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HTC working on OTA Android privacy fix

Chris Davies, Oct 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

HTC is working on a patch to address the "massive" security vulnerability identified in its Android smartphones, the company has confirmed, though has denied that the privacy loophole has resulted in any leaked data. "While this HTC software itself does no harm to customers' data," the company suggested in a statement given to Engadget, "this is a vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by a malicious third-party application." Read The Full Story

HTC reportedly has massive security hole in Android smartphones

Shane McGlaun, Oct 3rd 2011 Discuss [6]

If you use an Android smartphone from HTC, you need to be aware of a massive security flaw discovered recently. The big flaw is thanks to some sort of customization that HTC uses at the core of the Android OS on its smartphones. The flaw in the customization allows any app that asks for the right permission access to all sorts of private user data. The data isn't only open to nefarious users on HTC phones either. Read The Full Story

Microsoft accidentally flagged Chrome as malware

Rue Liu, Sep 30th 2011 Discuss [40]

Earlier today, Microsoft's Security Essentials mistakenly flagged Google Chrome as malware and began blocking the program. In many instances Chrome was entirely removed from users' computers. Apparently, Chrome was being incorrectly identified as a member of the Zeus malware family, but Microsoft has since released an update to fix the issue. Read The Full Story

FBI crows Anonymous/LulzSec arrests as “Day Of Vengeance” nears

Chris Davies, Sep 23rd 2011 Discuss [2]

Two alleged members of Anonymous and LulzSec have been arrested by the FBI, the law enforcement bureau has confirmed, with a further suspect facing more charges. One of the men, Cody Kretsinger who goes by the LulzSec handle "recursion," is accused of assisting in the Sony hack earlier this year, Fox reports, and attempted to cover his tracks by wiping his hard-drives. Read The Full Story

Researchers create AR.Drone that can hack into wireless networks

Shane McGlaun, 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

WCCTV Nano Surveillance now Verizon 3G-certified

Rue Liu, Sep 9th 2011 Discuss [2]

If you're in need of a convenient surveillance solution for your home or business that allows for mobile access to live video streams, then you might want to check out the Nano 3G device from WCCTV. They've just claimed to be the first to offer Verizon 3G-certified video surveillance products. Read The Full Story

Apple’s Mac OS X Security Update 2011-005 blocks stolen DigiNotar certificates

Rue Liu, Sep 9th 2011 Discuss [0]

Apple has issued a security update for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.6 Snow Leopard that will address the fraudulent security certificates issue resulting from the recent hack of DigiNotar. The Dutch company sells SSL certificates to major companies around the world, but had over 500 of the certificates stolen when its servers were breached back in July. Read The Full Story

ASUS Eee Slate B121 quietly debuts for enterprise

Rue Liu, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [3]

ASUS has unveiled a new tablet designed specifically for the enterprise market called the Eee Slate B121. It may not be that next-gen ASUS Eee Pad Transformer with the quad-core Kal-El processor running Android that we're all excited about, but it brings what ASUS has done well with its Android tablets to the Windows 7 Professional platform and adds those extra enterprise security features. Read The Full Story

McAfee publishes automotive security report outlining the lack of security in vehicles today

Shane McGlaun, Sep 7th 2011 Discuss [6]

There have been some disturbing hacks on new vehicles recently with hackers finding a way to unlock your car via text message. McAfee is a security firm most known for protecting computers. The company has just issued a report (PDF) on the state of security in the automotive sector. This is the first report of its type and it examines the security of electrical systems that are common in the cars of today. Read The Full Story

Trendnet unveils new megapixel outdoor night vision security camera

Shane McGlaun, Sep 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

Trendnet is typically showing off new home networking gear when we talk about them. Today the company has unveiled a new security camera designed to be mounted outdoors to keep an eye on what is going on around the home and office. The camera is called the SecurView Outdoor PoE Megapixel day/night camera. It carries model number TV-IP322P and has an impressive night vision range. Read The Full Story

Sony hires Homeland Security official to protect PSN

Rue Liu, Sep 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

Sony has announced today the hiring of a former official at the Department of Homeland Security to head its efforts to protect Sony's game networks from future hacker attacks. This move comes just a few months after the high-profile attack on the PlayStation Network (PSN) that brought the platform down for over a month and saw the data of 100 million users compromised. Read The Full Story

DigiNotar hacker brags via Pastebin and claims to be Comodo hacker

Shane McGlaun, Sep 6th 2011 Discuss [6]

This morning I wrote a story about the roughly 300,000 Iranian citizens who may have had their Gmail emails accounts monitored by the Iranian government using one of the bogus security certificates that came from the DigiNotar hack. I also briefly mentioned that the same hacker that attacked Comodo earlier this year had claimed responsibility. Read The Full Story