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US intelligence report warns of terrorist attacks by missing Libyan planes

2014-09-04 01:00:00| Airport Technology

Western intelligence agencies have issued a warning that eleven missing airplanes from Libya's Tripoli International Airport could be used in terrorist attacks ahead of the 9/11 anniversary.

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Hacker Attacks on Healthcare Providers Jump 600 Percent

2014-08-28 18:50:03| TechNewsWorld

The recent data breach at Community Health Systems, in which Chinese hackers stole the personal information of 4.3 million patients, was another sign of a disturbing trend: Healthcare providers are coming under cyberattack at an alarming rate. "We've seen a 600 percent increase in attacks on the healthcare sector in the last 10 months," said Carl Leonard, senior manager at Websense Security Labs.

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Don't underestimate rightwing desperation in media attacks on greens

2014-08-28 13:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The gloves are off. In recent days, a sustained attack on environmentalism has been mounted in the UK media. The Times, the Telegraph and the Financial Times have all run articles by influential journalists blaming the environment community for our current woes. In the Financial Times, John Kay blamed environmentalist's malign influence on procrastinating politicians for the risk that the lights will go out. In the Telegraph a fawning interview of Nigel Lawson by Cristina Odone saw him accusing...

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OS Flaw Leaves Android Wide Open for App Hack Attacks

2014-08-22 23:11:53| TechNewsWorld

A flaw in Android's GUI framework let university researchers hack into applications with up to 92 percent success. They tested apps from Gmail, H&R Block, Newegg, WebMD, Chase Bank, Hotels.com and Amazon. "Changes in the shared memory side channel allow an attacker to infer if there is an activity transition going on in the foreground," said researcher Zhiyun Qian, an assistant professor at UCR.

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Mobile App Attacks: No Malware, No Problem

2014-08-19 19:03:26| TechNewsWorld

Traditional attack methods, like those used with the recent mobile online banking Trojan Svpeng, involve the installation of malware on the device to steal information and commit fraud. However, new techniques are emerging that would enable an attacker to compromise a device and steal private information from the owner -- for example, the typical copycat app on a third-party app store.

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