Google offers Pwn2Own contestants $20,000 for Chrome exploit

Google offers Pwn2Own contestants $20,000 for Chrome exploit


Google offers Pwn2Own contestants $20,000 for Chrome exploit

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 08:31 AM PST

As during the previous four years, this year's edition of the CanSecWest conference will welcome security researchers bent on trying to exploit vulnerabilities in popular browsers and mobile devices a...

Fake Facebook Security page sending out phishing messages

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 05:09 AM PST

Phishers have rolled out a new tactic to target Facebook users - they are misusing the name of legitimate Facebook Security page and sending out warnings about an imminent deactivation of the users' a...

Zeus evolution: Geographical attack locations

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:52 AM PST

Despite having been around for four years, Zeus continues to be a thorn in the side of the IT security industry and its business users, mainly because of its constantly evolving profile. This evolv...

500,000 stolen e-mail credentials for Waledac's comeback

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:45 AM PST

Almost a year ago, the Waledac botnet was crippled by a legal action initiated by Microsoft which resulted in the takedown of 273 Internet domains that were being used as C&C centers for the infected ...

Multilingual PayPal phishing e-mails doing rounds

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:42 AM PST

A recent report compiled by OpenDNS showed that 45 percent of all phishing attempts made in 2010 were targeting PayPal customers. It is no wonder then that we witness PayPal phishing attempts on an...

Facebook bug allows user data theft via specially crafted websites

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:31 AM PST

A proof-of-concept attack page that exploits a Facebook vulnerability to access a user's private data has been devised by two students who shared the information with the social network's security tea...

Spammers gearing up for Valentine's Day

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:59 AM PST

A spam run that supposedly offers flowers to send to your loved one is currently landing in inboxes around the world, but a click on the "Order Now" button takes you to an empty page. If that makes...

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