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Microsoft kills off its Trustworthy Computing Group

Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group is headed for the axe, and its responsibilities will be taken over either by the company’s Cloud & Enterprise Division …

Google will display Android devs’ physical address

Developers/publishers of paid Android apps and apps that feature in-app purchases will, by the start of next month, be required to add a physical contact address to their …

Apple drops the “warrant canary” from transparency report

In the wake of the change of Apple’s Privacy Policy, and the encryption technology used in iOS 8 that makes it “not technically feasible” for Apple to …

Simply Secure aims to make security technology usable

Just two days after they joined a collaboration that will focus on making open source “easier for everyone,” Google and Dropbox have announced that they will be …

With iOS 8, Apple won’t be able to unlock phones for the police

With the release of iOS 8, Apple has also updated its Privacy Policy. “The changes were made predominantly to cover new features in iOS 8, or to provide additional …

iOS 8 fixes bucketload of severe security bugs

Apple has released the latest version of its mobile OS on Wednesday, and in it has fixed over 50 vulnerabilities, many of which are very serious: Two vulnerabilities allowed a …

Malicious eBay listings redirect users to phishing site

An IT worker from Scotland who is also an “eBay PowerSeller” has discovered an eBay listing for an iPhone that was rigged to redirect potential buyers to a spoofed …

Critical Android Browser bug threatens users’ privacy

Earlier this month, security researcher Rafay Baloch has released a proof-of-concept exploit that takes advantage of a vulnerability in an Android Browser’s security …

Tinba Trojan targets major US banks

Tinba, the tiny (20 KB) banking malware with man-in-the-browser and network traffic sniffing capabilities, is back. After initially being made to target users of a small …

Apple adds two-step verification for iCloud

Apple has announced that the two-step verification option for iCloud accounts now also extends to iCloud backups, preventing attackers who know the target’s password …

Macro based malware is on the rise

Malware authors have a rediscovered their love for Visual Basic, as the percentage of macro based malware rose from around 6% of all document malware in June to 28% in July, …

Citadel malware becomes APT tool in newest hacking campaign

APT attackers wielding a newer, more dangerous versions of the Citadel malware have been targeting a number of Middle Eastern petrochemical companies, Trusteer researchers …

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