Huge iOS, OS X Vulnerability Uncovered That Can Render Apps Unusable
Android might be targeted by hackers and malware far more often than Apple's iOS platform, but that doesn't mean devices like the iPhone and iPad…
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German IT Officials Reportedly Deem Windows 8 Too 'Dangerous' To Use
The National Security Agency's snooping practices may be costing American companies a lot of money. German publication Zeit Online has obtained leaked documents that purportedly show that…
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Security Researchers Find Major Flaw In Apple's App Store Approval Process
Apple's App Store has a much better reputation for security than Google Play but that may not last long if more hackers take advantage of…
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More Details Emerge On Kim Dotcom's NSA-Proof Email Service
With secure email services such as Lavabit closing their doors, the fate of encrypted email may lie with the world's most infamous German-born New Zealand…
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Why You Should Never Let Chrome Store Your Passwords
Remembering passwords for multiple websites is incredibly annoying but it still might not be a good idea to let Google's Chrome browser remember them for…
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Symantec Spots First Two Apps That Exploit Biggest-Ever Android Security Hole
Less than a month after researchers at Bluebox Security uncovered the biggest Android security hole to date, Symantec has spotted two malicious apps that are taking…
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Major SIM Card Security Flaw Puts Hundreds Of Millions Of Devices At Risk
A security researcher in Germany claims to have discovered an encryption flaw in SIM cards that allow a user's cell phone to be hacked in…
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Apple Reports Major Security Breach; Researcher Says He Issued Warning
Apple on Sunday said in an email to developers that a recent days-long developer portal outage was the result of a security breach in which…
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Facebook Found To Have Leaked Millions Of Android Phone Numbers
It was discovered that the world's largest and most popular social networking site was inadvertently obtaining phone numbers from its users without their consent. Symantec…
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German Rage, French Glee Over New NSA Spying Allegations
Fury was building in Europe on Sunday as new leaks about NSA spying were published by various newspapers and magazines. Perhaps most notably, Der Spiegel…
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Adware Found To Plague More Than 1 Million U.S. Android Users
Although the Google Play store does a pretty good job of getting rid of apps that contain malware, it doesn't do nearly as well when…
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U.K. Government Accused Of Spying On G20 Delegates' BlackBerry Phones
Spying claims are spreading and escalating across the globe, from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom. The latest big Guardian exposé claims that the U.K.…
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Apple Issues Statement On Customer Privacy In Wake Of PRISM Allegations
Apple on Monday morning issued a public statement regarding customer privacy after having been named as one of several technology giants accused of cooperating with…
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How To Avoid NSA Spying
The latest Guardian bombshell reveals that NSA has gained access to several leading U.S. tech giants in a massive dragnet hoovering email, photo, filesharing and chat info from…
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Google's Creepiest Idea Yet: Password Pills
If you think Google Glass is creepy, just wait until you hear about the company's plans to develop "password pills." AllThingsD reports that Regina Dugan, the…
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Android Malware Infections Found To Have Tripled In 2012
Anyone developing malicious software for mobile devices has set his or her sights almost exclusively on Android at this point. Mobile security vendor NQ has…
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Study: Free iOS Apps Leak More User Data Than Free Android Apps
If there's one thing that iPhone fans love to tease Android fans about, it's the perceived lack of security on Android devices. But AppleInsider points…
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Smartphones' Malware-Free Glory Days May Soon Be Over
One downside of shifting to a post-PC world is the inevitable development and refinement of post-PC malware. Technology Review this week spoke with security researchers who say…
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Canadian Government Warns BBM PIN-To-PIN Messaging Is 'Most Vulnerable Method Of Communicating On A BlackBerry'
Canadian government agency Public Safety Canada, which is tasked with overseeing cyber-security across all federal departments, has issued a memo warning government workers that communicating using BlackBerry…
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Huge iPhone Security Vulnerability Discovered In iOS 6.1 [Updated]
Apple's (AAPL) latest iOS update is doing little to renew confidence in the company after a series of software snafus including the premature launch of…
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Google Wants To Replace The Password With An Electronic Ring That Grants Access To All Web Content
This is one of the better ideas that Google's (GOOG) engineering team has concocted lately: a smartcard-embedded finger ring that uniquely identifies users on the web…
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Buying Your Own Botnet Costs As Little As $250
Botnets used to be the exclusive domain of high-powered hackers looking to rake in cash from spam operations or to conduct highly effective DDoS attacks.…
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Samsung Smart TVs: The Next Frontier For Data Theft And Hacking [Video]
Smart TVs, particularly Samsung's (005930) last few generations of flat screens, can be hacked to give attackers remote access according to a security startup called ReVuln.…
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2013 Dubbed 'The Year Of Mobile Malware' For Android Users
The old phrase often credited to the late P.T. Barnum, "there's a sucker born every minute," can definitely be used to describe some aspects of…
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Windows 8 Games Can Easily Be Pirated Through Simple Hacks
It was bound to happen. Nokia (NOK) engineer Justin Angel outlined on his blog various tactics that can be used to pirate Windows 8 games distributed…
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Research Shows Tweeting Through Text Message Is A Surefire Way To Get Your Account Hijacked [Updated]
You don't need an Internet-connected smartphone to send out a tweet. In fact, very few people know that tweets can be sent out through a…
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Untold Number Of Twitter Accounts Potentially Hacked [Updated]
Twitter users are reporting everywhere that their accounts have been compromised, reports TechCrunch. The tech blog says many users have received emails telling them to change…
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