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Microsoft faults developers for cracked Windows Store apps

Microsoft faults developers for cracked Windows Store apps
  • Posted December 12, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • Microsoft says a crack which allows hackers to download paid-for Windows Store apps without spending a dime is the fault of insecure app code and not a Windows Store issue. Redmond is essentially placing the onus of protecting apps against…

Windows 8, IE10 suffer multiple critical zero-day vulnerabilities

Windows 8, IE10 suffer multiple critical zero-day vulnerabilities
  • Posted November 5, 2012, 7:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Microsoft, IT Security
  • Researchers at Vupen, a private security firm based in France, claim to have found multiple, critical vulnerabilities in Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 10. The team's exploits allow hackers to remotely execute code, allowing crafty individuals to potentially gain control…

iOS 6 jailbroken on A4 devices, newer ones will take more time

iOS 6 jailbroken on A4 devices, newer ones will take more time
  • Posted September 20, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple
  • While iOS 6 has been busy finding its way to iDevices everywhere, hackers too have been busy circumventing Apple's latest round of security measures. Redmond Pie reports that those efforts have apparently paid off, producing a tethered jailbreak for the…

eHarmony confirms breach, about 1.5 million passwords stolen

eHarmony confirms breach, about 1.5 million passwords stolen
  • Posted June 7, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
  • eHarmony has confirmed that nearly 1.5 million of its users have had their passwords -- or more specifically, hashed passwords -- stolen by hackers. The popular match-making site may have fallen victim to the same hackers who compromised LinkedIn's password database…

LinkedIn password database leaked, company confirms intrusion

LinkedIn password database leaked, company confirms intrusion
  • Posted June 6, 2012, 3:41 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, IT Security
  • LinkedIn may have suffered a serious blow in terms of the security and safety of its users today. Hackers claim to have leaked over 6.5 million password hashes originating from the career-focused social networking site. Although the hash values appear…

iPhone and Android passcodes can be bypassed within seconds

iPhone and Android passcodes can be bypassed within seconds
  • Posted March 28, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Swedish security firm, Micro Systemation, has demonstrated how simple it is to defeat lock screen passcode mechanisms on both iPhone OS and Android devices. To do it, the company shows off their own security tool called XRY, a utility used…

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