China has once again denied its involvement in a series of hacks that plagued various entities in the United States, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and several U.S. companies. The Chinese government believes that the allegations were based on groundless facts and that this is just some scheme to worsen China's reputation.
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‘hack’ Stories
China calls for global “rules and cooperation” on hacking issues
Google shows off hacked shoes at SXSW
Google has shown off another one of its creative projects that, sadly, will not be making it to the market place. At SXSW, Google showed off its talking shoe. The modified shoe is part of a pair of Adidas high tops. It is customized with accelerometers, gyroscopes, pressure sensors, and a microphone attached to its tongue. This shoe could be your best friend or worst enemy when it comes to exercising.
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Samsung Galaxy S III security issue provides lock screen bypass
It all started when Terence Eden discovered a bug that allowed someone to briefly access the home screen on a Galaxy Note II. Following the method to take advantage of the bug, another individual named Sean McMillan discovered another method that allows complete access to the handset's home screen, and not just for the Galaxy Note II. He reportedly tested the method on three Galaxy S III handsets, and it worked on each of them.
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Evernote will implement two-factor authentication soon
Evernote is planning on implementing two-factor authentication with its services soon in light of its recent security blunder. Evernote was hacked over the weekend and its users' emails, usernames, and passwords were all compromised. The company had to initiate a password reset on all accounts in order to protect its users information. While all of the accounts were compromised, Evernote says that there were no signs of personal notes or account details being accessed
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Galaxy Note II hack exposes homescreen
A security flaw allowing brief - but potentially dangerous - access to the Samsung Galaxy Note II's homescreen, even if the phablet has been locked, has been identified, again raising questions about the company's security policies. The not-quite-a-hack, identified by security researcher Terence Eden, requires nothing more than a few well-timed button presses, and potentially gives - brief - access to whatever apps, widgets, and direct-dial shortcuts are saved on the homescreen.
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Evernote hacked: Emails, encrypted passwords stolen
Cloud notetaking service Evernote has been hacked, the company has revealed today, with an unidentified attacker compromising servers and extracting usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords. The attack has forced a mandatory password reset, meaning all users must change their password before they can log back into their account, but Evernote says there is no evidence of either notes being viewed by a third-party, or payment details of Evernote Premium or Business users being accessed.
China accuses US of systematic hacking
The Chinese government has accused the US of a torrent of hacking attempts, blaming hackers in the United States for nearly two-thirds of all cyber-terrorism made against the country. The Chinese Department of Defense and the Chinese military have together faced 144,000 hack attempts per month on average, the country's Ministry of Defense said today, with spokesperson Geng Yansheng citing US IP addresses as the telltale giveaway for who was responsible.
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Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest affected by Zendesk security breach
Three major Zendesk clients were affected by the security breach this week that allowed hackers into their systems. Zendesk is a customer service software provider and it announced this week that its system had been compromised. The three major clients affected by the security breach include twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr.
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Update Java warns Apple after Mac hack
Apple has pushed out a new Java update to address the malware loophole that saw hackers attempt to extract data from the company, stripping out the Apple-provided browser plugin in the process. The update, which follows Apple's confirmation that a "small number" of its systems had been compromised by an unknown hacking group, basically removes the Java applet plugin from all browsers on an OS X 10.7+ machine.
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China denies hacking against the US
Earlier this morning we reported that allegations have surfaced that China was conducting cyber attacks against the United States. The alleged attacks were being conducted on American media companies and other businesses. Media companies including the New York Times, Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal have all said that they were the target of cyber attacks that originated within China.
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FROST attack compromises Android smartphones using cold
If you use an Android smartphone, you may feel secure in the fact that your PIN number or unlock pattern will protect the data on your device if you should lose it. As it turns out, neither of those security protections may be able to protect your device from a new attack that exploits the phone after it's been placed in a freezer and thoroughly chilled. The attack is called the "FROST" attack and has been demonstrated by a pair of researchers from Erlangen University in Germany.
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Jawbone MyTALK hacked: Names, emails and encrypted passwords stolen
Jawbone has notified some users that its MyTALK service has been hacked, with the cloud app and firmware update platform supposedly seeing names, emails, and encrypted passwords raided. The security hack was revealed in an email to registered users today, warning them that "limited user information" had been stolen, though suggesting that there was no sign of any unauthorized use of that login data, or access to account information, that Jawbone could see.
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