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more »New Trojan Attacks Linux Servers
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more »Zero Day Exploits Target Flash
Jan 27, 2015Adobe scrambles to release patches for vulnerable Flash Player.
more »New SSL Attack Lets a Malicious Listener Steal Session Cookies
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more »Tool Predicts Which Websites Will be Compromised
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more »Heartbleed Bleeds On
Jul 29, 2014According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
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Advanced Video Coding Still Under Patent
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