Google Finally Resolved Scary Google Talk Issue
Google finally zapped a scary and disconcerting glitch that caused its IM apps to route messages to the incorrect recipients. Although Google said it repaired the delivery malfunction early on the...
View ArticleMozilla’s Touch-Enabled Browser Delivery Delayed Again
Mozilla has again delayed the release date for a touch-enabled version of Firefox that will run in Windows 8′s “Modern” user interface (UI), with the new target in mid-March. Ship estimates for the...
View ArticleMozilla Delays Firefox’s New Interface Until April
Mozilla has stated that the earliest its new “Australis” user interface (UI) will appear in Firefox is at the end of April, six weeks later than the company previously projected. Australis, the first...
View ArticleHackers Circulate Thousands Of FTP Credentials
Hackers are passing around credentials for thousands of FTP sites and appear to have compromised file transfer servers at The New York Times and other organizations, according to a security expert. The...
View ArticleBlackBerry Not Happy With T-Mobile’s Latest Promo
BlackBerry Ltd Chief Executive John Chen directed pointed words at T-Mobile US Inc earlier this week, calling ill-conceived a promotion run by the company that encourages customers using BlackBerry...
View ArticleYet Another Retailer System Hacked
Women’s clothing retailer Bebe Stores has become the latest in a growing list of national retailers to be hit by an attack on its credit card payment system. The company said Friday that the cardholder...
View ArticleHackers Go After German Steel Factory
After the system was compromised, individual components or even entire systems started to fail frequently.
View ArticleChina To Enforce Real-name Registration Online
Starting March 1st, China will ban internet accounts that impersonate people or organizations, and enforce the requirement that people use real names when registering accounts online, its internet...
View ArticleCisco Uncovers Malware Targeting POS Systems
"PoS malware has been extremely productive for criminals in the last few years, and there's little reason to expect that will change anytime soon," said Tim Erlin, director of product management at...
View ArticleCisco Warns Of Bug In Virtual App
Cisco said that it "is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerabilities", but warned that attackers who got hold of the private keys could decrypt communications with a...
View ArticleDarkode Hacking Forum Shut Down
Law enforcement agencies from 20 countries collaborated to cripple a major computer hacking forum, and U.S. officials filed criminal charges against a dozen people associated with the website, the U.S....
View ArticleOnePlus 2 Smartphone Arrival in USA, Canada Pushed Back
OnePlus said consumers wanting its new smartphone in the U.S. and Canada will have to wait longer than originally thought to get it. The new OnePlus 2 went on sale today, but there seem to be hiccups...
View ArticleResearchers Uncover Android Ransomware That Changes PIN Codes
Researchers at security company ESET have uncovered a type of malware that changes an Android device’s PIN, the first of its kind in a constantly changing landscape of ransomware attacks. For most...
View ArticleUsers Reporting Problems Upgrading To Apple’s iOS 9
Apple has officially released iOS 9, but in the first hour users reported that they were unable to grab the 1GB download. “Software Update Failed,” the message read on iPhones and iPads. “An error...
View ArticleAre the iPhone 6s Sales Really Off The Chart?
However saner investment hacks who normally believe in Apple agree that Hargreaves is onto something.
View ArticleU.S. Decides Not To Pursue Laws Banning Encryption
The Obama administration will not pursue legislation at this point to ban the encryption of communications by many technology services and product vendors, but will work on a compromise with industry,...
View ArticleAre Some Cisco VPN Devices Facing A Security Risk?
The vulnerability has been present for at least a year, according to the study, and has been addressed by Cisco in the past. However, hackers moved fast and got a foot in the door.
View ArticleWill The xCodeGhost Malware Wreak Havoc On IOS Devices
In a section on wearables, Quick Heal predicts hackers will increasingly target fitness trackers, something that other security researchers have already warned about.
View ArticleApple Acknowledges Issue With iPad Pro
Some iPad Pro owners have reported strange behavior in their new 12.9-inch tablets. Normally when you charge a device, unless the battery has completely died, the screen remains responsive. But some...
View ArticleDarkcode Malware Resurfaces
"This has been a truly global operation, targeting the infrastructure of an online hub for high-end cyber crime and suspected members of its criminal community," said Steven Laval, senior investigating...
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