Latest news
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PayPal sets up bug bounty program
22.06.2012
Joining the likes of Google, Facebook, Mozilla and others, PayPal has announced that it will be offering money for information about security bugs that affect their site (www.paypal.com).
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Sophisticated bogus PayPal emails lead to phishing
15.05.2012
PayPal users are currently being targeted with emails purportedly coming from the e-payment giant and asking for their help: Dear Customer, We need your help resolving an issue with your account.
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Fake PayPal payment notification leads to malware
02.05.2012
PayPal might have passed the torch of the most phished brand to China’s Taobao.com, but that doesn't mean that phishers and other scammers have stopped delivering emails supposedly sent by the e-commerce giant.
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PayPal no longer the most phished brand
27.04.2012
A new phishing survey released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reveals that in the second half of 2011, China’s Taobao.com became the world’s most frequently phished brand target, exceeding the previously most-victimized brand, PayPal.
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PayPal unveils new global mobile payments solution
16.03.2012
PayPal announced PayPal Here, the first global mobile payments solution that allows small businesses to accept almost any form of payment.
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Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
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Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal
Posted on 17 May 2013. | Microsoft researchers are warning about a new variant of the well-known Reveton ransomware doing rounds.

Application vulnerabilities still a top security concern
Posted on 16 May 2013. | Respondents to a new (ISC)2 study identified application vulnerabilities as their top security concern. A significant gap persists between software developers’ priorities and security professionals’ concerns.

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Hacking charge stations for electric cars
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Ofer Shezaf talks about what charge stations really are, why they have to be ‘smart’ and the potential risks created to the grid, to the car and most importantly to its owner’s privacy and safety.
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