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Use Instagram on your iPhone? Your account can be hijacked, claims security researcher

by Lisa Vaas on December 4, 2012 | 3 Comments
Instagram vulnerability

A security researcher has published a proof-of-concept attack on Instagram for iOS that would allow malicious users to remotely hijack victims' accounts, delete or download photos, and tinker with profile details.

Android developers - just how much can we trust them to do web security properly?

by Paul Ducklin on October 23, 2012 | 7 Comments
Android developers - just how much can we trust them to do web security properly?

Six German academics have taken on the question, "Just how well-informed are Android developers, and how much can we trust them to do web security properly?"

It seems the answer is, "Not enough."

Missing dots from email addresses opens 20GB data leak

by Mark Stockley on September 12, 2011 | 9 Comments
Missing dots from email addresses opens 20GB data leak

Security researchers have captured 120,000 emails intended for Fortune 500 companies by exploiting a basic typo.

The emails included trade secrets, business invoices, personal information about employees, network diagrams and passwords.