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First iPhone cracker to publicly hack Windows Phone 7 at Canada's Pwn2Own
First iPhone cracker to publicly hack Windows Phone 7 at Canada's Pwn2Own
The fifth Pwn2Own cracking contest, due to take place later this week at the CanSecWest event in Vancouver, will see code cracker George Hotz - aka Geohot -, the infamous iPhone/PS3 technology cracker, publicly cracking the Windows Phone 7 smartphone platform.
March 7, 2011
Amazon announces plans to security-check Android apps
Amazon announces plans to security-check Android apps
Amazon has revealed it will launch its own app store, offering apps to users of Android and other smartphone platforms. The publishing giant also says it will be security vetting all apps before releasing them to users.
March 7, 2011
(ISC)2 joins with M.Tech to offer information security classes in Asia-Pacific
(ISC)2 joins with M.Tech to offer information security classes in Asia-Pacific
The non-profit IT security trade group (ISC)2 is teaming up with M.Tech to deliver information security education classes in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
March 7, 2011
Microsoft is hoping for luck of the Irish in not patching zero-day IE flaw
Microsoft is hoping for luck of the Irish in not patching zero-day IE flaw
Microsoft appears to be counting on the luck of the Irish (Is Bill Gates Irish?) in not patching a zero-day vulnerability in its Internet Explorer (IE) browser for this month’s Patch Tuesday.
March 7, 2011
Illicit activity on Twitter soared by 20% during 2010
Illicit activity on Twitter soared by 20% during 2010
Research just released by Barracuda Networks claims to show that the crime rate on Twitter soared by 20% last year, after a quiet period in the latter part of 2009.
March 4, 2011
Chronopay being tapped for scareware frauds says researcher
Chronopay being tapped for scareware frauds says researcher
The Russian Chronopay electronic payments system is increasingly being used by scamsters behind fake anti-virus software and 'scareware' applications, says a leading IT security researcher.
March 4, 2011
RFID credit cards are more secure than magnetic strip cards, says ITRC
RFID credit cards are more secure than magnetic strip cards, says ITRC
Credit cards with RFID chips provide more data security than cards with magnetic strips, according to a study by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).
March 4, 2011
Europeans store sensitive details on mobiles despite losses, survey shows
Europeans store sensitive details on mobiles despite losses, survey shows
About one third of European smartphone users store credentials to access personal and corporate e-mail on their mobiles, a survey has revealed.
March 4, 2011
Dutch anti-piracy site suffers DDoS attack
Dutch anti-piracy site suffers DDoS attack
Hacktivists seem to have learned a lot from the WikiLeaks/Anonymous attacks seen in recent months, as an automated DDoS attack has reportedly frozen access to BREIN, the Dutch anti-piracy web portal.
March 3, 2011
Businesses bear the responsibility for blame with phishing attacks claims Imperva director
Businesses bear the responsibility for blame with phishing attacks claims Imperva director
Rob Rachwald, Imperva's security director, says that his company is adding hackers to the old Benjamin Franklin adage that
March 3, 2011
RPost sues Swiss Post for allegedly infringing on proof, privacy and electronic signature patents
RPost sues Swiss Post for allegedly infringing on proof, privacy and electronic signature patents
An interesting lawsuit has popped up with California's RPost, a secure email firm, filing a request for an injunction through the Swiss courts over an alleged breach of its technology patents.
March 3, 2011
DroidDream trojan is a nightmare for thousands of Android users
DroidDream trojan is a nightmare for thousands of Android users
Google has removed 55 apps from its Android Market after tens of thousands of users downloaded applications that were infected by the DroidDream trojan, according to numerous news reports.
March 3, 2011