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Microsoft Security Essentials Beta Opens for Public
Microsoft Microsoft has made the beta for the new version of Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) available for public widely. Earlier, the beta was only available for a limited number of beta testers. Read More »
Twitter Acquires Android Security Startup Whisper Systems
Tech News With the acquisition of Whisper Systems, Twitter has also acquired security related IP on Android. This will help Twitter create a secure system for its users by integrating security in the Android system itself and minimizing intervention from the user. Read More »
Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, and Kareena Kapoor Are Cyber Criminals’ Favorites
Tech News According to a study by McAfee, Katrina Kaif is the most dangerous celebrity in the Indian cyber space. While Katrina has had a huge fan following and is one of the most searched celebrities on the Web, this would be an awkward sobriquet. Read More »
FBI’s Operation Ghost Click Busts Operators of DNSChanger Malware
Online Security FBI has released details of its Operation Ghost Click which led to the arrest of six operators of an internet fraud ring that had created and distributed a malware called DNSChanger. All of the arrested men were of Estonian descent and worked primarily from Estonia and Russia. They had infected about 4 million computers in 100 different countries. United States alone had almost 500,000 DNSChanger infected PCs ranging from those owned by individuals to enterprise to even NASA. The hackers are believed to have gotten at least 14 million dollars from the fraud. Read More »
Have you been pwned? PwnedList will help you find out
Online Security Do you, at times, wonder whether your accounts have been compromised? If the answer is yes, you can now verify your doubt by using a service appropriately called PwnedList (Pwn is a jargon used by hackers to imply that an account has been compromised). Read More »