Tag: Security

Android XML File Can Crash Devices
Apparently all Android apps have a file called the AndroidManifest.xml, and this contains information the system has to have before it can run any of the app's code. So it's a pret...
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Florida Man Posts Stolen Nude Photos to Victim’s Mom’s Facebook Page
Florida Man, the world's worst superhero, is at it again. This time he's engaging in some real top-shelf creepster activity, "hacking" Facebook accounts and posting nude photos to...
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‘123456’ Is Still the Most Common Password, So, Congrats Guys
Congratulations are in order, as a year of corporate data spills and leaked Jennifer Lawrence nudes failed to move the most stubborn among us. Privacy be damned, people still enjoy...
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Google Is Shutting Down The Google Earth API
Google announced that it will stop offering its Google Earth API a year from now. The company says it's going away for security reasons, and in accordance with its policy, will off...
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Cisco To Acquire Security Company Neohapsis
Cisco announced that it intends to acquire Neohapsis, a company which offers network, cloud, and app security, as well as IT risk and compliance services. Cisco says it will us...
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Google For Work Gets Security Upgrade
Facebook may be preparing to grab some of the workplace market share, but other, m...
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Home Depot Hack Also Compromised 53 Million Email Addresses
A large and lengthy data breach put some 56 million credit cards at risk, Home...
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The Messaging Apps You Use the Most Are Woefully Insecure
It's likely that every single day, you use a messaging app to communicate with friends and family. It's also likely that the messaging app you're using is unequipped to protect you...
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Google Trusted Stores Program Gets HTTPS Support [Report]
As reported earlier this week, it was discovered that the Google Trusted Store...
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Googler Arrested in Nude Photo Extortion Scheme
The FBI has arrested an "Internal Technology Resident" at Google after he allegedly obtained nude photos of a Texas college student by way of a Gmail scam and subsequently used the...
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HTTPS Sites Not Accepted As Google Trusted Stores?
Well, here's another one of those "Come on, Google" moments. You know how Google has been pushing sites to go HTT...
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Google Launches Security Key For USB-Based Security
Google announced a new way to enhance its 2-step verification security called Security Key, which works through a USB device....
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eBay Restricts Shopping From Old Web Browsers
eBay announced that in an effort to make shopping more secure, it will restrict site access through older versions of web browsers. This is largely in response to the...
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Google Discovers ‘POODLE’ Vulnerability In SSL 3.0
Google announced that it has discovered a vulnerability (referred to as POODLE) in SSL version 3.0, the details of which can be found...
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Dropbox: We Were Not Hacked
According to reports, hundreds of Dropbox usernames and passwords were leaked online as a preview to a larger alleged leak of 7 million accounts. As The Next Web...
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