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A report posted at UneasySilence claims that a hack is now available to enable full Magic Mouse (Multi-Touch) support on Windows. Evidently, a Mac is still required, while the Windows guest must be running in Boot Camp, Apple’s OS X utility that allows Mac owners to selectively boot in different operating syste... |
23 November 2009
04:32 GMT |
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An InsanelyMac forum member has developed a replacement kernel for installation on Atom-equipped hackintosh netbooks, TUAW reports. Going by the screen name of teateam, the guy offers a download and urges fellow forum members to test his patch. Most of those running OS X Snow Leopard on hacked laptops say the patch i... |
20 November 2009
09:14 GMT |
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A handful of jailbroken iPhone users who installed SSH from Cydia (in order to connect to their phone and make changes to the filesystem) have found that a hacker has created a worm set to infect them. The worm, affecting SSH-enabled devices whose owners forgot to change the default password, changes the background i... |
9 November 2009
05:33 GMT |
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It has been revealed that jailbroken users are susceptible to hacker attacks, should they open SSH access on their iPhone and not change their default password, after performing the jailbreak. According to reports posted by Ars Technica (long version) and 9to5Mac (short version), a hacker can log into one's iPho... |
3 November 2009
05:07 GMT |
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Reports have confirmed that, although the Mac OS X 10.6.2 update isn’t out yet for Snow Leopard, it does kill support for the Intel Atom processor. Mac OS X running on this architecture can only be what is known as a “Hackintosh” (a non-Apple computer running Mac OS X by means of hacks), as Apple ha... |
2 November 2009
02:57 GMT |
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Hacker geohot, who is starting to make a name for himself for releasing a very simple and fast jailbreak solution, has just released a new version of Blackra1n, the 30-second jailbreak tool. Blackra1n RC2 now supports all device models, including the newer versions of the iPhone 3GS and iPod touch. Softpedia, however... |
26 October 2009
05:21 GMT |
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Psystar has announced the release of Rebel EFI, its new software hack that enables users of any PC with an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem processor to install modern operating systems, including Mac OS X Snow Leopard. “Psystar Corporation will begin selling the software it uses to run OS X S... |
23 October 2009
10:22 GMT |
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iPhone Dev Team leader MuscleNerd has issued a series of tweets notifying iPhone users of the existence of new hacks. First, 9to5mac reports, there is a baseband hack called whiterat that allows 2G iPhones to send and receive photo MMS. Another baseband hack reportedly re-enables tethering on the most recent iPhone O... |
19 October 2009
05:40 GMT |
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Following the release of blackra1n by geohot, a guy going by the screen name of emac2299 posted a video tutorial explaining how to use the jailbreak tool with a Windows computer and any iPhone or iPod touch model. blackra1n is the first tool that can effectively jailbreak iPhone OS version 3.1.2 and it is available o... |
12 October 2009
10:32 GMT |
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Reports have revealed that a hacker has been able to produce a jailbreak tool for iPhone OS 3.1.2, the latest software update for iPhone and iPod touch users from Apple. The tool – blackra1n – can effectively jailbreak any iPhone or iPod touch device, but does not unlock iPhones for use with non-supported... |
12 October 2009
04:22 GMT |
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It has been revealed that Apple’s latest iPhone OS update has disabled the popular tethering hack that allows your computer to access the Internet via your iPhone’s cell connection. MMS messaging, also enabled by the hack, is just as affected by the installation of iPhone OS 3.1. Apple introduced iPhone ... |
21 September 2009
05:57 GMT |
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Panda Labs' Technical Director, Luis Corrons, has discovered a Russian-owned website that offers to hack any Facebook account for $100. The website is registered to a Moscow address, being offered with English content to appeal to a broader audience. At a first look, the website seems to be a legitimate servic... |
19 September 2009
06:53 GMT |
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Twitter user @stroughtonsmith, an Irish iPhone developer described as an "all-around Apple geek," has leaked what is likely one of the first Snow Leopard hackintosh photos available on the Internet, a TUAW piece informs. The hack was achieved on an Eee PC 901 netbook. The About This Mac window shows "Build 10A432" (t... |
17 August 2009
10:42 GMT |
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Robert Graham, expert at Erata Security, the person who was first to find the vulnerability behind the UN website attack in 2007, reported on his blog that United Nations security admins failed to fix the problem. The UN website is still as vulnerable as it was two years ago to massive SQL injection as it can be see... |
15 August 2009
05:13 GMT |
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Australian-based email marketing firm Campaign Monitor was subjected to a prolonged hack-and-spam attack during the last four days. In a post on the official blog, website representative Matthew Patterson admitted that the service was facing a complex and well-planned intrusion from an unknown source.The attack start... |
11 August 2009
09:16 GMT |
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The famous iPhone Dev Team has announced that its old jailbreak tool, redsn0w 0.8, is good to go with the latest firmware version for the Apple iPhone. In other words, those who plan to update their iPhone software but also want to jailbreak can do so with redsn0w version 0.8, just like they did with OS 3.0. Softpedi... |
3 August 2009
03:35 GMT |
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The developers over at the iSoft team were able to run Windows 95 on an iPhone with the help of the Bochs emulator and a Windows 95 disc image. A video showing the hack is available. The demonstration takes place on both the actual iPhone, as well as on the Mac OS X iPhone simulator provided for free with the Apple i... |
14 July 2009
08:01 GMT |
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The appropriate jailbreak tool for iPhone 3G S devices has reportedly been released for the Mac platform as well. Last week, as Softpedia reported the tool’s availability, supported platforms included Windows machines only. This week, a Mac version of PurpleRa1n is available to the public. On Friday, July 3, ... |
6 July 2009
02:38 GMT |
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A blogger going by the name of George Hotz has posted what looks like the appropriate tool to jailbreak an iPhone 3G S. Going by the screen name of George Hotz or GeoHot, the author of the Purplera1n tool reveals that the method is currently supported on Windows platforms only, while Windows 7 is not compatible with ... |
3 July 2009
06:20 GMT |
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Romania-based exosyphen studios has released the iPhone version of its hacking simulation game, Hacker Evolution. The iPhone and iPod touch title challenges players to become computer hackers, go against a network of computers, use viruses or bounce connections through hacked servers and, of course, avoid getting cau... |
26 May 2009
03:48 GMT |
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In case you haven't heard, you can run the iPhone SDK version 2.2.1 on a PowerPC Mac, if you so much as replace a few code lines with the appropriate ones. Better yet, Apokalypse Software suggests you download its automated solution that makes the iPhone SDK compatible with PPC Macs running Leopard. According to... |
4 May 2009
08:31 GMT |
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The restless folks that make up the iPhone Dev Team have announced the availability of a simpler, more reliable jailbreak tool for users of an Apple iPod touch (second generation). Redsn0w, as the tool is called, is currently in beta, thus relies on the user running it from the command line. However, the team assures... |
10 April 2009
09:22 GMT |
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The people at Modmyi have confirmed that a Russian hacker going by the name of Vortex has a beta version of the OS 3.0 jailbreak up for grabs. The software is packed with ICY alone (instead of Cydia) and is found inside the Windows version of QuickPwn – the work of the iPhone Dev Team. The beta, although confir... |
2 April 2009
03:10 GMT |
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InstallerApp is a native Mac OS X application that allows users to easily download applications from Installer and Cydia directly onto their computer, and install them to an iPhone or iPod touch connected via USB cable. As a Macworld report indicates, users do not need to jailbreak their phones to use the tool for in... |
25 March 2009
04:11 GMT |
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PerceptDev has achieved a feat that, it claims, is cheaper and more reliable than any similar attempt to date. While the iPhone ships with a virtual keyboard built inside every application that requires typing, some people (for one reason or another) love the idea of working with a physical keyboard on the Apple hand... |
24 March 2009
11:34 GMT |
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In what looked like a Pwn2Own rerun, the CanSecWest conference this week saw security researcher Charlie Miller crack Safari on a machine running Mac OS X again. Miller was able to use an exploit he had already prepared to win the contest, just like he did last year. The researcher has granted the reporting rights of... |
19 March 2009
11:37 GMT |
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Romania-based exosyphen studios, a well established game development studio, has announced Hacker Evolution: Untold, a hacking simulation title for Mac OS X. In the game, you play the role of a computer hacker in an attempt to change the future of mankind, as we are on the verge of losing everything to computers... |
5 March 2009
08:36 GMT |
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Charlie Miller, the security researcher who won last year’s Pwn2Own hacker contest, expects this year's showdown to be even worse for Apple's web browsing application. According to his predictions, as many as four different individuals may be able to hack Safari this time around. Last year, Miller exp... |
4 March 2009
06:53 GMT |
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Even with Windows 7 on the horizon, Microsoft continues to focus on Windows Vista when it comes down to fighting illegal activation workarounds. After it managed to tackle a couple of the most notorious Vista cracks with the release of Service Pack 1, the software giant is now ready to take on yet another hack design... |
26 February 2009
09:55 GMT |
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Despite the appearance of having been wiped from the Apple TV's hard drive, Boxee software and data remains intact on Apple TVs after installing the 2.3.1 update, according to a report. Upon installing the update, users initially reported that the Boxee hack went missing.“Boxee does run on the updated 2.3.... |
26 February 2009
05:48 GMT |
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This superb hack from the RetroMacCast forum is a Mac mini computer placed inside the super-retro-looking case of a Disk II drive, Apple's 5¼-inch floppy disk drive designed by Steve Wozniak and manufactured by Apple Computer.Basically, forum contributor Charles Mangin created a new body for a Mac mini. E... |
18 February 2009
04:03 GMT |
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The message “STEVE JOBS JUST DIED” was publicly posted on the Internet on January 6, 2009, following a hacker attack of a Macworld live coverage. Readers were able to take screenshots of the live feed, before it was pulled down. The 2009 keynote (Apple's last at Macworld) was delivered by the company... |
8 January 2009
05:37 GMT |
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The holiday season is approaching and people are very interested in buying a gaming console, but, they really need to take into account quite a lot of things. Besides the price, which is becoming an important factor because of the financial crisis, another key element that might attract or scare off customers is the ... |
18 December 2008
02:33 GMT |
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The iPhone Dev Team, best known for its PwnageTool and QuickPwn hack software, has confirmed the completion of the iPhone 3G unlock. Those interested in jailbreaking their devices are advised not to upgrade to OS 2.2 using iTunes alone. “Over the Christmas break some of our members will be talking at the Chaos ... |
17 December 2008
08:21 GMT |
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Sources close to a certain Jed Schmidt are reporting that the man has come up with a clever way to copy and paste text from the iPhone's Safari to Mail, but also between web pages. The hack doesn't require any software installation, making it completely legal to use, reports indicate. “Unlike other a... |
11 December 2008
08:57 GMT |
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Although Microsoft showcased a much more feature-complete variant of Windows 7 pre-Beta Build 6801 Milestone 3 at the professional Developers Conference 2008 and Windows hardware Engineering Conference 2008 in Los Angeles the past couple of weeks, the bits that made it out of Redmond contained a variety of locked fea... |
10 November 2008
14:21 GMT |
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Muzzle, a Dutch Hackintosh community site, has posted an interview with Davide Rutigliano, the co-creator of the EFI-X hack dongle and CEO of Art Studios Entertainment Media. Davide weighs in on the legality of the product and on what its future may be. Clearly a PC running Mac OS X is an intriguing subject, so we en... |
22 October 2008
09:05 GMT |
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Researchers at the Cornell University and Virginia Tech are worried about the risks and implications of hacking the Global Positioning System, and so they tried and managed to “spoof” it, revealing its security-related flaws.Following the computer hacking model that is known and fought against since the e... |
3 October 2008
05:05 GMT |
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Eleven people that are believed to have conspired in the largest hack and identity theft in history had been charged. According to the authorities, some of the numerous counts the men were charged with are conspiracy, computer intrusion, fraud and identity theft. The nationality of ten out of the 11 defendants has be... |
6 September 2008
07:40 GMT |
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Public persons are surely among the people who care the most about their reputation. This is only understandable after all, since, if a celebrity's private account on a social network is hacked, then the one behind it can make quite a few easy bucks by blackmail. This was precisely the case with the person who b... |
5 September 2008
06:50 GMT |
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Hundreds of people reported to Skype that their accounts had been hacked. The victims either couldn't log in anymore, or discovered that unapproved payments had been made by someone using the embedded PayPal option. The transactions performed via Skype prompted users to vehemently complain about the security bre... |
3 September 2008
05:09 GMT |
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Supporters of Gary McKinnon, the English hacker who is to be extradited to the US for trial, have arranged for a protest to take place today at 4 P.M. at the Home Office in London. The governmental division responsible for the prevention of “terrorism, crime and anti-social behavior” is, apparently, the l... |
2 September 2008
10:29 GMT |
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A group of hackers, members of the Anti-Fascist Action (ANTIFA), successfully broke into the forum of the Blood & Honor neo-Nazi network. They retrieved over 800 MB of information on members, discussions and meetings, and then uploaded the archives for download on public file sharing servers.The Blood & Honor i... |
1 September 2008
09:30 GMT |
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Password retrieval systems leave room for breaches that can allow hijackers to get into almost anyone's account. This has become possible because, nowadays, personal information about a person can be easily found during just a brief web navigation. Social network profiles, resumes, lists released by universities... |
28 August 2008
10:19 GMT |
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The iPhone Dev Team has released PwnageTool 2.0.3, which supports iPhone and iPod touch firmware 2.0.2 5C1. The new release also sports an updated version of Installer.app beta 6 and new .de localization for German users. There are no significant updates with regard to the 3G baseband unlock, according to the iPhone ... |
26 August 2008
04:48 GMT |
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A former TV news anchor admitted to having hacked the email account of one of his coworkers. Lawrence Mendte, who used to be a TV presenter for KYW-TV, a television station in Philadelphia, has been accused of "intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and obtaining information," a felony tha... |
25 August 2008
03:53 GMT |
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A tool that automatically steals IDs of non-encrypted sessions and breaks into Google Mail accounts has been presented at the Defcon hackers' conference in Las Vegas.Last week Google introduced a new feature in Gmail that allows users to permanently switch on SSL and use it for every action involving Gmail, and ... |
11 August 2008
11:57 GMT |
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Rumor has it that Apple isn't very fond of Britain, as far as shipping its new iPhone there is concerned. Few next-gen devices are to make their way into the UK, as a result of Briton's unlocking habits.This Electricpig report claims O2 UK saw less than 15% (original) iPhones sold after the last price drop,... |
4 July 2008
06:29 GMT |
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Nashville Democrat Jim Cooper was accused of gaining unlawful access to a National Rural Electric Cooperative Association web page. He used a password he had received from an undisclosed source, accessed the database and downloaded several documents, all of which he later used in a House of Government Oversight and G... |
30 June 2008
06:38 GMT |
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Windows 7 Milestone 1 features Reduced Functionality Mode, just like Windows Vista RTM. With the advent of Service Pack 1 for its latest Windows client, Microsoft scraped the anti-piracy mitigation from the operating system, going back to the behavior of Windows XP when dealing with pirated, unactivated or expired co... |
16 June 2008
09:54 GMT |
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