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1.2 billion logins scooped up by CyberVor hacking crew - what you need to do

passwords , Cache , Heartbleed , infected phone , Botnet , bot-infected , two-factor authentification , SQL injection , Information Security , web server , infected computer , Hackers , Cloud Security , Web Application Firewall , cybercriminals , Cryptolocker , Web Browser , web users , cybersecurity

Michelle Drolet

Towerwall Application Security Alert Vol 13.73 Hackers have amassed a vast collection of stolen data, including 1.2 billion unique username/password pairs, by compromising over 420,000 websites using SQL injection techniques. Researchers monitored the gang for over seven months, thought to be "fewer than a dozen men in their 20s who know one another personally" based in a small city in central Russia. They found that the group, working together since at least 2011, had rented time on false

Phone 5S Phishing Mail Arrives in time for launch.

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Michelle Drolet

While millions of mobile users are anticipating the launch of the new iPhone (5S and 5C), cybercriminals are already making their move to distribute spam that promise to give away the said devices for free, in the guise of a contest. We saw samples of spammed messages that attempted to spoof an Apple Store email notification. The said message informs recipients that they won the latest iPhone 5S mobile phones and iPad. Figure 1. Fake Apple email To get these prizes, they are asked to go to afalse