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Defcon17 – Jailbreaking and the Law of Reversing

2012-04-26/0 Comments/in General Security/by SecurityOrb_Staff

Developers who rely on reverse engineering face a thicket of potential legal obstacles, including license agreements, copyright, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Taking iPhone jailbreaking as real-world example, we will review the legal theories Apple has asserted, shedding light on the major legal pitfalls that developers face, and what they can do to avoid them and minimize risks. We will also examine the additional legal issues raised by reverse engineering networked code, such as online video games.

DNSChanger Malware: Produced by US-CERT

2012-04-25/2 Comments/in General Security, Malware/by SecurityOrb_Staff

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to ensure their systems are not infected with the DNSChanger malware by utilizing tools and resources available at the DNS Changer Working Group (DCWG) website.

Defcon17 – Jailbreaking and the Law of Reversing

2012-04-26/0 Comments/in General Security/by SecurityOrb_Staff

DNSChanger Malware: Produced by US-CERT

2012-04-25/2 Comments/in General Security, Malware/by SecurityOrb_Staff

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Defcon17 – Jailbreaking and the Law of Reversing

2012-04-26/0 Comments/in General Security/by SecurityOrb_Staff

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Using jailbreaking of the iPhone as a primary example, the presentation will be an overview of the laws relating to reverse engineering of hardware and software.

The presentation stems from the presenters’ experience as attorneys with EFF’s Coder’s Rights Project, as well as their efforts to persuade the U.S. Copyright Office to grant a DMCA exemption for removing application locks on smartphones (including the iPhone and Android G1).

DNSChanger Malware: Produced by US-CERT

2012-04-25/2 Comments/in General Security, Malware/by SecurityOrb_Staff

Computers testing positive for infection of DNSChanger malware will need to be cleaned of the malware in order to maintain continued internet connectivity beyond July 9, 2012.

On November 8, 2011, the FBI, NASA-OIG, and Estonian police arrested several cyber criminals in “Operation Ghost Click.” The criminals operated under the company name “Rove Digital,” and distributed DNS changing viruses, variously known as TDSS, Alureon, TidServ, and TDL4 viruses.

Additional information about Operation Ghost Click and the DNSChanger malware is available at the FBI website.

Relevant Url(s):

<http://www.dcwg.org/>

<http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/november/malware_110911>

This document can also be found at

http://www.us-cert.gov/current/#dnschanger_malware