So unsurprisingly a security researcher found some cheap Android devices phoning home to China when buying a phone to travel with. One of the phones seems to be Blu R1 HD, which is ‘Currently unavailable’ on Amazon.com and customers that bought it have received security update e-mails. Security researchers have uncovered a secret backdoor in […]
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Hacking Team Hacked – What You Need To Know
Last updated: September 9, 2015 | 11,699 views
So the Internet has been blowing up for the last few days about an Italian information security company called Hacking Team getting pwned – they were already pretty famous for their software RCS (Remote Control Software) also known as Galileo. In modern digital communications, encryption is widely employed to protect users from eavesdropping. Unfortunately, encryption […]
Topic: Exploits/Vulnerabilities, Legal Issues
Stuxnet 2 Under Development By Spy Agencies?
Last updated: September 9, 2015 | 1,927 views
It’s been a fair while since we’ve heard a mention of Stuxnet, so the potential for Stuxnet 2 is quite interesting. Of course at this point, it’s pretty much all just rumours – but still I’d be very surprised if such a thing wasn’t already in the works. Apparently in this case, it’s the Saudi […]
Topic: Legal Issues, Malware, Privacy
UAE Telco Etisalat Installs Spyware On Users Blackberries
Last updated: September 9, 2015 | 14,913 views
Now this is pretty disgusting behaviour from a national telco provider, but well is it really surprising in Dubai? For me..no it’s not. I’ve spent a reasonable amount of time in Dubai on various projects, and my first surprise was Flickr being blocked. Especially as Dubai is probably the most liberal place in the Middle […]
Topic: Legal Issues, Malware, Privacy
Julie Amero Spyware Case Finally Comes To An End
Last updated: September 9, 2015 | 5,069 views
It’s a sad case when someone loses their career over an incident which was outside of their control, not everyone can be expected to keep their computers free of spyware and malware. It just doesn’t happen. Unfortunately for Julie Amero, she got some porn pop-ups at the wrong time in a class full of students. […]
Topic: Legal Issues, Malware
Massive Data Theft Operation Uncovered
Last updated: September 9, 2015 | 5,579 views
UK Police have uncovered a fairly massive data theft operation with a total close to 8,500 victims. It’s quite worrying when things like this are uncovered as if 1 is uncovered or discovered…imagine how many aren’t found out about, just like exploits. British electronic-crime detectives are investigating a massive data theft operation that stole sensitive […]
Topic: Hacking News, Malware, Privacy
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