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Apple Rushes Out Patches for Zero-Days Threatening iOS, macOS Users
Apple recently released patches for two critical zero-day vulnerabilities discovered by an anonymous researcher that affect the operating systems of iPhones, iPads...
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Researchers Use Decommissioned Satellite to Broadcast Hacker TV
Researchers in the Shadytel telecommunications and embedded device hacking group used a decommissioned Canadian satellite to broadcast a livestream to the Northern...
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Data-Harvesting Code in Mobile Apps Sends User Data to 'Russia's Google'
A researcher found that Yandex, known as "Russia's Google," embedded code in apps for mobile devices that allows data to be sent to servers in Russia.
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Behold, a Password Phishing Site that Can Trick Even Savvy Users
A proof-of-concept "browser in the browser" exploit could phish passwords using a malicious site that does not contain suspicious domains or substitute letters....
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New Attack Amplifies DDoSes by 4 Billion-Fold
New technique also stretches out distributed denial of service durations to 14 hours.
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Bug Lurking for 12 Years Gives Attackers Root on Most Major Linux Distros
Polkit, a system-wide privilege manager for Unix-like operating systems, contains a 12-year-old memory-corruption vulnerability.
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Booby-Trapped Sites Delivered Potent Backdoor Trojan to macOS Users
Security researchers have uncovered macOS malware that can be installed by exploits almost impossible for most users to detect.
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Scammers Put Fake QR Codes on Parking Meters to Intercept Payments
Parking enforcement officers recently found fake quick response code stickers on pay stations in three Texas cities, used to trick people into paying scammers. ...
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Thousands of AT&T Customers in the U.S. Infected by Data-Stealing Malware
Researchers at China's Qihoo 360 reported that the EWDoor malware has infected the networking devices of thousands of AT&T Internet customers in the U.S.
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Intel Slipped, and Its Future Now Depends on Making Everyone Else's Chips
Intel slipped—and its future now depends on making everyone else's chips.
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EU Announces Plans to Require All Mobile Devices to Use USB-C
Devices using only wireless charging would be exempt from the mandate.
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'Glowworm Attack' Recovers Audio From Devices' Power LEDs
Israeli scientists have demonstrated a novel passive variant of the TEMPEST exploit called Glowworm, which can extract electronic conversations by analyzing devices'...
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Hackers Got Past Windows Hello by Tricking Webcam
Researchers uncovered a security feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows Hello system that permitted them to manipulate a USB webcam to unlock a Windows...
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Chinese Phone Games Now Require Facial Scans to Play at Night
Chinese video game publisher Tencent has added a facial recognition system to more than 60 of its China-specific smartphone games.
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Microsoft's Emergency Patch Fails to Fix Critical 'PrintNightmare' Vulnerability
Researchers warn a Microsoft software patch did not fully correct a flaw in the Windows operating system that allows hackers to commandeer infected networks.
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Newly Discovered Vigilante Malware Outs Software Pirates, Blocks Them
SophosLabs researcher Andrew Brandt has discovered malware that identifies and blocks software pirates.
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Self-Driving Waymo Trucks to Haul Loads Between Houston, Fort Worth
Waymo and trucking company JB Hunt have partnered to haul cargo loads autonomously between Houston and Fort Worth, TX.
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Vulnerabilities in Billions of Wi-Fi Devices Let Hackers Bypass Firewalls
A security researcher found 12 fragmentation vulnerabilities and aggregation attack exploits in Wi-Fi systems.
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Security Researcher Successfully Jailbreaks Apple AirTag
German security researcher stacksmashing was able to break into, dump, and reflash the microcontroller of Apple's AirTag object-location product.
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