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Google Hackers Targeted Source Code of More Than 30 Companies
A hack attack that targeted Google in December also hit 33 other companies, including financial institutions and defense contractors, and was aimed at stealing source code from the companies, say security researchers at iDefense. The hackers used a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Reader to deliver malware to the companies and were in many cases successful at siphoning the source code they sought, according to a statement distributed Tuesday by iDefense, a division of VeriSign. The attack was similar to an attack that targeted other companies last July, the company said.
Continue reading »Setback for malicious prosecution lawsuit against RIAA
Although the RIAA has decided to stop initiating new legal actions against music fans as part of its war on piracy, there are still a few cases in which the wheels of justice are rolling ahead slowly. One such case is Andersen v. Atlantic , where exonerated former RIAA defendant Tanya Andersen is suing the record labels for malicious prosecution , negligence, and conspiracy.
Continue reading »Twitter bans security maven for sharing naughty link
“We scan evrythng” A well known security researcher was banished from Twitter for more than two days for including the address of a malicious website in a two-month-old dispatch.…
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