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> Be careful where you get your Apple iOS7 news – it may be a phish
Security researchers have discovered a new phishing website ‘under construction’; one designed to take advantage of rapidly growing iOS7-mania.
> Malicious charger can compromise iPhone and iPad in under one minute
Security for Apple mobile devices has been looking pretty good in light of the tsunami of Android malware making headlines lately, but a newly discovered hardware vulnerability in the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch adds new concern when it comes to the iOS platform.
> Free Ruby Security Workshop
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you an important announcement: On Thursday, June 6th, just in time for SummerCon, we will be hosting a free Ruby Security Workshop in NYC! Signups are first-come, first-serve and we only have space for 30 people. Sign up here and we will emai...
> Evernote beefs up security with two-factor verification
Evernote has become the latest online denizen to roll-out two-step verification for accounts, following a hack that required all 50 million users to reset their passwords. It’s also implemented access history and authorized applications features.
> Cybercriminals consider their financial options, post-Liberty Reserve
In the wake of a favorite money-laundering service being seized and taken down by the US government, the hacking underworld is mulling what to do next, financially.
> Writing Exploits with the Elderwood Kit (Part 2)
In the final part of our three-part series, we investigate the how the toolkit user gained control of program flow and what their strategy means for the reliability of their exploit. Elderwood and the Department of Labor Hack Writing Exploits with the Elderwood Kit (Part 1) Writing Exploits with the...
> Google Won’t Approve Facial Recognition for Glass
No facial recognition for Google Glass yet – at least not through the front door - "without having strong privacy protections in place" confirmed Google in a brief Google+ statement Friday.”
> Google must comply with NSLs, says judge
A company, assumed to be Google, had challenged the legality of 19 National Security Letters demanding account information on its users; but a judge last week ruled that it must comply.
> Writing Exploits with the Elderwood Kit (Part 1)
In the second part of our three-part series, we investigate the tools provided by the Elderwood kit for developing exploits from discovered vulnerabilities. Elderwood and the Department of Labor Hack Writing Exploits with the Elderwood Kit (Part 1) Writing Exploits with the Elderwood Kit (Part 2) Se...
> LinkedIn adds two-factor authentication
In the wake of high-profile Twitter and Facebook hackings and about a year after it experienced a password heist, LinkedIn is beefing up its security: it has become the latest web denizen to join the optional two-factor verification fray, and is now offering free trials of security software to users...
> Microsoft unveils cloud-based, real-time botnet info-sharing initiative
Microsoft has kicked off the Cyber Threat Intelligence Program (C-TIP), an outgrowth of its information-sharing initiative around botnets.
> Elderwood and the Department of Labor Hack
Recently, the Department of Labor (DoL) and several other websites were compromised to host a new zero-day exploit in Internet Explorer 8 (CVE-2013-1347). Researchers noted similarities between this attack and earlier ones attributed to Elderwood, a distinct set of tools used to develop several past...
> Drupal hit by massive data breach
Drupal, the open source content management system, is resetting the passwords for nearly one million accounts in the wake of a data breach.
> Bug found in Playstation 3
If you haven't already upgraded your Playstation 3 firmware from 4.31 to the 4.41 version released at the end of last month, now might be a good time to do so - it fixes a bug found by Vulnerability Lab six months ago.
> Deux événements majeurs consacrés à la cybersécurité industrielle en 2013
Plusieurs rendez-vous français habituels sont consacrĂ©s cette annĂ©e Ă  la cybersĂ©curitĂ© industrielle. Comme pour faire Ă©cho Ă  mon prĂ©cĂ©dent article concernant la publication en 2013 de plusieurs normes par l’ISA (International Society of Automation), l’antenne française de [...] Lire la suite
> The Virtual Global Task Force report on online child pornography
Online child pornography, rather than child sexual abuse, may be a useful distinction to help prevent online offenders developing into physical abusers – thought to be a potential rather than inevitable progression.
> Chinese hackers make off with US weapons blueprints, Australian spy HQ plans
Chinese hackers have scored two high-profile cyber-heists, according to reports: they have gained access to designs of more than two dozen major US weapons systems, while also stealing the blueprints for Australia's new spy headquarters.
> Facebook Fan Page phishing scam aims to hijack accounts
A fresh phishing scam looking to capitalize on the popularity of Facebook Fan Pages has thrown a lure in using a security warning.
> Is the Xbox One a Covert Surveillance Device?
When details about Microsoft’s new games console, the Xbox One, first began to emerge, privacy campaigners were immediately concerned: is the Xbox One an intrusive but covert surveillance device?
> Sky Apps hacked – but not the apps themselves
Sky’s Android users may have woken on Sunday morning to headlines screaming ‘Sky UK Apps Compromised on Play Store, Uninstall Them!’ But don’t be too hasty.