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How Battery Status Readouts Can Threaten User Privacy
Companies can use battery status readouts of web devices to identify and track users online, warns a security researcher. The API was originally designed to help site owners optimize their websites for visitors with a low batter charge, but has been discovered being used to track people online.
- August 04, 2016
- 11:08 AM
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Audacity & Classic Shell Download Server Hacked by PeggleCrew.
On August 2nd 2016, for three hours, an external developer had their account compromised on Audacity's and Classic Shell's download server FossHub and was used to replace the legitimate installer with a malware that overwrite the master boot record.
- August 03, 2016
- 02:03 PM
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50% of U.S. Orgs Targeted by Ransomware in Past Year, Reveals Survey
50 percent of organizations based in the United States have been targeted by ransomware attacks over the past 12 months. That's just one of the major findings of Understanding the Depth of the Ransomware Problem in the United States, a report commissioned by security firm Malwarebytes and conducted by Osterman Research.
- August 03, 2016
- 12:16 PM
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TeamViewer Apologizes but still say they were not Compromised
It's been a rough week for TeamViewer as many hacked TeamViewer users think they are hiding a compromise in their service. TeamViewer still denies being compromised, but does offer an apology for how they worded some of their press releases. This article also takes a look into the attack methods being reported.
- June 07, 2016
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Oracle Removing Browser Plugin Support in Future Versions of Java
Oracle announced yesterday that they will be deprecating the use of Java browser plugins starting in JRK 9, with it ultimately being removed altogether in future versions of the Java runtime environment. This is a important step in browser security as Java is a common target for exploit kits and attackers.
- January 29, 2016
- 11:08 AM
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Zero Day GRUB2 Vulnerability Exposed
A new zero-day vulnerability was discovered for the Grub bootloader that allows attackers to bypass Grub password authentication. A security notice released by researchers Hector Marco & Ismael Ripoll states that Grub versions 1.98 (December, 2009) through 2.02 (December, 2015) are affected by this bug.
- December 18, 2015
- 03:20 PM
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Apple’s Swift programming language is now open source!
Apple developers will be glad to know that Swift has become open source as of version 2.2. Swift is a program language that was developed by Chris Lattner with the eventual contribution of programmers at Apple. An open source release of Swift will only allow it gain greater adoption by developers.
- December 18, 2015
- 02:24 PM
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Adobe Flash being renamed to Adobe Animate CC but Flash is far from Dead
Adobe has announced that in early 2016 they will be renaming Adobe Flash Professional to Adobe Animate CC. This move will not make Flash more secure, but shows that Adobe recognizes it needs to move away from Flash to more secure technologies. A name change, though, does not mean Flash is going anywhere and will still be a a problem
- December 02, 2015
- 10:41 AM
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