Bug in open-source codebase found its way into at least 1,000 apps, potentially leaving millions of users open to man-in-the-middle attacks
Source: Networking flaw opens ‘millions’ of iOS app users to data theft | Technology | The Guardian
Category Archives: Security
PayPal wants to implant passwords in your stomach and your brain – Telegraph
“Natural body identification” could one day replace passwords and other modern methods of identification, claims PayPal developer chief
Source: PayPal wants to implant passwords in your stomach and your brain – Telegraph
Failed Apple Rootpipe Fix Leaves Backdoor On All Macs, Researchers Claim – Forbes
Apple fails to fix a backdoor known as Rootpipe affecting all Macs, researchers claim. It had already been criticised for leaving anyone below Mac OS X Yosemite open to Rootpipe exploits, but will now have to re-engineer its patch if it wants to defend users from attacks.
Source: Failed Apple Rootpipe Fix Leaves Backdoor On All Macs, Researchers Claim – Forbes
Prosecutors suspect man hacked lottery computers to score winning ticket | Ars Technica
Former security director may have tampered with number generator to win $14.3M.
Source: Prosecutors suspect man hacked lottery computers to score winning ticket | Ars Technica
DHS seeks bids for access to license-plate tracking systems
The Department of Homeland Security wants access to data about when and where suspects have traveled, and it could get that information from a license-pl
Source: DHS seeks bids for access to license-plate tracking systems
This router hack is injecting ads and porn into random websites | The Verge
NSA-proof passwords – Boing Boing
The Intercept’s Micah Lee explains how to use Diceware’s to generate a passphrase that can survive the NSA’s trillion-guess-per-second cracking attempts — but which can still be easily memorized.
How to turn off snooping smart TV features | Fox News
A few weeks ago, I investigated automatic content recognition (ACR) systems found on televisions from Samsung, LG, and Vizio.
Source: How to turn off snooping smart TV features | Fox News
Windows 10 to make the Secure Boot alt-OS lock out a reality | Ars Technica
Windows 10 hardware must support Secure Boot and won’t have to let you turn it off.
Source: Windows 10 to make the Secure Boot alt-OS lock out a reality | Ars Technica
New Android malware makes your phone look like it’s off, and then spies on you | VentureBeat | Security | by Emil Protalinski
Think your phone is off? Think again.