Trend Micro researchers discovered that the technology behind the Verified by Visa trademark is much more unsecure than anyone would believe and not a coding error is to blame, instead it’s a design flaw that could be taken advantage of by cyber and non-cyber criminals. The 3 Domain Secure (3DS) security proto... |
2 December 2011 11:08 GMT |
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The Federal Privacy Commissioner is planning an investigation in the matter of the First State Super neglecting to properly secure the data of their customers.Recently we've learned about private security consultant Patrick Webster who contacted the pension fund after noticing an unacceptable flaw in their secur... |
19 October 2011 07:33 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has just responded to a series of claims that some of its Android handsets are plagued with a security flaw resulting in user's private date being sent out to the Internet, and said that it is working on finding ways to patch it.
The company has acknowledged the ... |
4 October 2011 04:46 GMT |
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A flaw in iOS’s handling of PDFs has opened the door to jailbreaking the latest version of the iPhone software, although Apple has been quick to acknowledge the bug and promise a software fix. Apple is known to drag its feet when it comes to security holes that need patching, but canceling the jailbreak of unwa... |
5 August 2010 10:00 GMT |
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DROID by Motorola is one of the hottest handsets that arrived on the market last year with Google's Android operating system on board, some even stating that it is hotter than the Nexus One by HTC, the first and for now the only handset to be sold by Google themselves. However, while DROID can impress from abou... |
15 January 2010 02:48 GMT |
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Last week, a critical security flaw was detected in a number of flash drives. While the drives were supposedly designed with data encryption and password protection, some of them had a critical vulnerability. This flaw enabled hackers to manipulate the password protection so as to no longer restrict access, instantly... |
14 January 2010 04:55 GMT |
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Motorola DROID, one of the most popular Android-based handsets available on the market today, is said to come around with a security flaw, which is included in the Android 2.0.1 code. As many of you might already know, the handset comes with a pattern lock screen, and it seems that the issue allows for the pattern l... |
12 January 2010 05:57 GMT |
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Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has just issued a critical security advisory which is related to a flaw in its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software. The company says that the vulnerability, which is ranked as both a 9.2 and 5.7 on a scale of 0 to 10, could enable a hacker to execute malicious c... |
3 December 2009 09:22 GMT |
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eBay developer accounts may have been compromised by an unknown security flaw. On August 10, 2009, in an announcement from Kumar Kandaswamy, manager of the eBay Developer Program, the e-commerce giant revealed that a dangerous security flaw had been discovered in the Developer Program.According to Mr. Kandaswamy, no ... |
13 August 2009 08:26 GMT |
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Apple is prepping a security update for iPhone owners, as expected, to fix a flaw in iPhone Software 2.0.2 which allows a person to get unauthorized access to the owner’s personal information by working around the screen-lock passcode. For now, users still have to improvise their fix.According to a detnews piec... |
29 August 2008 04:35 GMT |
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An iPhone user writing over at MacRumors' forums has stumbled upon a ridiculously simple-to-exploit flaw within the iPhone software 2.0.2. Apparently, one can remove the password protection of an iPhone without actually knowing the code, by simply tapping the Emergency Call button and double tapping the Home but... |
28 August 2008 02:56 GMT |
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A security vulnerability was discovered yesterday in the Linux kernel packages of the Ubuntu 7.10, 7.04 and 6.06 LTS distributions (also applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu). This kernel vulnerability could allow a local attacker to access sensitive kernel memory, leading to a loss of privacy. The security flaw ... |
20 June 2008 02:24 GMT |
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One of the most popular brands of wireless routers in UK is reportedly allowing outside attackers to connect to your wireless network, then start rummaging through your personal data. The security report has been issued by the ethical hacker group GNUCitizen, that managed to kneel down a "secured" router in a few att... |
15 April 2008 06:18 GMT |
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