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• Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal

  17.05.2013

  Slowly but surely, more and more users are becoming acquainted with the existence of ransomware and when faced with one, they opt not to pay the requested "fine" and instead seek help for disinfecting their computers.

• Password meters actually work

  15.05.2013

  Password strength meters work, but only when users are choosing or changing passwords for "important" accounts, a group of researchers has found.

• Name.com breach just one of many executed by HTP hackers?

  09.05.2013

  Internet registrar Name.com has suffered a breach and has been informing users about it via email, requesting them to change their passwords.

• Cain & Abel 4.9.44 released

  06.05.2013

  Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft operating systems.

• How do you protect yourself in the event of a data breach?

  01.05.2013

  Identity Guard warns consumers to be aware of the increased risk of identity theft and provides tips on how they can help protect themselves from becoming a victim.

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Posted on 15 May 2013.  |  The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.

Internet Explorer best at blocking malware

Posted on 14 May 2013.  |  While Chrome’s malware download protection improved significantly, Internet Explorer 10 continues to outperform the other browsers with a block rate of 99.96%.

Researcher refuses to help Saudi telco to spy on people

Posted on 14 May 2013.  |  You would think that a Saudi Arabian telecom firm interested in monitoring its users' mobile communications would not be asking a well-known pro-privacy researcher for help, but you would be wrong.

Malicious browser extensions are hijacking Facebook accounts

Posted on 13 May 2013.  |  Facebook users - especially those in Brazil - are being targeted with malicious browser extensions trying to hijack Facebook profiles, warns Microsoft.