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Zendesk hack endangers Tumblr, Twitter and Pinterest users
22.02.2013
Popular customer service software provider Zendesk has announced that they have been hacked.
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Twitter entreats users to use better passwords
20.02.2013
Twitter is urging users once again to improve their passwords - both on Twitter and on other online services.
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Cryptome site, Twitter and email account hacked again
13.02.2013
Cryptome, the well-known online repository of documents concerning cryptography, freedom of speech, spying, and surveillance, has been hacked again on Monday night, says the notice on the site's main page.
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Tweet your way to a VIP ticket to HITBSecConf2013 in Amsterdam
11.02.2013
Hack In The Box launched the #HITB1337Giveaway - A Twitter based competition that will see one lucky winner not only walk away with a VIP ticket to the triple track hacker conference in April but also $1337 to help with travel expenses.
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Pope's resignation exploited by Twitter spammers
11.02.2013
The announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI later this month has taken the world by surprise, but spammers were quick to react to the news by flooding Twitter with random messages and spammy links accompanied with "#Pope": The offered bit.ly shortened links are currently leading to webpages apparently hosting adult videos and other pages designed to make money through affiliate links but, as Sophos' Graham Cluley notes, webpages infected with malware or phishing sites could easily be next.
Spotlight

The CSO perspective on healthcare security and compliance
Posted on 20 May 2013. | Randall Gamby is the CSO of the Medicaid Information Service Center of New York. In this interview he discusses healthcare security and compliance challenges and offers a variety of tips.

Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.

Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal
Posted on 17 May 2013. | Microsoft researchers are warning about a new variant of the well-known Reveton ransomware doing rounds.

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Hacking charge stations for electric cars
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Ofer Shezaf talks about what charge stations really are, why they have to be ‘smart’ and the potential risks created to the grid, to the car and most importantly to its owner’s privacy and safety.
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