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Dennis Fisher / threatpost:
Researchers Uncover ‘TeamSpy’ Attack Campaign Against Government, Research Targets   —  Researchers have uncovered a long-term cyber-espionage campaign that used a combination of legitimate software packages and commodity malware tools to target a variety of heavy industry, government intelligence agencies and political activists.
Mar 20, 2013, 8:50 PMIn context
Christopher Brook / threatpost:
Another iPhone Passcode Bypass Vulnerability Discovered   —  It's getting hard to keep track of all the bugs piling up for Apple's iPhone.  Now it seems a glitch in the iOS kernel of Apple's much maligned iOS 6.1 is responsible for yet another passcode bypass vulnerability, the second to surface this month.
Feb 25, 2013, 3:55 PMIn context
Brian Donohue / threatpost:
DARPA, FIDO Alliance Join Race to Replace Passwords   —  Nearly everyone agrees that passwords are the bane of Internet security.  For years, industry thinkers have somewhat vaguely referenced the need for Internet fingerprints capable of reliably verifing identities online.
Feb 13, 2013, 9:30 AMIn context
Michael Mimoso / threatpost:
Researcher Develops Patch for Java Zero-Day, Puts Pressure on Oracle to Deliver its Fix   —  A security researcher has submitted to Oracle a patch he said took him 30 minutes to produce that would repair a zero-day vulnerability currently exposed in Java SE.  He hopes his actions will spur Oracle …
Oct 24, 2012, 6:00 AMIn context
Dennis Fisher / threatpost:
Google Building Privacy Red Team   —  Google, which has come under fire for years for its privacy practices and recently settled a privacy related case with the Federal Trade Commission that resulted in a $22.5 million fine, is building out a privacy “red team”, a group of people charged …
Aug 23, 2012, 8:05 AMIn context
Dennis Fisher / ThreatPost:
Mozilla, EFF Help Launch Internet Defense League, a Bat Signal for the Internet   —  A group of civil-liberties organizations, software companies and popular Web sites are launching a new effort called the Internet Defense League that aims to “help Internet users, organizations …
Jul 18, 2012, 12:45 PMIn context
Dennis Fisher / threatpost:
Researchers Find Methods for Bypassing Google's Bouncer Android Security   —  Google's Android platform has become the most popular mobile operating system both among consumers and malware writers, and the company earlier this year introduced the Bouncer system to look for malicious apps in the Google Play market.
Jun 4, 2012, 11:40 PMIn context
Dennis Fisher / threatpost:
Researchers Find Way to Sniff Corporate Email Via BlackBerry PlayBook   —  MIAMI BEACH—Researchers and attackers have had no shortage of mobile platforms and devices to sink their teeth into in recent years, thanks to the explosion of iOS and Android phones and tablets in the consumer and enterprise markets.
Jan 13, 2012, 7:30 AMIn context
Paul Roberts / threatpost:
Microsoft Readying Real Time Hosted Threat Intelligence Feed   —  New York City - Microsoft has proven that it can take down huge, global botnets like Kelihos, Rustock and Waldec.  Now the company is ready to start making the data it acquires in those busts available to governments …
Jan 13, 2012, 4:25 AMIn context
Dennis Fisher:
Attack Tool Released for WPS PIN Vulnerability   —  Just a day after security researcher Stefan Viehbock released details of a vulnerability in the WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) standard that enables attackers to recover the router PIN, a security firm has published an open-source tool capable of exploiting the vulnerability.
Dec 30, 2011, 11:55 AMIn context

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