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17-year-old arrested for hacking into phones, stealing and distributing explicit images of children
A US teenager is charged with distributing child pornography after allegedly hacking minors' cellphones through an SMS ad that installed malware, giving him access to the phones' content.
Monday review - the hot 21 stories of the week
It's weekly roundup time. Here's all the great stuff we've written in the past seven days.
Apple introduces two-factor verification for Apple IDs
After celebrity Web 2.0 journalist Mat Honan had all his iDevices remote-wiped by a cybercrook last year, Apple's login security has been under scrutiny.
Good news! Apple has finally bitten the bullet and started offering two-factor verification for Apple ID users...
iOS 6.1.3 security flaw allows passcode lock bypass... again [VIDEO]
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iOS 6.1.3 has only just been released by Apple, and already a security hole has been followed - allowing anyone to bypass the passcode lock on iPhones, and access private data on the device.
Anyone else getting a sense of Deja Vu?
iOS 6.1.3 released - Apple fixes iPhone/iPad passcode-bypass security loophole
Apple has just released iOS 6.1.3, an operating system update for iPhones and iPads that is said to fix a high profile flaw that could potentially allow someone to bypass your device's lock screen.
AT&T hacker "Weev" sentenced to 41 months in prison, after obtaining the email addresses of 100,000+ iPad users
Andrew Auernheimer has been sentenced for the federal crimes of obtaining the personal data of over 100,000 iPad owners from AT&T's publicly accessible website.
Besides his prison sentence, he's facing 3 years of probation and, together with another convicted hacker, paying restitution of $73,000.
Google tells ad-blocking utilities on Android: "You're fired!" [POLL]
Today, Google did a Donald Trump, as good as saying to a number of popular ad-blocking programs, "You're fired!"
Paul Ducklin investigates, and asks what this means for security vendors, who also aim to help you block things you don't want...
INFOGRAPHIC: Users weighed down by multiple gadgets - survey reveals the most carried devices
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Just how many devices does the average person carry on them? Which country loves their laptops? And who will come out on top - iPhone or Android? See what our survey says about your most favorite gadgets.
Adobe tells Windows and Mac users to install critical security updates for Flash and AIR
Computer users should be getting used to security updates for Adobe Flash by now - after all, this is the fourth in as many weeks.
Make sure your computers are protected as soon as possible.
iPhone thief posts picture of himself seemingly smoking pot on victim's Facebook page
Do you recognise this man?
If so, the police would like to hear from you.
Monday review - the hot 26 stories of the week
In case you missed it: Here's everything we wrote last week.
White House agrees cellphone unlocking should be allowed, but jailbreakers left in limbo
The White House agrees with the 114,000+ US citizens who signed a petition to make cell phone unlocking legal.
What they didn't address: the legality of jailbreaking and rooting.
Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week
In case you missed anything, here's everything we wrote in the past seven days.
Lessons to learn from the UGNazi hacking attacks against Mat Honan and Cloudflare
Technology journalist Mat Honan and Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince have something in common - they've both been hacked by the UGNazi hacktivist group.
And what they told the RSA Conference spells bad news for those of us who love to use the internet and embrace cloud-based technologies in our personal and work lives.
Second iPhone passcode hack vulnerability discovered
You too can get into somebody's locked iPhone, particularly if you have a prehensile tail and don't mind (almost) placing a phony emergency call. Which you a) probably don't and b) hopefully do.
100,000+ Americans demand legal right to unlock phone
On January 26, US citizens lost the right to unlock their mobile phones. On Thursday, a requisite number of disgruntled people had demanded that the administration examine the issue of giving them back that right.
Traveling to a conference? 8 security tips to keep top of mind
Conference season 2013 is on. While events like these can be great for networking and mindsharing, there can be computer security dangers lurking about. We've pulled together 8 IT security tips to help you stay ahead of the game.
Talking Angela iPhone app scare spreads on Facebook
A warning spreads on Facebook about "Talking Angela", an app that gives your children some animated cat chat.
Malheureusement, it's all too simple for people to share warnings - rather than check if the facts are true.
Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week
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BlackBerry warns of TIFF vulnerability that could allow malware to run on enterprise servers
Malicious hackers could create a boobytrapped TIFF image file and either trick a BlackBerry smartphone user into visiting a webpage carrying the image, or embed the malicious image directly into an email or instant message...
..and plant malware on your enterprise server.
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