Need to break into a passcode-protected iPad 2? All you need is a Smart Cover.
The security exploit, reported by 9to5Mac, allows limited access to the iPad 2 running iOS 5, but could expose e-mails and iMessages, and allows the intruder to delete apps. Here’s how it works:
1. From the lock screen, hold the power button until the
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How many publicly traded companies need to improve their cybersecurity? How much danger are those companies in of actually being hacked? The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants you to have a better idea, especially if you’re a shareholder of one or more of the companies.
Late last week, the SEC introduced a new set of …
Sony has taken to its PlayStation blog, informing customers that “a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords” have recently been tested against its PlayStation, Sony Entertainment and Sony Online Entertainment networks.
The good news is that a) Sony appears to be pretty upfront about this, which is a nice change compared to how the …
The new iPhone has not been announced. It is not available for pre-order. It does not have a ridiculous see-through screen. It is not called the "iPhone 5G S" and it’s (probably) not going to be available this Friday. So if you get an email with the subject line "iPhone 5G S has been released" that contains what appears to be marketing
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Facebook may not be planning to shut down your account or charge you, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t doing some things that you might want to be concerned about. Say, for example, tracking users even after they log out of the site.
That’s the accusation from developer Nik Cubrilovic, who discovered that Facebook “alters” …
The fine folks at security firm McAfee have compiled a list of the 10 most dangerous celebrities on the internet, with searches for the top celebrity comprising an almost 10% chance of running into something awful.
Welcome to your weekly hack update, in which a major company admits its perimeter was breached and someone made off with piles of sensitive data. In this installment: Nokia, the Finland-headquartered mobile device manufacturer, and their online development community.
Yep, that community was reportedly infiltrated by ne’er-do-wells who …
Sanford Wallace’s claim to fame as the Spam King dates back to the late ’90s, when his company, Cyber Promotions, became notorious for sending unsolicited junk emails to the masses.
Flash forward to 2011, and Wallace is now facing criminal charges for allegedly sending over 27 million spam messages through illegally phished Facebook …
Security company Imperva released the results of a study that found “web applications, on average, experience twenty seven attacks per hour, or roughly one attack every two minutes.” The company monitored 10 million attacks between December of last year and May of this year “targeting 30 different enterprise and government web …
Malware! Huah! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing—unless you’re trying to profit by infecting people’s computers with malware, in which case you’re acting jerk-ily. Good news/bad news, though: Google can now detect certain types on malware on your computer and help you fix it.
It’s good news for people who want to know when …
The FBI arrested 14 people earlier today suspected of being involved with the hacker group Anonymous. They are being charged on “various counts of conspiracy and intentional damage to a protected computer,” and participating in an attack against PayPal late last year.
Dubbed “Operation Payback,” Anonymous targeted PayPal after …
The latest LulzSec hack upon the websites of scandal-struck News International and some of its U.K. newspapers is just another episode in the adventures of what the hackers themselves call “the Lulz Boat,” by which they mean the increasingly bizarre and illegal trip they’re taking through global media and politics.
Lulz, of course, is …
