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China ‘hacked’ South Korea to wreck Star Wars missile shield – The Register


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China 'hacked' South Korea to wreck Star Wars missile shield
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In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, FireEye's director of cyber-espionage analysis John Hultquist said his organization – which is bankrolled by the CIA – has detected attacks targeting the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area

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It’s possible to hack a phone with sound waves, researchers show – Concord Register

It's possible to hack a phone with sound waves, researchers show
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On Tuesday, a group of computer security researchers at the University of Michigan and the University of South Carolina will demonstrate that they have found a vulnerability that allows them to take control of or surreptitiously influence devices

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Bring out your dead! Firm wants to pay big bucks for old bugs – The Register


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Bring out your dead! Firm wants to pay big bucks for old bugs
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Security firm Zimperium will spend US$ 1.5 million buying hacks targeting flaws in three-year-old Android KitKat and ancient versions of iOS. The California threat detection company internet arms dealer will splash cash acquiring private exploits

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Sundown exploit kit weaves Edge hack hole – The Register


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Sundown exploit kit weaves Edge hack hole
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Authors of the Sundown exploit kit have integrated a since patched and limited Microsoft Edge vulnerability from a security firm's public proof-of-concept. The addition of the twin bugs (CVE-2016-7200 and CVE-2016-7201) means unpactched users of one of …

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