Gmail smartphone app vulnerable to hackers, researchers say
Researchers have found a weakness in Google's popular Android operating system that let them hack into Gmail accounts with a 92% success rate. The vulnerability extends to a number of other apps...
View ArticleOn Heartbleed’s anniversary, 3 of 4 big companies are still vulnerable
A year ago today, researchers disclosed a virulent computer bug that rocked the foundations of the web. The vulnerability made it possible for anyone to steal and read encrypted information off...
View Article‘Venom’ vulnerability: Serious computer bug shatters cloud security
Inside some data center miles away, a portion of your cloud-hosted network may be running on the same system as someone else’s. Normally, this isn’t a problem. So-called virtual machines--basically,...
View ArticleHere are the best tweets about the ‘Venom’ vulnerability
Details dropped earlier today about a computer vulnerability that seriously threatens aspects of data center security. Dubbed “venom” by researchers who discovered it, the flaw lets an attacker burst...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy keyboard bug exposes hundreds of millions of users to hackers
Hundreds of millions of users of Samsung Galaxy smartphone models S4 through S6 are potentially vulnerable to a computer bug that researchers disclosed at the Black Hat Conference in London on Tuesday....
View ArticleNearly 1 billion phones can be hacked with 1 text
So listen: Can I have your number? Can I have it? Can I? Have it? Um…maybe not. Actually, you should think twice before giving away your cell phone number--especially if you happen to own a phone that...
View ArticleStagefright: Everything you need to know about Google’s Android megabug
Stagefright? What? Huh? That’s what you’ve been asking yourself ever since the Internet erupted yesterday over the announcement of a big computer bug in Google’s Android operating system. In fact, you...
View ArticleHackers can change this sniper rifle’s target
Sniper rifles have gotten pretty fancy these days, but it’s those high-end gadgets that help expertly guide shots that could also be their biggest weakness. TrackingPoint self-aiming rifles work by...
View ArticleThis Apple computer bug sounds incredibly nasty
If you think Apple computers are safer than their Windows-powered cousins, think again. Security researchers say they’ve crafted a computer worm that can burrow deep inside Mac computers, beyond the...
View ArticleApple’s lost generations: Half of iPhones run outdated versions of iOS
There’s a persistent myth that about Apple products--that they’re somehow “more secure” than the alternatives. But there’s a glaring flaw in the system: the human using the products. To keep electronic...
View ArticleJailbreaks wanted: $1 million dollar iPhone hacks
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. The cybersecurity firm Zerodium announced on Monday that it will reward $1 million to anyone able to crack Apple’s AAPL recently launched iOS 9 operating...
View ArticleLook Out for Major Security Problem in Dell Computers
Dell has sold computers preinstalled with a potential security vulnerability that makes it easy for hackers to hijack Internet connections and masquerade as trusted websites. The problem in Dell’s case...
View ArticleDell Computers Have Another Terrible, Gaping Security Hole
Just as the PC maker addresses a glaring security problem on its computers, another equally bad one surfaces. Dell’s newest vulnerability, much like the previous one, involves the company installing a...
View ArticleJeep Hacking Defect Found Not to Affect Volkswagen and Audi
A few automakers are breathing a collective sigh of relief. Three companies that use infotainment systems similar to the vulnerable one that allowed hackers to remotely hijack a Fiat Chrysler Jeep...
View ArticleApple iOS 9 Update Fixes Security Bug That Lingered For Two Years
With its recent iOS 9 software update, Apple has fixed a coding flaw that lingered in its operating system for more than two years after first being reported. The computer bug let hackers masquerade...
View ArticleFBI Paid Hackers To Help Crack San Bernardino iPhone: Report
The FBI famously got into the iPhone of San Bernardino killer Syed Farook’s iPhone 5c without the help of Apple aapl , but the agency has not revealed much about how it did so, apart from saying it...
View ArticleGet Apple’s QuickTime Off Your PC Now, U.S. Government Advises
Do you still have QuickTime for Windows on your PC? Get rid of it, pronto. That’s the advice coming from the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), following an “urgent call to action” by...
View ArticleFBI Warned Apple About iPhone Vulnerability
(Reuters) – The FBI informed Apple of a vulnerability in its iPhone and Mac software on April 14, the first time it had told the company about a flaw in Apple products under a controversial White House...
View ArticleU.S. House Lifts Block on Google-Hosted Apps
The U.S. House of Representatives’ information technology team this week reinstated access on its internet network to software applications hosted on a Google cloud service after the company addressed...
View ArticleHomeland Security Warns of a Bug in Symantec’s Anti-Virus
A U.S. federal agency issued a security alert over a vulnerability in Symantec’s anti-virus software that allows attackers to remotely control affected computers. The U.S. Department of Homeland...
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