Latest news
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PayPal sets up bug bounty program
22.06.2012
Joining the likes of Google, Facebook, Mozilla and others, PayPal has announced that it will be offering money for information about security bugs that affect their site (www.paypal.com).
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Sophisticated bogus PayPal emails lead to phishing
15.05.2012
PayPal users are currently being targeted with emails purportedly coming from the e-payment giant and asking for their help: Dear Customer, We need your help resolving an issue with your account.
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Fake PayPal payment notification leads to malware
02.05.2012
PayPal might have passed the torch of the most phished brand to China’s Taobao.com, but that doesn't mean that phishers and other scammers have stopped delivering emails supposedly sent by the e-commerce giant.
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PayPal no longer the most phished brand
27.04.2012
A new phishing survey released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reveals that in the second half of 2011, China’s Taobao.com became the world’s most frequently phished brand target, exceeding the previously most-victimized brand, PayPal.
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PayPal unveils new global mobile payments solution
16.03.2012
PayPal announced PayPal Here, the first global mobile payments solution that allows small businesses to accept almost any form of payment.
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Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?
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.
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