Linux distributor ‘Linux Mint’ warned users over the weekend that it has been hacked, exposing users to a malicious backdoor and compromising sensitive customer information. Project leader Clement Lefebvre explained in a blog post that the attacker made a modified Linux Mint ISO, with a backdoor in it, and then hacked the distributor’s website to […]
I read about Google’s vision of driverless cars. I like it, but I can’t stop to ask myself a few questions. Before that, Google’s driverless car just got its driver license 🙂 The NHTSA letter isn’t a ruling; it’s a clarification about how the agency will interpret the law in the future. You can read […]
And I mean really colorful, as in it has signs and colors. Like the one in the featured image. If you look in their source, they look like this: Subject: =?utf-8?b?8J+QlfCfkIhZb3UgY2FuIHNhdmUgb24gcGV0IGZvb2Qg8J+QlfCfkIg=?= As it can be seen on this page, there are all possible symbols described: http://www.unicodetools.com/unicode/codepage-utf8.php All it has to do is to force […]
Google gives to its users 2GB of permanent drive space for free by completing a simple security checkup. It will show up immediately. Furthermore, if you participated last year, you can receive the extra 2GB again. Just go here (or click on the picture below) and set up your security settings.
My Junk folder from ITSecurityNews.info is currently flooded with “Delivery Status Notification” from various servers, all with the same content. Various servers, same content, in Russian: The email goes indeed from a non existent email address of my domain to some server that refuses it for various reasons. What can you do? Block […]
Richard Adhikari wrote a good overview about the “OpenSSH Flaw Could Leak Crypto Keys” in the LinuxInsider.com website. I got quoted : The flaws are not dangerous, security consultant Sorin Mustaca said. “In order to exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must convince its target OpenSSH client to connect to a malicious server — an unlikely […]
Unitymedia has sent a large mailing to their customers having the Ubee Modems requesting them to change the default password of the device. Well, that makes sense if you think that they come with user “admin” and password “admin”. If you didn’t change the password until now, go here and check the manual. What bothers me […]
The Compendium and the article are free, you only need to register in order to download Source: Kompendium IT-Sicherheit für den Mittelstand Article: Zahlt sich kostenlose Sicherheit wirklich aus? Freeware, Open Source und unentgeltliche Cloud-Dienste Malware, Hacking-Attacken, Software-Schwachstellen: Ist es angesichts der ausufernden Bedrohungslandschaft überhaupt möglich, sich mit Security-Tools für lau umfassend abzusichern? In […]
When some chinese spammer gets in touch with you about your domain, you know that they have found you somehow. My guess is that they take LinkedIn as source and they scrape anything in a certain area. Dear Sir or Madam, We are an agency for registering domain names authorized by Chinese government. Today, […]
The background story The European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection went into effect in October 1998, and would prohibit the transfer of personal data to non-European Union countries that do not meet the European Union (EU) “adequacy” standard for privacy protection. While the United States and the EU share the goal of enhancing privacy protection […]
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