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HP Disables FTP and Telnet Access for New Printer Models
HP announced yesterday that new business printer models will ship with FTP and Telnet services disabled by default, in an attempt to bolster device security against remote exploitation and other cyber-attacks. [...]
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Google Shrinks Android App Update Size by 65%
Google engineers have found a way to shrink the size of Android app updates once again, revealing that a new technology they've recently started deploying has allowed them to cut down the size of app update packages with 65% on average when compared to the original app APK file. [...]
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Turkish Hackers Are Playing a DDoS-for-Points Game
A Turkish hacking crew is running a DDoS-for-Points platform where participants can earn points if they carry out DDoS attacks against a list of predetermined targets, points they can exchange later on for various online click-fraud tools. [...]
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Hacker Steals $300,000 from Major Cryptocurrency Investor
An unknown hacker has stolen at least $300,000 in Augur and Ether cryptocurrency from Bo Shen, the founder of venture capital firm Fenbushi Capital, and one of the early adopters of many of today's cryptocurrencies. [...]
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Cryptography Expert Matthew Green to Audit OpenVPN Security
OpenVPN, one of the most popular VPN clients today, is to receive a security audit from Dr. Matthew Green, a famous US cryptographer and assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science at the Johns Hopkins University. [...]
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Wrongfully Accused Movie Pirate to Receive $17,000 from Overaggressive Filmmaker
A judge in Oregon has ruled that a Nevada movie company must pay over $17,000 in financial compensations to a man it wrongfully accused of copyright infringement and insisted on pursuing the case with "overaggressive litigation tactics," even after it became clear that the accused man was not responsible for the supposed crime. [...]
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Crooks Start Deploying New "August" Infostealer
During the month of November 2016, a cyber-crime group has started deploying a new malware family nicknamed "August," used mainly for information gathering and reconnaissance on the infected target's computer. [...]