Sprint Disables Carrier IQ Software On Its Devices
Sprint has decided to stop using Carrier IQ’s diagnostic software in light of the ongoing controversy about user privacy, according to reports.
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FTC Gives Refunds to Rogue Antivirus Victims
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending reimbursement checks to more than 300,000 people victimized by a rogue antivirus scam.
Yahoo Messenger Exploit Changes Status Messages
Security researchers at BitDefender are warning users about a new Yahoo! Messenger vulnerability that allows an attacker to change victims’ status updates.
The ongoing controversy about Carrier IQ’s software has now entered the courts.
Authorities in the Philippines teamed up with the FBI to arrest four reputed hackers they believe were working for a terrorist organization.
A new reverse proxy issue affecting Apache HTTP server can be used by attackers to access internal systems if certain rules are improperly configured, a security researcher said.
A hacker claims to have breached a water utility in Texas and has posted reputed screenshots online to prove it.The water plant targeted by the hacker, who uses the alias “Pr0f”, is in the Harris County city of South Houston. In a post on Pastebin, Pr0f said his actions were in response to what he felt were attempts by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to downplay the threat of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure in the wake of reports of an attack on a water plant in Illinois.
In the month since Apple’s release of iOS 5, a handful of features and workarounds have been found hidden beneath the mobile operating system’s surface. A few days ago, another feature was added to that list – an autocorrect keyboard bar.
Researchers at Core Security Technologies have uncovered a security hole that could allow someone to circumvent the application sandbox restrictions of Mac OS X.
The Websites of Israel’s Mossad and Shinbet intelligence services as well as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) site were knocked offline today following a Nov. 4 threat by Anonymous. However, members of the group may not be to blame.
