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39 iOS Apps On The App Store Found To Be Infected With Malware

Paul Morris·September 19, 2015

A new strain of malware has been detected living in some extremely popular apps on the iOS App Store. XcodeGhost - given the name because of the fact that it's distributed through a malicious build of Apple's Xcode integrated development environment - is the latest malware to befall Apple's iOS App Store, and has been found to exist in the extremely popular WeChat messaging application as well as Didi Kuaidi, the main rival to ride-sharing service Uber in the Chinese market.

Seagate NAS Drives Susceptible To Hack, Here’s What You Need To Know

Paul Morris·September 8, 2015

If there was ever a time to upgrade the firmware on your Seagate wireless Network Attached Storage (NAS) drive, then today is the day to do it. Wireless NAS drives have become an efficient, easy and extremely convenient way for individuals to store and access a range of files, both at location and remotely. According to researchers at Tangible Security, that convenience is being compromised by a number of newly discovered vulnerabilities that leaves certain Seagate NAS drives open to attack by malicious individuals.

How To Check If You’ve Been Affected By Largest Ever iCloud Account Theft

Paul Morris·September 1, 2015

How to Use Facebook Security Checkup Feature

Paul Morris·August 5, 2015

Here's how to setup and use Facebook's new Security Checkup feature to make your account more secure than ever before.

Security Researchers Discover PC Firmware Vulnerabilities In Mac

Oliver Haslam·August 4, 2015

Many Mac users like to think that Apple's computers are all but safe from any sort of software virus, and while that's not strictly true, it is a fact that Macs don't suffer from the same security, or at least virus issues that have plagued the Windows PC for many a year. Security through obscurity has kept the Mac largely at the bottom of the virus food chain, but that doesn't mean it's invulnerable.

A Simple Text Message Can Hack 95% Of Android Phones, Researcher Says

Paul Morris·July 27, 2015

New Safari Scam Hits iOS Devices, Here’s What You Need To Know

Paul Morris·July 17, 2015

A new scam affecting Apple's iOS devices has been discovered that attempts to prey on vulnerable users by displaying information contained in an official looking system level alert. The latest attempt at deceiving iPhone and iPad owners has so far reared its ugly head on devices located in the United Kingdom and United States and prompts users to call a supposedly toll free number in order to troubleshoot and fix the fabricated device issue.

Leak Reveals How ‘Hacking Team’ Can Snoop On Jailbroken iPhones, Should You Be Worried?

Oliver Haslam·July 8, 2015

It's been an interesting 24 hours in the world of security, with the ominously named Hacking Team themselves being hacked, resulting in 400GB of its data being strewn across the Internet. Inside that data people are finding all kinds of things, not least a price list which details the services Hacking Team offered to those willing to pay the cash - including governments.

Why Bloatware On Android And Windows Needs To Die

Oliver Haslam·June 23, 2015

WhatsApp Sucks At Privacy, Receives Just One Star In Data Privacy Tests

Oliver Haslam·June 23, 2015

If online privacy is a big deal for you, and it probably should be, then the Electronic Frontier Foundation's annual data privacy test is probably going to be of interest to you. Every twelve months the group takes the planet's most popular online services and puts them through a series of tests to decide just how privacy safe they really are. The results are turned into a star rating with five stars being the maximum score achievable.

Major iOS, OS X Vulnerability Makes It Easy For Malicious Apps To Steal Passwords

Paul Morris·June 17, 2015

A number of dedicated security researchers from the University of Indiana and the Georgia Institute of Technology have presented proof of a number of zero-day flaws within Apple’s iOS and OS X operating systems. The discovery, which in itself sounds startling and will likely cause concern amongst a lot of Apple device owners, also means that it’s theoretically possible for hackers to essentially crack Apple’s Keychain and remove sensitive information such as passwords directly from the Mac, iPhone or iPad running a malicious software.

Samsung Galaxy Keyboard Flaw Puts 600 Million Android Users At Dire Risk

Oliver Haslam·June 17, 2015

PSA: LastPass Was Hacked, Change Your Master Password Right Now

Oliver Haslam·June 16, 2015

Security is vitally important, and it will only become even more important as we start to store more and more of our lives online. Be it banking information or photos of our kids that are kept in the cloud, our data and information is best kept behind secure passwords, with those passwords kept in something like LastPass or 1Password, both of which are highly recommended to a lot of users.

Flaw In iOS Mail App Can Trick Users Into Entering iCloud Credentials

Paul Morris·June 10, 2015

A new bug has been discovered deep within the native iOS Mail app which lets hackers produce official looking iCloud authentication popup that is then presented to the user to steal their login credentials.

Dangers Of Public WiFi And How To Stay Safe

Oliver Haslam·June 6, 2015

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