Amazon finds cache of reused passwords: change yours now!
Amazon says that during “routine monitoring,” it stumbled on a set of customers’ email and password sets posted in a non-Amazon spot online.
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Easy Mac Hack: Checking on DNS Cache Statistics
/in Computer SecurityEvery Monday we show you how to do something quick and cool with Mac OS X. Sometimes it’s a tutorial on a lesser-known feature, other times it’s a trick that uses built-in functionality such as Terminal — either way, these simple tips can make life …
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Jeb Bush’s email cache held another surprise: Viruses
/in Computer SecurityIn addition to personal phone numbers and email addresses for hundreds of people who corresponded with him, there’s something else inside the cache of emails that Jeb Bush released this week: computer viruses.
Earlier this week, Bush, who some tip as a presidential hopeful, released thousands of emails from his time as governor of Florida, when he promoted his “[email protected]” email address as a way for voters to interact with him. The emails were released unredacted—a deliberate move intended to demonstrate transparency but one that backfired because the messages included the names, email addresses and phone numbers of thousands of people.
Alongside a Web interface to read the emails, Bush also offered raw Microsoft Outlook files, and it’s in those files where the viruses lurked in file attachments.
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DNS Cache Poisoning Used in Brazilian Phishing Attack – Softpedia
/in Security NewsSecurity researchers from cloud security provider Zscaler have detected a phishing attack that used DNS cache poisoning to direct victims to a spoofed banking website. The unusual attack was detected in Brazil and targeted customers of Banco Santander …
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