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Google Chrome OS vulnerability revealed at Black Hat
Security researchers at the Black Hat Technical Security Conference Aug. 3 demonstrated how Google Chrome OS extensions provide a point of entry for hackers to steal passwords, contacts and email
Apple laptop batteries can be hacked and destroyed
Well-known security researcher Charles Miller is scheduled to demonstrate at the Black Hat security conference how to break into the batteries powering several models of Apple's ( NASDAQ: AAPL )
Amazon EC2 link to Sony hack shows how cybercriminals are co-opting cloud technology
It has emerged that Amazon's EC2 cloud-based infrastructure was used by the hackers that made off with the personal details of over 80 million users on Sony's PlayStation Network. The fact that EC2
No let up on the security front in 2011
A couple of new security stories have come up this week that highlight the challenge of securing the modern, networked computer. Indeed, it is difficult not to throw one's arms up in despair, and
Adobe confirms critical PDF flaw, patch to arrive shortly
Adobe ( NASDAQ: ADBE ) says that it will issue an emergency out-of-band security patch to resolve a critical vulnerability in its Reader and Acrobat software. At the moment, this is scheduled to take
Black Hat ATM hack has implications beyond the financial sector
At the Black Hat Conference this week, researcher Barnaby Jack successfully hijacked several ATMs in a presentation provocatively titled: "Jackpotting Automated Teller Machines Redux." His two
Security researcher "jackpots" ATMs at Black Hat Conference
Security researcher Barnaby Jack drew hoots and applause when he successfully "jackpotted" several ATM cash dispensers on stage, causing them to spew out a cascade of crisp bills. This took place at
Researcher finds security vulnerability in WPA2
A security researcher at wireless security company AirTight Networks has discovered an exploitable vulnerability in WPA2, currently considered the strongest form of Wi-Fi encryption and
Many home routers could be vulnerable to web hack
Your home Internet router might be vulnerable to attack by hackers and open up your local network and its traffic to remote hackers. Devices from Linksys, Asus, Belkin, Dell and Thomson brand names
Open-source software libraries could be vulnerable to timing hack
Two security researchers say that a security flaw in software libraries used to authenticate user names and passwords could be vulnerable to a known type of cryptographic attack called a timing
