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- gcluley: RT @NakedSecurity 350,000 users exposed by hardcore porn hack http://t.co/gLuH4hn6about 2 hours ago
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- SophosLabs: RT @gcluley: Ticketmaster warns of hacked mailing list, Adobe Reader spams sent out http://t.co/8Z51uihkabout 4 hours ago
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Category Archives: Apple
Apple supplier Foxconn hacked not for bad factory conditions but for kicks
Foxconn, a Taiwanese manufacturer of Apple's iPhone and iPad infamous for inhumane working conditions, has been hacked by a group calling itself Swagg Security.
Path and Hipster iPhone apps leak sensitive data without notification
iPhone app developers Path and Hipster are in hot water after it was discovered they are sending your address book to their servers without permission.
USA to equip military, government officials with Androids
The United States is preparing a modified version of Google's Android operating system to allow soldiers to use smartphones.
Mac FileVault 2's full disk encryption can be broken in less than 40 minutes
A company claims it can bypass Apple's FileVault 2 disk encryption "in minutes," as well as volumes encrypted with TrueCrypt.
Apple OS X users - it's Security Update time again!
Apple's latest large-scale OS X security updates are out.
In tech-speak, there are 39 fixes, covering 52 CVE identifiers, and including 19 fixes for vulnerabilities potentially allowing arbitrary code execution. That's a lot!
Fake Camera+ app hits the iPhone App Store
Be careful what applications you install on your computing devices - even if they come from Apple's iPhone/iPad App Store.
Apple iPad 2 and iPhone 4S finally fall to jailbreakers
Apple's most hacker-resistant hardware to date - the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4S, which are built around the Apple A5 chip - can now be jailbroken.
Should you rush to slither free of Apple's fiscal tentacles?
Hacker exposes Grindr users' intimate information and explicit photos
A popular smartphone app used by the gay community to hook-up with similarly-minded people in their vicinity suffers from a serious security vulnerability that could expose personal information and explicit photos that they have been sent.
Is Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg giving away free iPhones and iPads?
Has Apple really partnered up with Facebook? Is the social network really giving away free Apple iPhones and iPads to randomly selected individuals?
Could Apple power cables help you remember your passwords?
A new patent from Apple shows how a power cable could help users access their computing devices when they forget their passwords - and perhaps improve security.
HMRC phishing scam promises end of year refund
It is the season once again for phishers to try and lure in their victims with bogus tax rebates, income tax mistakes and other nonsense. Read on for the latest tax related scam targeting citizens of the United Kingdom.
SSCC 78 - IE 9 upgrades, Android malware, Carrier IQ and hospital shut down from malware
Gary Korhonen joins Chet for this week's podcast discussing the automatic upgrade of Internet Explorer, Android Market malware, Carrier IQ and an infection that shut down a hospital in Georgia.
Lady Gaga's Facebook page hit by iPad scam
A scam claiming to offer free iPads has appeared on the Facebook page of pop phenomenon Lady Gaga.
With over 45 million fans on Facebook, the scammers must have been rubbing their hands in glee - imagining just how many people might click on the link without thinking.
How to keep Mac OS X's safe downloads list up-to-date
Did you know that Mac OS X includes some very basic protection against malicious downloads? Learn the various methods to ensure that it is truly up-to-date, and what the difference is between it and more sophisticated anti-virus protection.
Apple Store billing phishing - beware bogus emails!
Received an email claiming that your Apple account's billing information is out of date? Don't allow phishers to steal your Apple ID!
IHC, Mac malware, Nerd New Year, Conficker and Privacy à la Google - 60 Sec Security
Watch the latest security news in just 60 seconds!
Enjoy an IHC T-shirt sighting at Kiwicon; be unsurprised at yet more Mac malware; find out why Nerd New Year wasn't; groan because Conficker just won't go away; and get the feel for Privacy à la Google.
Apple's OS X sandbox has a gaping hole - or not
Argentinian security researchers have publicised what they call a hole in Apple's OS X sandbox. Apple says the sandbox is, strictly speaking, doing what it says on the tin.
The rest of us can't actually see what it says on the tin - so who's right?
You practice safe computing, so why do you still see malware?
Think you are a security aware computer user, but still get occasional security alerts and pop-ups? Follow these tips to help keep your Mac or PC clean as a whistle.
Apple's iOS 5.0.1 is out - should you upgrade?
Apple's latest iOS update is out. The new version bumps iOS5 up to 5.0.1, and is Apple's first update available over-the-air.
Question is, should you update right away?
Apple lets security researcher into App Store, then throws toys out of cot
Security researcher Charlie Miller recently published a YouTube video in which he shows, in his own words, how to break "the App Store [anti-malware] model using a flaw in the iOS code signing enforcement mechanism."
Apple wasn't best pleased!
