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Spoofed Google Chrome update page serves malware
11.01.2013
Malware peddlers are taking advantage of yesterday's release of the latest version of Google Chrome and have already set up a spoofed page of the initial rollout page in order to deliver their malicious wares (click on the screenshot to enlarge it): The URL of the page has nothing to do with Google, and that's something that will tip off the majority of the potential victims to the fact that downloading the offered malware is a bad idea.
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"Change Facebook color theme" scam leads to spying Chrome extension
21.12.2012
The end of one year and the beginning of another strikes a lot of people as the perfect moment to change something in their life and start with the proverbial clean slate.
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Fake Rovio games for Chrome hijack browser
05.10.2012
The popularity of Rovio's Angry Birds game and its expansion packs are a guarantee for the success of their newly released Bad Piggies game, but unfortunately for those who would like to play it, it is still available only to iPhone, iPad and Android device owners.
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Chrome 22 released, researchers awarded $30K in bug bounties
26.09.2012
Chrome v22 has been released, and with it over 40 vulnerabilities - 15 of which high-severity - have been closed.
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Google adds Do Not Track support to Chrome
17.09.2012
The next official release of Google's Chrome browser will more than likely support the Do Not Track (DNT) initiative by sending the DNT HTTP header to websites if the user chooses it, as the support was added to the browser's latest developer build.
Spotlight

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.

Application vulnerabilities still a top security concern
Posted on 16 May 2013. | Respondents to a new (ISC)2 study identified application vulnerabilities as their top security concern. A significant gap persists between software developers’ priorities and security professionals’ concerns.

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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