of-Service Condition

Ruby on Rails Receives Security Fixes

Cisco Confirms Security Risks in Unified Communications Domain Manager

iPhone 6 Launch Email Scams

CosmicDuke Malware Combines Components from Cosmu and MiniDuke

Today’s Fake Windows 8 Apps: BBM, Mac OS X, Candy Crush Saga

Ancient Chain Letter Migrates From Mail to Social Networking

KIVARS With Venom: Targeted Attacks Upgrade with 64-bit “Support”

Bing Search Result Arrests the Web Browser

Newer Is Worse: Windows 8 Loses More Users than Windows Vista in 9 Months
(the trend will continue with the EU moving towards Full Open Source software FSFE)

Microsoft Partners with the Linux Foundation, Joins AllSeen Alliance
(Oh no, we're doomed)

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News in Brief Jul 4, 2014 13:57:30 GMT

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Russia's latest internet law proposal - anti-NSA, or pro-FSB?

Coinbase wallet app in SSL/TLS SNAFU, joins the insecure mobile banking club

Spammers Ready Their Arsenal for US Independence Day

Cryptocat Developer to Deliver Simple Tool for Complex Encryption

LogMeIn Premium Customers Targeted in Email Scam

RoboForm for Android Fooled to Reveal Details Without Master Password

Microsoft OneDrive Blocked in China

Java Officially Drops Support for Windows XP

Microsoft to Release Critical Windows, Internet Explorer Security Updates Next Week

Download Tor? The NSA is Watching You

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News in Brief Jul 7, 2014 18:50:33 GMT

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Wi-Fi light bulbs in security alert over wireless blackout hack

The Rise of Thin, Mini and Insert Skimmers

Download VLC 2.1.5 for Linux

Deepin 2014 Is One of the Most Modern Distributions of Linux

4MLinux 9.0 Allinone Edition Has Been Declared Stable

Ultimate Edition 4.2 Is Based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and MATE 1.8

No Windows 8.1 Update 3 Coming, As Microsoft Wants to Bury Windows 8

Windows 9 Preview to Launch This Year, New Activation System in the Works – Rumor

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News in Brief Jul 9, 2014 15:31:47 GMT

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Google Maps Hackers Sinking Businesses to the Bottom of the Sea

Yahoo Patches Bugs in Mail, Messenger, Flickr

MSRT July 2014 - Caphaw

‘Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 found’ Facebook hoax

Android Forensics, Part 1: How we recovered (supposedly) erased data

Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in Adobe Flash Player 14.0.0.145

Cloud Services: Holes in Corporate Network Security

Australian police using tower dumps to slurp mass phone data

Google's Android security chief: Don't bother with anti-virus. Is he serious?

Fake Google Digital Certificates Issued by National Informatics Centre in India

SparkyLinux GameOver 3.4 Can Be Installed on UEFI Machines

Windows 7 End of Mainstream Support: Why You Shouldn't Care About It

Windows XP Gets Updated This Month Thanks to Still-Working Registry Hack

Windows 9 Activation System Details Leaked

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News in Brief Jul 10, 2014 15:48:31 GMT

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Android Exploited to Make and End Phone Calls, Send USSD Codes

Nigerian scams expand to Malaysia – fraud doubles

How to remove your house from Google Street View

Exploit Kit Dropped Through Akamai Content Delivery Network

Malwarebytes Locks $30 Million / €22 Million in Series A Funding

Microsoft Leaves Critical SP3 Bug Unpatched, Causes More BSODs

Google Drive security hole leaks users' files

Kwort Linux 4.1 Is Powered by Linux Kernel 3.13.7

Linux Kernel 3.14.12 LTS Brings Updated Nouveau and Radeon Drivers

CentOS 7 KDE Live CD Screenshot Tour

CentOS 7 GNOME Live CD Screenshot Tour

Bitdefender 2015 Security Apps Released for Download

DARPA dissects Twitter, Facebook, Reddit to extract propaganda how-to's

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News in Brief Jul 15, 2014 14:35:20 GMT

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Google Chrome security warnings – now in plain English

Backdoor Uploading Allowed by WPtouch Plugin for WordPress

Google’s Dropcam Monitoring Device Open for Video Hijacking

LinkedIn Credentials Targeted by Phishing Campaign

Dropbox 2.10.2 Fixes Pressing Unlinking Issue for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X

KDE Plasma 5 Final Version Is Out and It Looks Great – Screenshot Tour

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News in Brief Jul 16, 2014 14:11:19 GMT

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‘Overblown’ LibreSSL PRNG Vulnerability Patched

Hacked Japanese porn sites spread banking malware attack

“Window Live Network Online Award Program” 419 Scam

'Hidden from Google' site remembers the pages Google's forced to forget

Germany considers replacing email with typewriters to evade spying

Google Races NSA to Discover Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

GCHQ's Spy Tools Exposed: Poll Control, Social Media Hacking, Online Censorship and More

KDE Applications and Platform 4.13.3 Is the Last Update in the Series

Windows Users Will Find Zorin OS 9 a Good Alternative for Their OS

VirtualBox 4.3.14 Features 3D and USB Improvements for Linux

Microsoft Says You Should Actually Use the Same Password on Multiple Sites

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News in Brief Jul 21, 2014 13:43:23 GMT

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CryptoLocker Is Still a Threat

Browser Extensions Show “App of the day” Text, Adblock Plus Allows It

HandyLinux 1.6 Is an OS for Beginners with a Windows 8 Feel to It

Softpedia Giveaway Extended for Bitdefender Internet Security 2015
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