Apple encryption mistake puts many desktop applications at risk

Follow:   02.27.2014  View in a Browser Apple encryption mistake puts many desktop applications at risk 02.24.2014 9:42 AM Apple's Mail, FaceTime, Calendar, Safari browser and Software Update could be vulnerable, a researcher said. Bitcoins, other digital currencies stolen in massive 'Pony' botnet attack 02.24.2014 5:26 PM Criminals use botnet to rip off 700,000 credentials, also breaking into 85 virtual wallets which stored Bitcoins. -ADVERTISEMENT-   PCWorld Superguides Check our Guides packed with practical how-tos, in-depth features, tips and tricks, and more! Laptops on PCWorld Our award-winning editors keep you up to date   New iOS flaw allows malicious apps to record touch screen presses 02.25.2014 9:20 AM The captured touch screen data could be used to reconstruct what users typed German privacy regulator: WhatsApp users should switch to a more secure service 02.20.2014 12:25 PM The German data protection authority recommended Swiss WhatsApp alternatives Threema and myEnigma 360 million newly pilfered account credentials found in underground forums 02.26.2014 9:20 AM The list is likely to have been compiled from multiple data breaches, according to Hold Security Many home wireless routers vulnerable, study finds 02.23.2014 9:15 AM Amazon's 50 top-selling routers are open to attack, researchers at Tripwire report. Wi-Fi 'virus' could be used to attack wireless access points 02.26.2014 4:33 PM Researchers used a specially-crafted virus called Chameleon to attack access points, which could then spread the malware along wirelessly. Hacker defaces website of IT security certification body EC-Council 02.24.2014 7:35 AM The hacker claims he obtained photocopies of thousands of passports belonging to law enforcement and military officials Mastercard tests credit cards that won't work unless you're nearby 02.25.2014 2:43 PM Transactions will only be approved when a card holder and their phone are in the same place Verizon, T-Mobile endorse smartphone 'kill switch' effort 02.26.2014 2:12 PM However, the executives stop short of endorsing a Senate bill requiring them to install kill switches on mobile devices. Researchers blow past all protections in Microsoft's EMET anti-exploitation tool 02.25.2014 10:28 AM The tool can't protect against determined attackers with customized exploits, researchers from Bromium claim Android malware using TOR anonymity network makes a debut 02.26.2014 7:29 AM Using TOR makes it more difficult to trace the command-and-control server       You are subscribed to this newsletter as: garn14.tech@blogger.com More PCWorld Newsletters / Manage Subscriptions / Unsubscribe IDG Consumer & SMB Privacy Policy © 2014 IDGCSMB, 501 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107