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Project Zero bares another Comodo flaw
Comodo default configuration installs a VNC server using an insecure default password.
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GoDaddy customers target of phishing scam
In what seems like a real email message from GoDaddy, users are prompted to upgrade storage within 24 hours, otherwise their emails account will be suspended
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NATO cyber defense ambassador reflects on cyberwarfare’s ethics
NATO's recent proclamation that cyberspace is an official domain of warfare, along with Russia's reported cyberaggressions against the U.S. and Ukraine, raises interesting questions about how one can responsibly manage cyberwarfare.
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New Kovter variant with legit certificate in the wild
A new variant has been added to the Kovter malware family posing as a Firefox update and that uses a legitimate certificate has been spotted by Barkly.
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New Locky ransomware campaign sets sights on Amazon customers
Amazon customers are the target of a wide-ranging phishing email scam intended to fool recipients into opening up a malicious attachment that results in the downloading of Locky ransomware.
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Researcher bashes cert programs for giving high marks to flawed AV programs
A new blog post by security researcher Tavis Ormandy chastises security software certification programs for giving antivirus products high grades despite the presence of multiple low-hanging vulnerabilities.
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Alibaba customers targeted in Phishing attack
Customers of the online retail giant Alibaba are being specifically targeted with a phishing scam.
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Possibly breached GlobalSign to bring services back Monday
Portsmouth, N.H.-based certificate authority (CA) GlobalSign plans to be back fully operating on Monday after temporarily suspending the issuance of SSL credentials due to claims from a hacker linked to attacks on Comodo and DigiNotar. In a Monday post to Pastebin, a hacker claimed responsibility for the major attack on DigiNotar and said he has access to four other CAs, including GlobalSign. "We are adopting a high-threat approach to bringing services back online and we are working with a number of organizations to audit the process," the company said in a news release. GlobalSign is still investigating the hacker's claims, but said it believes CAs are facing an "industry-wide" attack.
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The MashSSL Alliance forms
The MashSSL Alliance, an organization dedicated to promoting the use of the MashSSL open specification, has formed. MashSSL, in the process of being standardized, lets web applications mutually authenticate and establishes a secure channel, without having to trust the user or browser. The alliance is made up of a number of technology certification authorities, including VeriSign and Comodo.
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