All the stories tagged with security
Yougetitback Mobile Superhero protects data on lost and stolen phones
07/21/2011, As of now there are countless numbers of apps that help users deal with the problem of lost or stolen phones. It’s time to add one more to the list with an offering from Ireland called Mobile Superhero from Yougetitback. [...]
New software removes “naked” body scans (airport security)
07/20/2011, Airport security is never easy. Ever since the rise of aircraft-related crimes in recent years, the country has taken serious measures to ensure the safety of its flight crew and passengers on planes. One of the measures implemented to counter [...]
Apple releases iOS 4.3.4 update
07/15/2011, Remember the report about the possible exploitation through PDFs on iOS discovered last week? Well, we were told to hold on tight to our horses while Apple fixed the bug. In the meantime we had to either stay away from [...]
iOS users should refrain from downloading PDFs says Apple
07/12/2011, Remember the potential security theat in iOS that Apple was reported to be fixing last week? Well, the fix still isn’t here yet – at least not officially. It turns out that jailbreaking your iPhone is the key to solving [...]
Anonymous leaks 90,000 military emails
07/11/2011, While LulzSec has disappeared and sailed off into the sea, other hacking groups have picked up where they left off, wreaking havoc on the world. Another infamous hacking collective known as Anonymous, recently made an attack on the intelligence community [...]
Apple fixing potential iOS security threat
07/08/2011, On Wednesday, a German site reported about a serious flaw in iOS that if left unfixed, could leave the operating system vulnerable to malware without the user’s knowledge. The issue is due to the way iOS handles PDF files – [...]
LulzSec Trojan is a false alarm
06/29/2011, We all know that LulzSec decided to call it quits a few days ago and left the world with a final parting gift: a cache of stolen data, emails and more. However according to some folks who downloaded the collection [...]
iVigilo turns your Mac computer into a security camera
06/28/2011, Pretty much every laptop comes with a front facing camera these days, and while not everybody makes use of it for video calling, there are other ways to make use of the camera – namely as a surveillance devices. The [...]
A-Team posts details of LulzSec
06/27/2011, We all know LulzSec have decided to throw in the towel and give up its hacking activities but that doesn’t mean all the groups wrongdoings in the past have been absolved. And unfortunately for them, the authorities have been given [...]
LulzSec hangs up its hat
06/26/2011, Had enough of the entire internet hacking drama that’s been going on recently? Well it looks like its days are finally over, at least for LulzSec. The infamous hacking group that was known for taking down Sony’s servers, the CIA [...]
This Light Switch Secretly Takes Photos And Texts Them To Your Phone
06/24/2011, If you’re worried that Nanny Cams are starting to catch on, then how about getting your hands on this light switch instead? It looks like a typical light switch with the exception that it has a hidden camera built into [...]
Sony Pictures France hacked
06/21/2011, It’s been about 12 days since Sony’s last breach, and it looks like they’ll have to reset the intrusion counter. Sony has been reported as hacked again, this time it’s the Sony Picture’s French website. According to the report by [...]
Dropbox confirms password glitch
06/20/2011, If you logged in to your Dropbox account on Sunday, between 1.54pm PT and 5.46pm PT, you might not have noticed it but you could use any password to log into your account – or any account for that matter. [...]