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Presentation Showed a Flaw That Could Expose WhatsApp Chat History in The Android Version
Mar 13, 2014"With this question my brother and I started an interesting conversation which ended in underneath proof of concept. The tldr [sic] answer is: "Yes, that is possible." Those lines are from the question-and-answer posed on a Tuesday blog ...
Tags: Android application, WhatsApp chat history, instant messaging app
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Facebook Has Blamed a Misunderstanding for an Embarrassing Incident Last Week
Aug 26, 2013Facebook has blamed a misunderstanding for an embarrassing incident last week in which founder Mark Zuckerberg's Timeline was hacked to draw attention to a security flaw a researcher believed was being ignored by firm. As QEDs go, what ...
Tags: Facebook, Computer Products
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Microsoft Acknowledged The Vulnerability Late Wednesday
May 28, 2013A Google security engineer accused Microsoft of treating outside researchers with "great hostility" just days before posting details of an unpatched vulnerability in Windows that could be used to crash PCs or gain additional access rights. ...
Tags: Google, Computer Products, Microsoft
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The US Govt Is in Negotiations with SoftBank for Greater Control Over Equipment Purchases
May 28, 2013The U.S. government is in negotiations with SoftBank for greater control over equipment purchases by Sprint Nextel and the selection of one of the Japanese company's nominee to the U.S. carrier's board, according to a news report. Dish ...
Tags: SoftBank, US, Allay Security
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Microsoft Re-Released a Security Update That Had Crashed Customers' PCs
Apr 26, 2013Microsoft today re-released a security update that had crashed customers' PCs and crippled the machines with endless reboots, saying that the revised patch is now safe to install. The revamped MS13-036 update -- first issued April 9, but ...
Tags: Microsoft, Computer Products, PC
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Driver Access Cages Contain Warehouse Visitors
Apr 2, 2013Sage Products in Cary, IL began to notice a problem with shipping and delivery drivers entering its building without supervision, having full access to the warehouse floor. The truck drivers entering the building were not only a ...
Tags: Industrial Equipment, software
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an iOS 6.1 Hack Has Been Published Online Allowing Users to Bypass The iPhone 5's Pin Code
Feb 19, 2013An iOS 6.1 hack has been published online allowing users to bypass the iPhone 5‘s pin code. A security hole in the latest version of Apple‘s iOS 6.1 mobile operating system allows anyone to access voice mail, calls, contacts, ...
Tags: iPhone 5, iOS 6.1 hack, pin code
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Barracuda Networks Released a New Update on Monday to Further Mitigate a Security Issue
Feb 18, 2013Barracuda Networks released a new update on Monday to further mitigate a security issue that could have allowed attackers to gain unauthorized access to some of its network security appliances through backdoor accounts originally intended ...
Tags: Barracuda Networks, security issue, network security appliances
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Children Are Developing Malicious Code to Steal Personal Information From Online Gamers
Feb 17, 2013Children as young as 11 years old are developing malicious code to steal personal information from online gamers, according to antivirus software provider AVG. The Q4 2012 Community Powered Threat Report reveals some schoolchildren have ...
Tags: AVG, malicious code, cyber security
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Oracle's Head of Java Security Has Assured Users of The Software
Jan 29, 2013Oracle's head of Java security, Milton Smith, has assured users of the software that the vendor will fix its security issues and improve communication efforts. In a conference call with Java User Group leaders, Smith outlined the ...
Tags: Oracle, Java security, software
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Oracle Will Not Stop Bundling What Critics Describe as "Crapware" and "Foistware"
Jan 28, 2013Oracle will not stop bundling what critics describe as "crapware" and "foistware" with its Java installer anytime soon, a company representative intimated last week. The practice of offering up other software alongside Java updates, ...
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Microsoft and a Respected Researcher Disagreed About Whether a Bug in Windows RT
Jan 15, 2013Microsoft and a respected researcher disagreed this week about whether a bug in Windows RT is actually a security vulnerability that should be patched. The bug, revealed Jan. 5 by a hacker known as "clrokr," can be used to bypass a ...
Tags: Microsoft, bug, Windows RT
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CoDeSys From Over 200 Vendors Contains a Vulnerability
Dec 26, 2012CoDeSys, a piece of software running on industrial control systems (ICS) from over 200 vendors contains a vulnerability that allows potential attackers to execute sensitive commands on the vulnerable devices without the need for ...
Tags: CoDeSys, software, ICS, vulnerability
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A Variation of The Recently Disclosed Attack That Can Wipe Data From Samsung Devices
Dec 26, 2012A variation of the recently disclosed attack that can wipe data from Samsung Android devices when visiting a malicious Web page can also be used to disable the SIM cards from many Android phones, researchers say. Ravishankar Borgaonkar, a ...
Tags: USSD, SIM Cards, Samsung, Android Devices
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Chinese Authorities Have Added 10,680 Tonnes to The Country's Export Allowance
Dec 26, 2012Chinese authorities have added 10,680 tonnes to the country's export allowance on the top of the 10,546 tonnes it had already allocated to 11 state-sanctioned miners this year. It is something of a meaningless exercise because during the ...
Tags: Asia, China, Rare Earth, USA