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Phishers Can Alter Settings on Routers

Security firm Proofpoint recently detected a four-week spam campaign with emails made to look like they came from major ISPs. The links within the spam email would allow the attacker’s script to modify the domain name system settings on the victim’s router. This would allow hackers to redirect web traffic from a legit site to a dummy site to extract any shared information. For more details about this router threat, click here:: Spam Uses Default Passwords to Hack Routers
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AT&T Customers Must Pay for Privacy

Telecom company AT&T is charging its customers a fee if they want internet service without surveillance. AT&T performs deep packet inspection that monitors all internet traffic of their subscribers and collects content data. Customers who wish to opt out need to pay a monthly $29. For more on this controversial charge, please click here:: AT&T Charging Customers to Not Spy on Them
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Google Declares Year-Round Open Season for Bug Hunters

Google had been holding Pwnium, an annual bug-hunting competition, for years to encourage researchers to find security holes in Chrome’s browser and OS. However, Pwnium has changed. Now instead of holding it for one day in Vancouver, Pwnium will be held year-round everywhere with even bigger money prizes! For more details on the new Pwnium program, click here:: To infinity and beyond! Unimaginably large bug-hunting prize fund announced by Google
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Hackers Can Hijack Emails Without Hacking Companies

As Lenovo continues to recover from its security woes, it is important to know that its website and emails were hijacked without hackers actually hacking the company. Hackers can manipulate a website by merely meddling with a company’s Domain Name System. The attackers can also the MX records for the domain, which allows the attackers to receive company emails without even hacking into a company’s network. For more on this topic, please click here:: How Hackers Can Hijack Your Website and Read Your Email Without Hacking Your Company
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Target Breaches Aimed at $1 Billion in Damages

The data breach at major retailer Target that cost $162 million in the past two years and affected 70 million customers in the U.S. may total up to $1 billion in damages when the smoke clears. These expenses were due in part by insurance receivables along with the cost of the pending class action lawsuits. For more details on this topic, please click here:: Target Breach Costs Could Total $1Bn
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