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New Attack Pushes Rogue App Over-The-Air To Non-Jailbroken Devices

Zayed Rehman·June 4, 2015

A newly published report is suggesting that iOS users in Japan are being targeted by cyber criminals with a malicious app when they try to view 'unsafe' videos. Famously known as the one-click fraud, the scam is not only applicable to jailbroken iOS devices, but non-jailbroken ones as well.

New Mac Vulnerability Can Survive OS X Reinstallation And Drive Formatting

Zayed Rehman·June 2, 2015

A new vulnerability has just been discovered in all Macs that are more than an year old, and the risks associated with it are truly disturbing if an individual manages to exploit it. Apparently, a hacker could take permanent control of the machine, where formatting and reinstalling OS X would not make a difference either.

NetUSB Security Flaw Affects Millions Of Routers, See If Yours On The List

Paul Morris·May 22, 2015

New Safari Vulnerability Discovered, Spoofs Links For Phishing Purposes

Zayed Rehman·May 20, 2015

Looks like the Safari browser in iOS and OS X carries an inherent vulnerability that could allow attackers to exploit it for phishing purposes or distribution of malware. The exploit, as discovered by the researchers, is based on spoofing the Web URL to convince users that they're in fact visiting trusted and legit websites. More details on this news can be found right here.

Starbucks App Users Report Hundreds Of Dollars Being Stolen From Their Accounts

Zayed Rehman·May 15, 2015

Starbucks has just confirmed that quite a few customers using the coffee-maker's smartphone app have had hundreds of dollars stolen from their accounts through customer rewards. It may not have been an alarming concern if the theft was limited to some pre-paid account worth a few bucks, but it's much more than that.

Apple’s iMessage Is More Secure Than Google’s Hangouts, Here Is Why

Oliver Haslam·May 12, 2015

Fingerprint Data In Samsung Galaxy S5 Can Easily Be Stolen

Paul Morris·April 23, 2015

The decision to integrate biometric detection into consumer electronics may be popular with users and shows the willingness of companies to embrace emerging technologies, but the fundamental reason for such integration boils down to one thing: an attempt to improve security. The data associated with biometric capture extends beyond a simple password or code created by the user. It actually forms part of who that person is as an individual and is quite possibly as personal as it can get, so when things go wrong, as one research company will point out at this week's RSA, it raises a lot more eyebrows than a simple password breach. According to a new report, a number of Android devices are failing to protect the data of users that is captured through integrated biometric sensors.

iOS 8 Flaw Lets Hackers Crash iPhone, iPad Using Wi-Fi [Video]

Oliver Haslam·April 22, 2015

Apple's iOS devices and indeed its Macs have tended to fare relatively well in the world of security, not finding themselves on the wrong end of too many major incidents. A new security flaw, outed at the RSA security conference in San Francisco, may prove troublesome for users of iPhones and iPads though, mainly because it has the potential to cause those devices to go into a constant boot-loop.

1,500 iOS Apps Vulnerable To This Security Flaw; Check If Your iPhone Is At Risk

Paul Morris·April 21, 2015

This Software Can Crack iOS Passcode On Jailbroken Devices [Video]

Ben Reid·March 24, 2015

Crack for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch password on jailbroken iOS devices has been achieved using a piece of software. More details and video demo can be found after the jump.

This Contraption Can Crack iOS 8.1 Passcode With Relative Ease [Video]

Zayed Rehman·March 19, 2015

Theoretically, you can crack the passcode on an iPhone or iPad, but that would take you days. Of course, you could automate it with some fancy computers or gadgets, but this is why Apple has the passcode counter in place to either lock someone out, or data wipe the device after ten incorrect attempts.

Mobile Security Summit Announced By TaiG Jailbreak Team, Here Are The Details

Oliver Haslam·March 14, 2015

Apple Releases Fix For FREAK Security Flaw For iOS, Apple TV, Mac

Oliver Haslam·March 10, 2015

It has been around a week since security researchers found a flaw that potentially left millions of computer, smartphone and tablet users at risk. The flaw, known as FREAK or Factoring Attack on RSA-EXPORT Keys if we're going to be all official, is no longer a problem for those carrying Apple products, after the company pushed out an update for various devices across its lineup.

New uTorrent Version Installs EpicScale Cryptocurrency Miner, Here’s How To Remove It

Ben Reid·March 7, 2015

Here's how you can uninstall or remove uTorrent EpicScale from your Windows PC completely. More details and step-by-step guide can be found right here.

FREAK Vulnerability Affects Every Version Of Windows Too, Microsoft Working On Fix

Ben Reid·March 7, 2015

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