Facebook Fixes Privacy Issue - Full Disclosure of User Information
On august 11, 2010, a researcher post information about a bug in Facebook's login process that revealed the full name, email address and profile picture of all 500 plus million Facebook account holders regardless of your privacy setting. The bug has recently been repaired by Facebook, but posed enormous privacy threat for Facebook users prior to the fix being implemented.
Apple’s iDevices Gets Latest Patch against Latest Jailbreak Issue
Apparently, everyone was waiting for the update, while small in size and a quick download for the iPad, the same could not be said for the iPhone. The patch for the iPhone took over an hour for the 300+ MB file to be downloaded. The latest versions are now 4.0.2 for the iPhone and 3.2.2 for the iPad.
The Wireshark Certification Exam
The Wireshark Certification Exam was designed to confirm individual competencies in using Wireshark to locate the cause of network problems (poor performance or security-related) and confirm your knowledge of TCP/IP network communications in general.
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Patch Tuesday is the second Tuesday of each month, the day on which Microsoft releases security patches.
Google’s Android Targeted by Malware
Security experts at Kaspersky Lab stated they have discovered a malware application that targets the Google Android mobile operating system in Russia. The malware named "Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a" is the first of its kind specifically implement to target the Android mobile OS according to the researchers at Kaspersky Lab.
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Jailbreaking Apple’s Mobile iProducts Get Easier
As the popularity of the small Apple products (iPhone, iPad, iTouch) take off, they are drawing the attentions of hackers. Some hackers just want to access the OS so they remove roadblocks for application customization and to add unauthorized tools and programs, while others might want to do damage or steal your information.
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Adobe confirms PDF zero-day, plans rush patch
Adobe today said it would issue an emergency patch the week of Aug. 16 to fix a critical flaw in its Reader and Acrobat software.
The bug was disclosed by researcher Charlie Miller at last month's Black Hat security conference when he demonstrated how the open-source BitBlaze toolkit could be used to boost bug-hunting productivity tenfold.