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Google Services Don't Guarantee Privacy

InformationWeek Internet News  Thu, 11/03/2011 - 10:45

Journalists aren't the only ones who should take stronger security measures with online services, security researcher warns--and Google counsel agrees.


 

New Version Of Zeus Leverages Peer-To-Peer Technology

InformationWeek Internet News  Fri, 10/14/2011 - 08:26

Update could make it more difficult to take down fraud operations, researcher says.


 

How a security researcher discovered the Apple battery "hack"

Digg / Tech Industry News  Mon, 07/25/2011 - 12:50

Security researcher Charlie Miller has found a way to hack the "smart" batteries in Apple's laptops, which could result in a non-functioning—or worse, exploding—battery.

The hack was made possible because of a simple security blunder at Apple, and Miller detailed to Ars how he stumbled upon it in the first place.


 

35 Million Google Profiles Captured In Database

InformationWeek Internet News  Fri, 05/27/2011 - 10:36

A security researcher was able to collect information from Google Profiles and save millions of files in a SQL database in about a month.


 

McAfee's Website Full of Security Holes, Researcher Says

Digg / Tech Industry News  Tue, 03/29/2011 - 07:27

The McAfee.com website is full of security mistakes that could lead to cross-site scripting and other attacks, researchers said in a post on the Full Disclosure site on Monday.


 

Delay in disclosing SSL theft put Iranian activists at risk, say...

Digg / Tech Industry News  Thu, 03/24/2011 - 11:03

Security company Comodo's decision to delay disclosing the theft of digital certificates put the lives of Iranian activists at risk, a researcher charged.


 

Attack of the killer... widgets?

Digg / Tech Industry News  Tue, 01/25/2011 - 04:29

Widgets are used by millions of legitimate websites to deliver content and advertising. But attackers are using widgets for evil intent and infection, warned a security researcher at Black Hat DC.


 

Intel Touts Possibility of 1,000-Core Processors

Extremetech  Mon, 11/22/2010 - 10:21

An Intel Researcher said this week that the company's 48-core Single Chip Cloud Computer could easily scale to 1,000 cores or more.


 

Facebook data harvester speaks out

Digg / Tech Industry News  Thu, 07/29/2010 - 08:04

Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.


 

Weekly Ten: Microsoft's New Slogan: Hey, It Could Be Worse, $200...

Linux Today  Thu, 07/29/2010 - 00:06

Tech Source: "In 2008, I speculated about the future of distributed security cracking. That future has arrived, in the form of a $17 “cloud” based service provided through the efforts of a security researcher known as Moxie Marlinspike."