by Joseph Forbes | Mar 23, 2013 | HACKING, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, SECURITY
from the long-sloping-path-down dept. A new trojan specifically for Macs has been discovered that installs an adware plugin. The malware attempts to monetize its attack by injecting ads into Chrome, Firefox, and Safari (the most popular browsers on Apple’s...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 23, 2013 | DATA, NERD NEWS, SECURITY
from the who-do-you-trust? dept. “A vulnerability discovered by researchers at UC Berkeley enabled attackers to eavesdrop on and modify calls and text messages sent using T-Mobile’s ‘Wi-Fi Calling’ feature. According to Jethro Beekman and...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 22, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, INTERNET, PRIVACY, SECURITY
Cameras with Wi-Fi connectivity and a web server are supposed to make it easier to take pictures and upload photo files, but they aren’t very secure against attackers. As two team members at security company ERNW of Heidelberg demonstrated at the Troopers 13...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 22, 2013 | DATA, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, SECURITY
from the new-rules dept. A new manual for cyber war has been compiled by international legal experts and published by NATO. The manual proposes that hospitals and dams should be off-limits for online warfare, and says that a conventional response is justified if an...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 22, 2013 | HACKING, HARDWARE, NERD NEWS, SECURITY, Technicals
It appears that iOS 6.1.3 presents yet another opportunity for attackers to bypass the passcode lock and access the telephone app – which includes information such as the user’s call history and address book data and allows intruders to open the photo gallery...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 21, 2013 | DATA, SECURITY
Apple has released iOS 6.1.3 for iPhone (3GS and later), iPad (2nd generation and later) and iPod touch (4th generation and later) devices. The company says that the update offers improvements as well as bug fixes – including code to fix the vulnerability that has...
