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Android security flaw lets attackers send malware over Bluetooth – Yahoo Tech

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  1. Android security flaw lets attackers send malware over Bluetooth  Yahoo Tech
  2. Android flaw lets hackers send malware over Bluetooth  Phandroid – News for Android
  3. Critical ‘BlueFrag’ Bluetooth Vulnerability In Older Android OS  Silicon UK
  4. Beware – Android security flaw lets attackers send malware over Bluetooth  MyBroadband
  5. This Android flaw allows hackers to steal data from users via Bluetooth: Know how  India TV News
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Android security flaw lets attackers send malware over Bluetooth – Yahoo Finance Australia

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Android security flaw lets attackers send malware over Bluetooth  Yahoo Finance Australia
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12 year jail sentence for man who hacked Los Angeles Superior Court to send two million phishing emails

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A Texas man has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison after being found guilty of hacking into the computer system of the Los Angeles Superior Court, and then using it to send two million phishing emails.

Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.

Graham Cluley

Hackers actively exploit WordPress plugin flaw to send visitors to bad sites

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A redirection from a site still running a vulnerable version of the plugin.

Enlarge / A redirection from a site still running a vulnerable version of the plugin.

Hackers have been actively exploiting a recently patched vulnerability in some websites that causes the sites to redirect to malicious sites or display misleading popups, security researchers warned on Wednesday.

The vulnerability was fixed two weeks ago in WP Live Chat Support, a plugin for the WordPress content management system that has 50,000 active installations. The persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into sites that use the plugin, which provides an interface for visitors to have live chats with site representatives.

Researchers from security firm Zscaler’s ThreatLabZ say attackers are exploiting the vulnerability to cause sites using unpatched versions of WP Live Chat Support to redirect to malicious sites or to display unwanted popups. While the attacks aren’t widespread, there have been enough of them to raise concern.

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