With the delivery this week of an order of ATM-Recycler G7s to the State Bank of India, Japanese manufacturer OKI has achieved its stated objective of entering India’s booming ATM market.
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Using USB Modems to Phish and Send Malicious SMS Messages
Some USB modems can be leveraged to send malicious SMS messages and carry out spear-phishing attacks – sometimes in conjunction with each other – thanks to a cross site request forgery vulnerability present in the device’s web interfaces.
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‘123456’ giving tough competition to ‘password’ in Worst 25 Passwords of 2013
From 2012, the only change till now is that the string “password” has shifted to the second place in a list of the most commonly used passphrases and string “123456” has taken the first place recently, according to an annual “Worst Passwords” report released by SplashData, a password management software company.
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Bangladeshi Hackers defaced BCCI website after Board approves ICC takeover proposal
Apart from various Government websites falling victim to Hacking attacks, the latest to be targeted by hackers belongs to the world’s richest cricket Board, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
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Coca-Cola apologises for unencrypted laptop theft that left thousands compromised
Coca-Cola has apologised for compromising thousands of people by allowing unencrypted company laptops to be stolen from its headquarters in Atlanta.
The company confirmed in a statement sent to The INQUIRER that the theft might have compromised the personal information of around 74,000 individuals.
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Suspected Email Hackers for Hire Charged in Four Countries
Eleven people were charged in the U.S., India, China and Romania for their suspected involvement with websites offering email hacking services.
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INSIGHT: Insurance can cover losses from cyber attack
Every company is at risk for a cyber attack. Cyber attacks are increasing with unprecedented frequency, sophistication and scale.
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Updates on the Target breach
Some more information has been unearthed about the Target breach.
The ‘Certificate Transparency’ Initiative
Before we get into what is certificate transparency and why there is a Google initiative currently running to implement this, let’s understand a bit of the background.
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Neiman Marcus Breach
Another breach in the retail industry – The Neiman Marcus Breach
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