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Russian developer circumvents iOS in-app purchase system [UPDATE: Apple responds]

, Jul 13th 2012 Discuss [2]

It wasn’t long after the introduction of the App Store on iOS before a separate app store for hacked apps appeared. Now it looks like the in-app purchasing system may have been circumvented without requiring a jailbreak. A Russian developer has created two certificates that can be installed on an iOS device that tricks apps into believing in-app purchases have been made, all without contacting Apple’s servers. Read The Full Story

453,000 Yahoo! accounts reportedly hacked

, Jul 12th 2012 Discuss [8]

Yahoo! has reportedly suffered a huge user account security breach, with login credentials for in excess of 453,000 users having been released into the wild. Details of which of Yahoo!'s services has been hacked have not been released, though TrustedSec speculates that it is Yahoo Voice based on some of the subdomains included with the leaked list of 453,492 accounts. Read The Full Story

Google Nexus Q gets root, runs Netflix plus games

, Jul 10th 2012 Discuss [2]

It was only a few short hours after the Nexus Q was announced and handed out to antendees at Google I/O 2012 that it was hacked to launch games, and further progress has been made on the social streamer. Hackers over at xda-developers have managed to root the Nexus Q, and users willing to play around with an ADB shell can push apps over to the player, as well as enable the Android launcher to get full Ice Cream Sandwich on a HDTV. Read The Full Story

Malware Botnet may have framed Android

, Jul 6th 2012 Discuss [3]

Android may have been wrongly maligned for its role in a malware botnet, security researchers have admitted, with findings that devices running Google's software could be responsible for spam potentially fooled by a fake email signature. Despite claims from Sophos and Microsoft earlier this week that email header information pinned down Android devices as the guilty carriers, each has since backtracked having conceded that Android's involvement is in no way certain. Read The Full Story

Nexus 7 tablet UI hack opens up landscape use

, Jul 4th 2012 Discuss [6]

Stare long enough at Google's promo material for the Nexus 7 tablet and you'll eventually notice something: in all situations bar media playback, Google only ever shows the slate in portrait orientation. That's because the tablet is actually locked that way, at least in the homescreen; however, the enterprising souls over at xda-developers have come up with a simple way to force Google's new Nexus into showing its true tablet colors, with a straightforward tweak enabling homescreen landscape orientation and the proper tablet UI. Read The Full Story

Two LulzSec members plead guilty to hacking charges

, Jun 25th 2012 Discuss [2]

Back in March, notorious hacking group LulzSec was brought down by the FBI following cooperation from the group’s leader, Hector Xavier Monsegur aka “Sabu”. Four members of the group that were arrested appeared today at Southwark Crown Court to plead against the charges brought against them, with two admitting that they hacked high profile websites and the other two denying all the charges. Read The Full Story

LinkedIn gets sued over exposed passwords

, Jun 20th 2012 Discuss [1]

I don't think anyone will be surprised that LinkedIn has been sued over the hack that exposed as many as 6 million user passwords to the professional social network. The security breach occurred in early June and LinkedIn is now hit with a class-action suit seeking at least $5 million in restitution for the stolen passwords. The complaint was filed in San Jose and sites a "troubling lack of security measures." Read The Full Story

iOS 6 3D maps hacked for iPhone 4 [Video]

, Jun 15th 2012 Discuss [6]

Apple may not be officially rolling out the 3D mapping in iOS 6 to iPhone 4 users, but that hasn't stopped hackers figuring out a way to switch on the functionality for the older smartphone. Anton Titkov has come up with 3DEnabler, Russian site iguides reports, bringing 3D buildings to iPhone 4 units running iOS 6 with the early jailbreak, though so far turn-by-turn navigation is eluding him. Read The Full Story

Last.fm password breach occurred three months ago

, Jun 11th 2012 Discuss [2]

Last.fm is about to have more unhappy users. The music company admitted last week that passwords for users were leaked. The company told users to change the passwords and officially announced that it was investigating the leak. However, word has now surfaced that the password breach actually happened three months ago even though the company only announced it last week and urged users to change passwords. Read The Full Story

Last.fm admits password leak

, Jun 7th 2012 Discuss [1]

Streaming music service Last.fm has warned users of a password leak, the custom radio service becoming the latest in a spate of online services to have their security compromised. "We are currently investigating the leak of some Last.fm user passwords" the company said in a statement today. "This follows recent password leaks on other sites, as well as information posted online. As a precautionary measure, we’re asking all our users to change their passwords immediately." Read The Full Story

60% of leaked LinkedIn passwords cracked

, Jun 7th 2012 Discuss [17]

More than 60-percent of the LinkedIn passwords leaked have already seen their encryption cracked, security experts say, though the business-centric social site is yet to confirm whether any users had their accounts infringed. Of the roughly 6.5m passwords in the haul, around 5.8m were unique hashes according to Sophos, and 3.5m of which have already been revealed through brute force attacks. Read The Full Story

Millions of eHarmony passwords leaked

, Jun 7th 2012 Discuss [1]

Dating site eHarmony has confirmed a password breach that has seen some members' security compromised, though the company insists that only "a small fraction" of users are affected. The incident, which follows shortly on the heals of LinkedIn's password leak earlier this week, has seen around 1.5m password hashes released into the wild. Read The Full Story
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