A cyber attack in Saudi Arabia failed to cause carnage, but the next attempt could be deadly
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Google warns of deadly manual account hijacking attacks
/in Computer SecurityIf an attacker compromises an online account what damage can they do and does the user wrest back control?
A new Google analysis of manual (as opposed to automated) account takeovers on its own services between 2011 and 2014 suggests that getting a hijacked account back is often a painful process that happens only after considerable damage has been done.
Manual attacks get to work on a compromised Gmail victims account very rapidly, within 30 minutes in many cases, while trawling through the victim’s email history for banking details and other valuable data usually took no longer than between minutes.
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Better You Think of Computer Repair, Before Your Computer is Hit by a Deadly Virus – Associated Content
/in Computer SecurityThese people believe they have achieved some kind of fame in doing what they do. But you can prevent damage with Computer Repair You never know when a virus can attack your computer. Thus, as the old adage goes, better safe than sorry! So, it is very …
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Deadly Stuxnet Computer Virus Already Traded In Black Market? – All Headline News
/in Computer SecurityLondon, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – The super computer virus, Stuxnet, which recently knocked out an … in calling for a more coordinated effort in addressing these cyber attacks, along the lines of a proposed Cyber Command agency to be set up in the …
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