Researchers publish open-source tool for hacking WiFi Protected Setup – Ars Technica
Researchers publish open-source tool for hacking WiFi Protected SetupArs TechnicaWithin a day of the discovery, researchers at a Maryland-based computer security firm developed a tool that exploits that vulnerability, and has made a version available as open source. WiFi Protected Setup, a standard created by the WiFi Alliance, …and more » “computer security” – Google News
Undercover Researchers Expose Chinese Internet Water Army (Technology Review)
Technology Review:Undercover Researchers Expose Chinese Internet Water Army — An undercover team of computer scientists reveals the practices of people who are paid to post on websites — In China, paid posters are known as the Internet Water Army because they are ready and willing to ‘flood’ the internet for whoever is willing to pay.
Android could allow mobile ad or phishing pop-ups say researchers – CNET News
LAS VEGAS–Researchers have discovered what they say is a design flaw in Android that could be used by criminals to steal data via phishing or by advertisers to bring annoying pop-up ads to phones. Developers can create apps that appear to be innocuous but …
Researchers Expose Cunning Online Tracking Service That Can’t Be Dodged
Researchers at U.C. Berkeley have discovered that some of the net’s most popular sites are using a tracking service that can’t be evaded — even when users block cookies, turn off storage in Flash, or use browsers’ “incognito” functions. The service, called KISSmetrics, is used by sites to track the number of visitors, what the [...]
Security Researchers Finds Phishing Sites on Google Docs – WHIR
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — New findings by security research group F-Secure ( www.f-secure.com ) reveal that online application Google Docs may contain phishing websites, according to the company’s blog post Monday. Using Google Docs, individuals can …
Security Researchers Identify New Phishing Scam – PRLog (free press release)
PRLog (Press Release) – Mar 21, 2011 – Security researchers have warned users against a new phishing scam. The scam is allegedly directed at Bank of America, TSB, Lloyds and PayPal users. The new phishing attack, first identified by Rodel Mendrez of …
Apple asks security researchers to dig into Mac OS X Lion – YAHOO!
Apple has never had particularly warm relations with the computer security community, and has been frustratingly tight-lipped about the status of known problems and vulnerabilities in Mac OS X: sometimes Apple jumps right on top of security problems in Mac …
Researchers turn USB cable into attack tool – CNET News
Two researchers have figured out a way to attack laptops and smartphones through an innocent-looking USB cable. Angelos Stavrou, an assistant professor of computer science at George Mason University, and student Zhaohui Wang wrote software that changes the …
Virus attacks Android phones in China: researchers – Reuters
BOSTON (Reuters) – A powerful virus targeting smart phones in … A botnet is an army of enslaved computers that its controllers can compromise for identity theft, use to launch attacks to shut down websites or turn into spam email servers.
Virus attacks Android phones in China: researchers – msnbc.com
A powerful virus targeting smart phones in China … A botnet is an army of enslaved computers that its controllers can compromise for identity theft, use to launch attacks to shut down websites or turn into spam email servers. Still, the emergence of …
