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Galaxy S II Android 4.0 ICS official early update leaked, TouchWiz intact

, Dec 14th 2011 Discuss [14]

What you're about to see is a video of a person using the international edition of the Samsung Galaxy S II with what SamMobile blog says is the first build of Ice Cream Sandwich made for the device by Samsung - what you'll notice here is not just that the device has the newest version of Android on it, but that Samsung's own custom user interface has been fully integrated. When we first saw the TouchWiz that's closest to what you're about to see, it was way back at the start of 2011 at Mobile World Congress (and the famous CTIA Philip Berne event) with the launch of the original Galaxy S II (aka the one you see here), then again in a slightly updated version here in the USA. What this represents is Samsung's continued reliance on said user interface to differentiate their products from the competition. Read The Full Story

Security researcher shows how to game Facebook’s Three Trusted Friends recovery feature

, Dec 2nd 2011 Discuss [2]

A Brazilian security researcher has shown at a conference how hackers can use social engineering and the new three Trusted Friends password recovery feature to take over a real Facebook profile on the social networking site. The researcher started using LinkedIn, Amazon, and Facebook to try and get another security expert he calls SecGirl to friend him. Read The Full Story

Developer reveals hidden Carrier IQ smartphone app logging everything you do

, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [19]

What you’re about to see may send you into a fireball of fury, but before you have a triple heart attack, know this: though this app you might never have heard of is likely currently logging every keystroke you make, they’re almost certainly not using your information for anything ill-willed. Of course that’s no consolation for the idea that a number of HTC, Samsung, Nokia, and RIM (BlackBerry) phones have this software embedded in them, this perhaps proving the late Steve Jobs right when he said Android keeps track of everything you do — and what is the response on the part of the Carrier IQ crew? They’ve tried to sue the fellow who exposed how their application works.

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TeaMp0isoN hacks UN and posts email addresses, passwords and logins

, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [2]

The hacking attacks continue to happen online around the world with some of the attacks resulting in serious data loss for the government and private companies. Hacker group TeaMp0isioN has hacked the UN and taken their stolen email addresses, usernames, and passwords and out them up on Paste Bin. Apparently, the hacker group thinks the UN is corrupt. Read The Full Story

Windows 8 security loophole demoed by researcher

, Nov 25th 2011 Discuss [8]

Microsoft's Windows 8 isn't due out in full until fall of next year, but security researcher Peter Kleissner has already found a way to exploit the platform. Kleissner created a Windows 8 bootkit that can bypass the User Account Control using just 14KB of exploit code. It's said to be the first proof-of-concept to find a vulnerability in Windows 8 and he's posted a demo video of the process. Read The Full Story

US points the finger at China and Russia for cybercrime

, Nov 4th 2011 Discuss [2]

The US is pointing the finger directly at China and Russia when it comes to cybercrime and hacking. Intelligence officials pointed the finger at the two countries and accused them of stealing sensitive high-tech data for their own economic gain. The accusation is the most upfront call out that the US has done so far despite the repeated attacks that have been conducted against the US and companies operating in the US. Read The Full Story

USPS Promotes physical mail, warns against evil Internet

, Oct 31st 2011 Discuss [12]

This week the United States Postal Office has decided to go with a commercial made to warn against the many dangers of using the Internet for daily communication. In a move that's sure to have the masses seeing this commercial on the Internet saying "this can't be real," the USPS brings a message that clearly states that they're trying to win back customers who've moved to much more environmentally friendly means of sending letters. But hey, who are we to put such a move down, there's nothing more classic in this country than the pony express! Read The Full Story

PoisonIvy RAT used to hack chemical firms by man in China

, Oct 31st 2011 Discuss [0]

The nation of China has been getting a bad rap in these last couple of weeks due to more than one allegation of the country's government hacking sensitive equipment internationally - today it appears that a single man inside the country might extend that press with an unrelated cyber attach of chemical firms in the USA, Bangladesh, and the UK. As China has emphatically denied any hacking on the part of the government in any way at all for the last incident, so too must it made clear here before misinformation is spread: the suspect is a man living in China whose computer system apparently used for the attacks was traced to the United States. Read The Full Story

US Satellites hacked by Chinese Military says Congressional Commission

, Oct 27th 2011 Discuss [4]

While it might seem rather terrifying to think about anyone being able to hack into satellites thousands of miles away hanging precariously above our collective heads, it was back in 2007 and 2008 that this reported incident actually took place. It's just today though that the report has surfaced via Bloomberg who state that a congressional commission annual report (to be released next month) has outlined the interference which took place two times, once in 2007, and another inside 2008. China has reportedly denied any involvement. Read The Full Story

Google Search to be encrypted for signed-in users

, Oct 18th 2011 Discuss [1]

Google announced today that it will be stepping up security on its search feature for signed-in users. These users will now get an SSL encrypted search experience by default, which means that their search terms and results can't be intercepted by hackers or nosy network admins. This will be especially important for those that often use public unsecured internet connections, such as WiFi hotspots at cafes. Read The Full Story

CyanogenMod 7.1 Android hack released, HP Touchpad inclusion imminent

, Oct 10th 2011 Discuss [9]

If there's a king of Android ROMs, aka complete replacement of the visible workings of a mobile device in this case, it's CyanogenMod. For those of you that do not know, CyanogenMod is used by thousands of Android users across the earth, it being the most used Android ROM by far, and today the developers behind the project have announced that it's been upgraded to version 7.1. This version continues to closely replicate Android 2.3 Gingerbread, now with a new laundry list of feature updates as well as a short list of new devices it will work with, including, yes indeed, the HP TouchPad we've been waiting so long to modify. Read The Full Story

Researchers create AR.Drone that can hack into wireless networks

, Sep 12th 2011 Discuss [5]

When the Parrot AR.Drone landed a last year, it was a toy that many of us wanted really badly. We put up our review of the AR.Drone from Parrot last December and liked the toy pretty well. I am surprised that it has taken so long for us to see hacks that use the AR.Drone for things that are potentially nefarious. Hackers have created an AR.Drone that can hack into wireless networks while flying. Read The Full Story
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