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Apple resolves FaceTime security flaw

A flaw in the beta version of Apple’s FaceTime for Mac which was presented on Wednesday, has apparently allowed potential hackers to gain access to and modify a …

Facebook users are voyeuristic while at work

There are several realities that typically fall outside of the approved enterprise communications mechanisms. These applications can enhance business responsiveness and …

Ubuntu Privacy Remix 10.04r1 released

Ubuntu Privacy Remix is a modified Live-CD based on Ubuntu Linux. UPR is not intended for permanent installation on hard disk. The goal of Ubuntu Privacy Remix is to provide …

Avalanche spam gang uses ZeuS to boost earnings

Reports that the world’s most prolific phishing gang have diversified their operations over from conventional phishing emails to distributing the ZeuS Trojan is another …

Most users still vulnerable to attacks that exploit Java flaw

More than a week after Oracle released a critical patch for Java, more than 68% percent of Internet users are still vulnerable to attacks that exploit these vulnerabilities, …

Firefox extension makes social network ID spoofing trivial

A simple-to-use Firefox plugin presented yesterday at Toorcon in San Diego has hit the security world with the realization that squabbles about Facebook’s changing …

MySpace apps send user IDs to advertisers

In the wake of the discovery that some third party Facebook applications transmit users’ ID to ad agencies and Internet tracking companies, The Wall Street Journal has …

Riverbed acquires CACE Technologies

Riverbed Technology announced the acquisition of CACE Technologies, a leader in packet capture and analysis products for wireless and wireline networks and the corporate …

Week in review: Kaspersky hacked, Facebook privacy breach and the rise of Java exploits

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews, articles and reviews: Facebook apps send user information to ad agencies Various …

A “private” banking Trojan competes with ZeuS

The recent surge of brand new banking Trojans continues to give us more things to worry about. The latest one is named “Feodo”, and it has been around for months …

Facebook works on solution to stop inadvertent user ID sharing

The recent discovery that various third-party application on Facebook were sending users’ ID numbers and/or names to advertising agencies every time the users click on …

RSYaba: Modular brute force attacker

RSYaba allows you to run brute force attacks against various services in a similar way to Hydra and Medusa. The tool is written in Ruby so modifying the scripts is a lot …

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