Questions Linger About New Linux ‘Hand of Thief’ Trojan
The Hand of Thief Trojan caters to hackers looking to exploit Linux machines.
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"Distrust and caution are the parents of security" - Benjamin Franklin
Slideshow: Scenes from Black Hat USA 2013
[soliloquy id=”101593″] Scenes from this year’s hacking conference in Las Vegas, Nev. include a keynote by General Keith B. Alexander, Director of the National Security Agency and talks by researchers Karsten Nohl and Ralf-Phillip Weinmann.
Apple to Fix ‘Fake USB Charger’ Flaw in iOS 7
Apple claims it will fix a previous disclosed flaw in its mobile operating system that can allow hackers complete access to an iPhone or iPad via a fake USB charger.
Google announced this week that it has begun upgrading its SSL certificates from 1024-bit keys to 2048-bit keys, a move that should help add an extra layer of security for anyone who uses the search giant’s services.
Mozilla and Blackberry have announced they will begin working in tandem to more fully flesh out Peach – a free software fuzzing application to test the security of web browsers.
Hackers allegedly stole at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers and netted more than $300 million from NASDAQ, JetBlue Airways and other corporations.
The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) reportedly hacked into a database belonging to the free messaging and video sharing app Tango over the weekend, potentially compromising millions of users’ information.
As many as 750 million mobile phones could be vulnerable to an encryption flaw on some types of SIM cards, a German cryptographer and researcher warned over the weekend.
The FBI alerted users about a strain of ransomware targeting Mac OS X machines.
Tumblr patched its iOS app yesterday, fixing a password sniffing bug that attackers may have been using to steal users’ logins and passwords.
