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Sunday, 28 September 2014
Shellshock bug could threaten millions as Compared to Heartbleed ~ Hack4friends
A programming flaw dubbed the “Bash Bug,” or more ominously “Shellshock,” is being described as potential threat to millions of computers, servers, medical devices, power plants and municipal water systems and even common objects such as refrigerators and cameras.
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Sunday, 24 August 2014
Microsoft pulls Patch Tuesday kernel update - MS14-045 can cause Blue Screen of Death
Microsoft has pulled one of its August 2014 Patch Tuesday updates.
MS14-045, which fixes various security holes in the Windows kernel, can cause a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD), thus forcing a reboot.
Apparently, the BSoD is caused by incorrect handling of the Windows font cache file - and because that happens during boot-up, you end up stuck in a reboot loop.
(Yes, MS14-045 requires a reboot after you've applied it.)
The euphemistically-named...
Apple iOS malware breached into millions i-products and steals ad. clicks ~ Hack4friends
You don't see a lot of malware for iPhones or iPads.
One reason for that is Apple's strict control over what you're allowed to install on your own device.
So it's intriguing to see an iOS malware analysis in specialist threat research publication Virus Bulletin (VB).
The malware, which Sophos products detect as iPh/AdThief-A, was apparently created with the express purpose of conducting online ad fraud.
Who is at risk?
Fortunately, AdThief...
Sunday, 17 August 2014
Russian PM's Twitter account hacked by Hackers ~ Hack4friends
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's Twitter account was apparently hacked on Thursday and used to criticize the Russian government and President Vladimir Putin.
Russian PM - Dmitry Medvedev
The first tweet, published on Medvedev's official Twitter account @MedvedevRussia, said -- via translation by The Interpreter -- that he was "resigning," and added that he was "ashamed of the actions of the [Russian] government." Not long after, Medvedev's...
Sunday, 10 August 2014
Google preferring HTTPS over HTTP in google ranking (SEO) ~ Hack4friends
Google announced that websites using HTTPS, the secure version of HTTP, will have a better chance of ranking well in Google searches than those that don't.
In the vernacular, HTTPS is now a ranking signal for SEO (Search Engine Optimisation). It could be an inflection point for web security.
Security is a top priority ... over the past few months we’ve been running tests taking into account whether sites use secure, encrypted connections as...
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