Yesterday, while many of us were grilling various meats and dreading the inevitable return to work, hackers posted what they claim are 1 million unique identifiers for iPads and iPhones. According to the hackers, the source of this information is a significantly larger database held by the FBI. The pastebin post linking to the leaked … Continue Reading
The Pentagon says it may take legal action against an ex-US special forces member who has written a book about the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. SOURCE BBC News – Asia
The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the government Thursday demanding a judge order the feds to release documents allegedly showing the National Security Agency unlawfully surveilled Americans’ e-mails and telephone calls. Specifically the EFF wants the government to make public a secret court ruling that found that the feds had broken a 2008 wiretapping law that … Continue Reading
PS Vita‘s latest firmware update – 1.80 – may bring PSOne Classics with it, but it’s also secretly added a new “feature” that’s bound to make some Vita owners angry. PS Vita’s update to 1.80 locks memory cards to one PSN account, meaning that your days of using multiple PSN accounts on PS Vita are … Continue Reading
Seems like some hactivists have been working hard, 1 million accounsts were leaked over the weekend from some pretty serious sources by the group Team GhostShell – who are affiliated with Anonymous. It seems like these weren’t particularly complex or technically adept multi-layer attacks, they were carried out via the most common… SOURCE Darknet – … Continue Reading
Hi everyone! A few weeks ago, we discussed a number of steps we’re taking to add an extra layer of security for Dropbox users. Today we’d like to announce the launch of two-step verification, a feature that will enhance the security of your Dropbox by requiring two levels of authentication: your password, and a security … Continue Reading
Even though it won’t be released for another month and a half, Microsoft’s (MSFT) upcoming Windows 8 operating system has already found itself at the center of a number of controversies. After being criticized for its Metro interface and lack of a Start button, Microsoft is now facing its most troubling accusation yet. According to programmer Nadim … Continue Reading
Last week we found out about a new SMS security hole in the iPhone that could potentially leave users vulnerable to phishing attempts. To put it simply, this hole allows undesirable people to change the reply-to address on the texts they send you, making them appear to be legitimate and possibly convincing you to hand … Continue Reading
Ever wonder who exactly is paying for and sponsoring that political campaign commercial that’s on your TV? Ad Hawk for Android does exactly that. Working somewhat like Shazam, it listens to the ad being played, then returns all of the information it can on the makers and supporters of the commercial. Being campaign time here in the US, it’s … Continue Reading
Home servers can be really handy for streaming media, securing public Wi-Fi, or sharing files between friends. But if you don’t have a spare computer lying around to turn into a server, free app Servers Ultimate can do it to an old Android phone. More » SOURCE Lifehacker: Android
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