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Hundreds of Google Play apps create spoofed messages in users’ SMS inboxes, Symantec says

The technique could be used for SMS phishing attacks

Google services went down for 30 minutes in Asia this morning, CDN says

An expert at CDN provider CloudFlare says Google's services, including its public DNS server, went offline for a little less than half an hour on Tuesday morning

N.J.’s email voting plan runs into problems, sparks security concerns

Some voters in Essex and Morris counties reportedly find it hard to vote via email

Researcher finds critical vulnerabilities in Sophos antivirus product

Sophos antivirus should only be considered for low-value non-critical systems, the researcher said

Volunteering falls short on threat information sharing

Pulling of nuclear plant security presentation highlights how government and private sector guard their threat and vulnerability information

Anonymous threatens but fails to take down Facebook, Zynga

Guy Fawkes Day threats also include claims of Symantec, ImageShack data theft, but those too are not confirmed

Anonymous-backed demonstration unfolds outside U.K. Parliament

The demonstration is the centerpiece of a worldwide Anonymous operation of 'global strength and solidarity'

Lawsuit filed in Ohio over software updates to vote tabulation machines

Last-minute patches were untested and uncertified in violation of Ohio law, plaintiff claims

What’s up with the Anonymous hackfest?

Symantec, PayPal, Hyundai, the U.S. Department of Energy and Transportation apparently hit by Anonymous hacking spree