A security flaw in popular photo filter and sharing app Instagram could allow hackers to steal user accounts, after it was discovered that certain cookies are sent in plain-text rather than secured. The exploit, discovered by Carlos Reventlov and apparently flagged to the Instagram team in early November, relies on the fact that while log-in and profile … Continue Reading
An anonymous reader writes “A Tor Exit node owner is being prosecuted in Austria. As part of the prosecution, all of his electronics have been held by the authorities, including over 20 computers, his cell phone and hard disks. ‘During interview with police later on Wednesday, Weber said there was a “more friendly environment” once … Continue Reading
Trailrunner7 writes “A new Linux rootkit has emerged and researchers who have analyzed its code and operation say that the malware appears to be a custom-written tool designed to inject iframes into Web sites and drive traffic to malicious sites for drive-by download attacks. The rootkit is designed specifically for 64-bit Linux systems, and while … Continue Reading
Eighteen months before Megaupload’s operators were indicted in the United States, the company complied with a secret U.S. search warrant targeting five of its users who were running their own file-sharing service using Megaupload’s infrastructure, according to interviews and newly … SOURCE Threat Level
Netflix is up and running on Ubuntu – albeit unofficially, and via the familiar crutch of WINE. Developer Erich Hoover, and Ubuntu blogger David Andrews have worked together to bring the worlds most popular movie streaming service to the Linux desktop. The service has, until now, been confined to Windows, OS X, ChromeOS, Android and iOS … Continue Reading
another random user sends this excerpt from the BBC: “U.S. net firm Verizon has declared war on illegal downloaders, or pirates, who use technologies such as BitTorrent to steal copyrighted material. Verizon has said it will first warn repeat offenders by email and voicemail. Then it will restrict or ‘throttle’ their internet connection speeds. Time … Continue Reading
New submitter Escape From NY writes “3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers were stolen from the SC Department of Revenue. Most of the credit and debit card numbers were encrypted — all but about 16,000. There were several different attacks, all of which originated outside the country. The first … Continue Reading
North Korea threatens to open fire on South Korean territory if activists send propaganda leaflets across the border next week. SOURCE BBC News – Asia
Thanks for the $14.99. Enjoy this blank screen. Imagine if you bought a DVD of a movie and then one day when you go to play it, you get a message saying “Sorry, but the studio has decided you can’t watch this movie for the foreseeable future.” It sounds ridiculous, but that’s what can happen … Continue Reading
It seems like companies are doing everything they can to squeeze extra revenue out of their customers these days by taking advantage of the personal usage data they collect. Google (GOOG) and Facebook (FB) are likely the two tech companies that are most often associated with turning usage data into dollars — Google isn’t even … Continue Reading
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