Mobile phone blunders putting users at risk

Mobile phone blunders putting users at risk

JAVASCRIPT ISSUE PLAGUES MAILBOX APP FOR IOS

ICEFOG ESPIONAGE CAMPAIGN IS ‘HIT AND RUN’ TARGETED OPERATION

APACHE UPGRADE REPAIRS STRUTS, FIXES TWO VULNERABILITIES

APACHE UPGRADE REPAIRS STRUTS, FIXES TWO VULNERABILITIES

COMPROMISED JAPANESE MEDIA SITES SERVING EXPLOITS FOR LATEST IE ZERO DAY

COMPROMISED JAPANESE MEDIA SITES SERVING EXPLOITS FOR LATEST IE ZERO DAY

HACKERS BYPASS IPHONE 5S TOUCH ID

Hackers from the venerable Chaos Computer Club in Germany have found a method for bypassing the new iPhone 5S Touch ID fingerprint security mechanism. The method, which is the first known technique for circumventing the iPhone’s newest security feature, involves taking a picture of a user’s fingerprint and then creating a latex copy of it to unlock the phone.

BlackBerry to be sold for 4.7 billion dollars

BlackBerry to be sold for 4.7 billion dollars

Four in court over 'cyber plot to steal from Santander'

Four in court over 'cyber plot to steal from Santander'

OIL, ENERGY WATERING HOLE ATTACKS COULD BE TIED TO DOL ATTACKS

A string of watering hole attacks targeting oil and energy companies dating back to May could be linked to similar attacks against the U.S. Department of Labor website.

Researchers at Cisco discovered the compromised domains of 10 oil and energy companies worldwide, including hydroelectric plants, natural gas distributors, industrial suppliers to the energy sector and investment firms serving those markets. Six of the 10 sites shared the same Web design firm and >>>

FACEBOOK ANDROID BUG SENT USERS’ PHOTOS IN THE CLEAR

http://threatpost.com/facebook-android-bug-sent-users-photos-in-the-clear/102352

Kenya IT hubs launched for primary schools

Kenya IT hubs launched for primary schools

Will Samsung's Galaxy Gear change mobile trend?

Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 smarthone maker, unveiled its newest version of phablet Galaxy Note 3 and its companion gadget Galaxy Gear, a first-generation wearable device to complement Samsung's smartphones and phablets, at the Berlin trade show Thursday.
The Galaxy Gear smart watch, which will be on display at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin for six days to Sept. 11, will be worn on the wrist to serve as a companion, or a supplementary device, to the new phablet, or a hybrid of smarpthone and tablet PC.
The voice-controlled smart watch..

Microsoft offers $200 token for used iPads

Apple reveals two new iPhone models

Google faces Streetview wi-fi snooping action

Samsung launches another phablet

Cisco Warns Users of Four Vulnerabilities

Microsoft to buy Nokia's phone unit for $7.17 billion

SYRIA’S OTHER ARMY: HOW THE HACKERS WAGE WAR

 At 5:41 P.M. on Tuesday, a tweet from the account of the hacker collective known as the Syrian Electronic Army, which supports the regime of Syria’s President, Bashar al-Assad,said, “Media is going down…” It had been a couple of hours since the Web site of theTimeshad gone offline for the second time this month. Roughly forty-five minutes later, the account asked Twitter, “Are you ready?” Some users had noticed that the backgrounds of their Twitter profiles had been transformed to Syria-related pictures. While Twitter quickly recovered, theTimes continued to be