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Obamacare’s Terramark Data Center Fails: DHS Open Source Highlights October 29th

Obamacare data center back up and running after failing. Multiple national health coverage online enrollment websites appeared to be working again after a crash of the Verizon Communication Inc’s...

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10 security fixes included in Firefox 25: DHS Open Source Technology...

Mozilla released the newest version of its Firefox browser, Firefox 25, which includes fixes for 10 security issues, 5 of which were rated critical. Full Story:...

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Researchers find a way to hack Spanish language Healthcare.gov: DHS Open...

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department repaired a security flaw October 30 in the Spanish language version of the national healthcare initiative Web site after software developers discovered the...

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Searching for “Google Chrome download” on Yahoo can result in malware...

ThreatTrack Security researchers discovered that searching for “Google Chrome download” on Yahoo’s search engine can lead users to malicious Web sites via sponsored ads. The malicious sites then...

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Researchers bypass Microsoft Fix It for IE zero day: DHS Open Source...

Exodus Intelligence researchers reported their discovery of a way to work around the temporary fix that Microsoft posted to address a zero day exploit in Internet Explorer (IE) used in recent watering...

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10 million new malware strains identified so far in 2013: DHS Open Source...

Panda Security researchers reported that almost 10 million new malware strains have been identified so far in 2013, with close to 77 percent identified as Trojans, followed by worms, and viruses. Full...

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Acoustical mesh network used to infect air-gapped computers: DHS Open Source...

Researchers published a paper demonstrating how acoustic devices such as speakers and microphones can be used to send data between computers that are ‘air-gapped’ and not connected to the Internet or a...

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Kaiser Permanente reports privacy breach to 49,000 patients: DHS Open Source...

Kaiser Permanente notified about 49,000 patients after a computer flash drive containing unencrypted patient personal and medical information without password protection was reported missing September...

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Five banks targeted for new DDoS attacks: DHS Open Source Highlights December...

A hacktivist group responsible for previous distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against banks announced the “second phase” of its campaign, saying five major U.S. banks will be the victims of...

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Cybercriminals now enlisting database cloud services: DHS Open Source...

Researchers at Imperva discovered a new botnet used for stealing online banking credentials that uses cloud-based MSSQL databases for command and control functions and data storage. The malware...

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Serious vulnerability in Safari exposes user passwords: DHS Open Source...

Researchers at Kaspersky discovered a security issue in some versions of Apple’s Safari browser that stores passwords in plain text in a hidden folder utilized for the browser’s session restore...

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Chewbacca latest malware to take a liking to TOR: DHS Open Source Highlights...

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab identified a new malware campaign dubbed Chewbacca that is using The Onion Router (TOR) to communicate with command and control servers. The malware drops a keylogger on...

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Stolen medical data prompts $150K fine: DHS Open Source Highlights January...

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights reported that Adult & Pediatric Dermatology settled any potential violations of health and security rules by paying $150,000...

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Prison Locker virus threatens to flood market: DHS Open Source Highlights...

Researchers at Malware Must Die identified a new piece of ransomware being advertised on underweb marketplaces named Prison Locker that encrypts all files on a computer except system files and .exe...

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Target raises estimate of customers hit by breach (again): DHS Open Source...

Target Corp., stated January 10 that names, email addresses, and home addresses for up to 70 million customers were also stolen during a breach of its systems that compromised the payment card...

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Target CEO confirms hackers installed malware on POS registers: DHS Open...

The CEO of Target confirmed that the cause of a recent breach of customers’ payment card information was malware installed by criminals on point of sale (POS) devices at various Target stores. Full...

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Oracle fixes 144 vulnerabilities: DHS Open Source Highlights January 16th

Oracle released its January Critical Patch Update (CPU) January 14 which includes fixes for 144 vulnerabilities in several products, including 36 vulnerabilities affecting Java SE components. Full...

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GitHub down due to DDoS attack: DHS Open Source Highlights January 28th

GitHub reported coming under a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack January 27 that prevented users form accessing some services. Full Story:...

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Patnote virus used to distribute ZeuS trojan: DHs Open Source Highlights...

Trend Micro researchers discovered a malware distribution campaign using the Patnote virus to spread the ZeuS malware. The virus adds its code to all executable files in a system and on removable and...

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New ‘Mask’ APT campaign called most sophisticated yet: DHS Open Source...

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab identified a sophisticated advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign targeting government offices, embassies, and energy companies in several countries for over 5 years...

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