Adam Greenberg

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday plugs two vulnerabilities under active exploit

Microsoft Patch Tuesday plugs two vulnerabilities under active exploit

Remote execution flaws uncovered.
Sep 9 2015 7:06AM
OpenSSL update targets eight vulnerabilities

OpenSSL update targets eight vulnerabilities

Analysts recommend upgrading 'within days'.
Jan 9 2015 9:51AM
eBay-owned website defrauded of US$1m in cyber-heist

eBay-owned website defrauded of US$1m in cyber-heist

Six charged in New York.
Jul 24 2014 11:24AM
Adobe patches critical Flash, Reader, Acrobat vulnerabilities

Adobe patches critical Flash, Reader, Acrobat vulnerabilities

Holes are 'critical'.
Jan 16 2014 6:28AM
Snapchat updates app after data theft of 4.6M users

Snapchat updates app after data theft of 4.6M users

Includes some new security features.
Jan 10 2014 12:30PM
Researchers propose international vulnerability purchase plan

Researchers propose international vulnerability purchase plan

Report issued.
Dec 20 2013 9:13AM
Retailer Target discloses 40m credit cards breached

Retailer Target discloses 40m credit cards breached

Attack on point of sale systems.
Dec 20 2013 8:48AM
Target loses 40m credit card details in PoS attack

Target loses 40m credit card details in PoS attack

Researchers force retailer to come clean on breach.
Dec 20 2013 8:05AM
40 million credit and debit cards stolen in Target breach

40 million credit and debit cards stolen in Target breach

Attack lasted two weeks.
Dec 20 2013 7:00AM
Brazil cops find real ATM behind fake one

Brazil cops find real ATM behind fake one

Brazilian authorities removed the front of a sham ATM in São Paulo and uncovered the real one behind it, as well as a new take on a classic skimming operation.
Dec 19 2013 5:00PM
Russian hackers steal data on 54 million Turks

Russian hackers steal data on 54 million Turks

Gone in two hours.
Dec 19 2013 1:00PM
Google boosts Android privacy, then kills it

Google boosts Android privacy, then kills it

A well-liked privacy feature available in Android 4.3, but not intended for release, was removed by Google when Android 4.4.2 was released on Dec. 9.
Dec 19 2013 12:00PM
800k victims after unencrypted health insurance data stolen

800k victims after unencrypted health insurance data stolen

US firm lost laptops.
Dec 17 2013 11:12AM
Displaying images in Gmail may make malware delivery easier

Displaying images in Gmail may make malware delivery easier

But Google to screen pics.
Dec 17 2013 11:00AM
Fake Firefox add-on snares users in botnet

Fake Firefox add-on snares users in botnet

Infects more than 12,500 PCs.
Dec 17 2013 9:00AM
Guilty plea in RuneScape hack and virtual items sale

Guilty plea in RuneScape hack and virtual items sale

A 21-year-old UK man was charged with two counts of unauthorised computer access after pleading guilty to hacking RuneScape gaming accounts
Dec 10 2013 9:05AM
ZeroAccess taken down

ZeroAccess taken down

Microsoft announced on Thursday that its Digital Crimes Unit - in conjunction with the FBI, Europol's EC3 and technology companies such as A10 Networks - has disrupted a botnet that targets search engines and browsers.
Dec 9 2013 6:30AM
Facebook Yahoo Twitter Google hacked cred bonanza discovered

Facebook Yahoo Twitter Google hacked cred bonanza discovered

Researchers discovered a treasure trove of nearly two million pilfered credentials from a variety of companies, including Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Twitter.
Dec 5 2013 10:00AM
Bitcoin theft narcotics bazaar some claim inside job

Bitcoin theft narcotics bazaar some claim inside job

Sheep Marketplace, an illicit drug bazaar available over the Tor network, shut down last weekend after millions in bitcoins were plundered from the website.
Dec 5 2013 7:00AM
Iran nuclear geeks brace for Stuxnet's BIG BROTHER

Iran nuclear geeks brace for Stuxnet's BIG BROTHER

Fars News Agency reports.
Dec 4 2013 12:05PM

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