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Tag: security
Taken down by the ‘DERP’
An unknown hacker, who goes by the name of ‘DERP’, recent began targeting many popular video-game websites with Distributed Denial of…
Google Axed Android’s App Ops
One feature that could set Android apart from other mobile operating systems is to deny permissions of individual apps. Doing so…
Bug bounties and the price of security
In a recent article on the NSS Security blog, Stefan Frei discusses a potential standard for bug bounty programs and how it could…
Miner Madness!
Over the past few weeks, I am certain that you have heard your fair share about Bitcoin and not just from…
File extensions
What are file extensions? A file extension (or simply “extension”) is the suffix at the end of a filename that indicates…
Android Pop-ups Warn of Infection
We’ve recently encountered quite a few pop-ups saying our Android device is infected. These sites aren’t ones we’d expect to see…
Saudi Hacker Compromises Undead Labs Forum
Undead Labs had reported their forum was down on Saturday, November 30. The official post from Undead Labs suggests this was…
Carriers block Samsung’s mobile device ‘kill switch’
According to the FCC one in three robberies involve a smartphone, costing consumers billions of dollars—not to mention the headache of…
PIN Skimmer wants to know where you’re looking
Mobile devices have become targets for malware and researchers alike, the latest news is on how our devices can be exploited…