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• Duqu 2.0 hackers may have cracked Kaspersky to recon research

  Eugene Kaspersky, the Russian whose namesake company acknowledged that it had been infected with top-tier malware, struggled during a press conference to come up with ...

• Sony hackers targeted employees with fake Apple ID emails

  Hackers probably gained access to Sony's network last year after a series of phishing emails aimed at system engineers, network administrators and others who were ...

• Researchers uncover signs of Superfish-style attacks

  Researchers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation found evidence that indicates attackers have exploited a security vulnerability in the Superfish adware and a slew of other ...

• Google scrubs Pwnium hack contest

  Google has shut down its annual Pwnium hacking contest, which it has held alongside the better-known Pwn2Own challenge each spring since 2012.

• FBI probes for source of fraudulent TurboTax filing spike

  The FBI is looking into the spike in fraudulent tax returns filed using Intuit's TurboTax tax preparation software.

• After FBI blames North Korea for Sony attack, now what?

  More important than arguing over who attacked Sony Pictures is what companies do in response to the breach.