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New Whitehole exploit toolkit emerges on the underground market

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New Whitehole exploit toolkit emerges on the underground market

02.07.2013 12:10 PM

A new exploit kit called Whitehole has emerged on the underground market, providing cybercriminals with one more tool to infect computers with malware over the Web, security researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro reported Wednesday.

Bush family email hacked: Here's a security refresher

02.08.2013 10:48 AM

A hacker named Guccifer broke into several of the Bush family email accounts and spilled their contents online. Here are some security tips and reminders to keep the same from happening to you.

 

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Regulators confirm Facebook deleted all EU facial recognition data

02.07.2013 1:00 PM

Facebook has deleted all European facial recognition data, the Irish data protection commissioner and a German data protection regulator confirmed independently Thursday after reviewing parts of the social network's source code.

Video: Proposed EU cybersecurity law would firm up breach notification rules

02.07.2013 1:35 PM

New rules on cybersecurity across the European Union were presented on Thursday after weeks of speculation and leaked drafts.

US appeals court asks whether to limit software patents

02.07.2013 2:00 PM

Should an abstract idea written into software and run on a computer be patentable? That's one question a U.S. appeals court will consider Friday when it hears arguments in a case with broad implications for software patents for companies as diverse as Google and Red Hat.

Microsoft preps monster security update for next week

02.07.2013 2:20 PM

Microsoft will issue 12 security updates next week, including two for Internet Explorer, that will patch a near-record 57 vulnerabilities in the browser, Windows, Office and the enterprise-critical Exchange Server email software.

Six good reasons to download LibreOffice 4.0

02.07.2013 3:18 PM

Want to control your presentation from your Android phone? Then this is the (free) suite for you.

The history of electronic board games

02.08.2013 3:00 AM

Remember Electronic Battleship and other board games that incorporated electronics into the gameplay starting in the 1970s? It wasn't always a good thing...

Inside the shadowy underground of 'anything, anywhere' cloud-based printing

02.08.2013 3:00 AM

Cloud-connected printers are everywhere, but how hard is it to collect your paperwork? We went to a private school and Twitter's corporate office to find out.

Review: Intel delivers good performance and value with its 525 Series mSATA drives

02.08.2013 3:30 AM

Fast, affordable mSATA drives in a variety of capacities.

Windows 8: Put its hidden security features to work!

02.08.2013 3:30 AM

Lost among Windows 8's many controversies is a raft of useful security tools. Here's how to leverage them to the max.

Is 'Windows Blue' a set of coordinated updates for all Microsoft products?

02.08.2013 3:44 AM

Reports say that the Blue project will release Microsoft's flagship operating system from its stale two-year to three-year upgrade cycle.

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