Tag Archive | "security"
Users experience unauthorized PayPal charges via iTunes phishing scam
TechCrunch reports: Reports are appearing this morning about a major security hole in iTunes accounts linked to PayPal. At least one group of scammers has found a way to charge thousands of dollars to iTunes accounts through PayPal. One targeted customer told us, “My account was charged over $4700. I called security at PayPal and was [...]
Continue reading...Android wallpaper app sends user data back to China, affects millions
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Ah, it’s good to be open. The mobile security firm Lookout notes that a malicious wallpaper app for Android has been sending user data back to mysterious servers located in China. All told, the app appears to have been downloaded anywhere from 1.1 million to 4.6 million times. The app does not, as previousy reported, collect [...]
Continue reading...Citibank addresses security flaw found in mobile banking iPhone app
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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Citigroup announced recently that it found a security flaw in its popular mobile banking app for the iPhone and encouraged users to update the app to a newer version which rectifies the problem. According to a report in the WSJ, the flawed version of Citibank’s iPhone app inadvertently stored private information such as account numbers and security [...]
Continue reading...Google remotely deletes 2 misleading Twilight Android apps - here’s why
Monday, June 28, 2010
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Remember the ridiculous outrage that ensued after Steve Jobs confirmed that there was a “kill switch” built into the iPhone which allows Apple to remotely delete malicious apps that somehow manage to sneak into the app store? Well, Android has a similar feature and Google unfortunately had to employ it recently when they removed two misleading [...]
Continue reading...Apple quietly beefs up anti-malware protection in recent OS X 10.6.4 update
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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Apple last week released a Mac OS X 10.6.4 update that quietly “updated the malware protection built into” the OS. Sophos reports: Although there is no mention of it that we could find in Apple’s release notes for Mac OS X 10.6.4, or the accompanying security bulletin, Apple has updated XProtect.plist - the rudimentary file that contains elementary [...]
Continue reading...FBI arrests iPad hacker on Felony drug charges, turns out he’s also racist and anti-semitic with a podcast on iTunes
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Last week, a large number of email addresses of iPad users were made public due to a security vulnerability on AT&T’s servers. The exploit, which was run via a script attack, was carried out by a group calling themselves Goatse Security. When the dust settled, the folks at Goatse had accumulated 114,000 email addresses, a [...]
Continue reading...Apple’s “walled garden” approach in light of the impending rise of malicious mobile apps
Monday, June 14, 2010
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A few days ago, we excerpted an article explaining why Apple’s “walled garden” approach to the iTunes App Store may not necessarily be a bad thing. While Apple is routinely criticized every time news of a rejected app hits the web, there’s something to be said for having app store guidelines and a staff dedicated [...]
Continue reading...Security firm Intego warns of Mac spyware on free-to-download screensavers
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
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Stories of malware and spyware hitting the Mac are few and far in between, but you might want to pay close attention to this one. The security firm Intego warned today that a number of free Mac apps and screensavers are encumbered with spyware. While the apps themselves aren’t corrupted, the spyware is downloaded to [...]
Continue reading...Hacker: Mac users are ignorant about security
Saturday, April 17, 2010
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For years, the Mac has been touted as a platform less prone to viruses, trojans, malware, and just about any other kind of security risk you can think of. And technically, it’s true. Whenever there’s a dangerous virus floating around the web, the odds are that Mac users have nothing to fear, in large part [...]
Continue reading...With iPad launch just days away, Apple security is in full effect
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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Reuters examines the extreme level of security that enshrouds major Apple product launches, observing that even Apple employees often aren’t able to get their hands on a new device up until the wee hours before the device actually goes on sale. This old song and dance is naturally playing on repeat as Apple prepares to launch [...]
Continue reading...New iPhone worm Rickroll’s homescreens of jailbroken iPhones
Monday, November 9, 2009
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A new iPhone worm called Ikee is making its way across the homescreens of jailbroken iPhones and replacing the default wallpaper with a picture of 80’s pop singer Rick Astley. A new twist on getting Rick Rolled, I suppose. As of now, the only place where the worm appears to be spreading is in Australia, and [...]
Continue reading...Data Rescue 3 drops with numerous upgrades
Monday, October 12, 2009
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Macnn reports: Prosoft Engineering has released Data Rescue 3, an upgrade to its data recovery software. The app is designed to help users retrieve files from a corrupt hard drive, as well as restore files that have been previously deleted. Version 3 delivers several new features including a re-designed interface, an “intelligent” FileIQ function, and improvements [...]
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Monday, August 23, 2010
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