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Auernheimer sentenced to 41 months for breaching AT&T servers

Auernheimer sentenced to 41 months for breaching AT&T servers
  • Posted March 18, 2013, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, IT Security
  • Andrew Auernheimer will spend the next three years and five months of his life in prison. The 27-year-old was sentenced today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, after being convicted on November 20 of breaching AT&T’s servers, stealing personal…

Dawson student expelled for exposing software security flaw

Dawson student expelled for exposing software security flaw
  • Posted January 21, 2013, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security
  • A student from Montreal Dawson College has been expelled from the school with failing grades after exposing a security flaw in a computer system used by a number of Quebec general and vocational colleges. The “sloppy code” found by Ahmed…

Hole in W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin exposes site database info

Hole in W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin exposes site database info
  • Posted December 27, 2012, 6:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in IT Security, The Web

  • Security researcher Jason A. Donenfeld has revealed a security hole in a popular WordPress plugin that could be used to obtain sensitive data from an affected site. The flaw was discovered in W3 Total Cache, which has been downloaded over a million times and is used by...

Twitter login security flaw lets hackers steal your account

Twitter login security flaw lets hackers steal your account
  • Posted October 1, 2012, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security
  • A Twitter user has uncovered a serious flaw with the micro-blogging site that allows hackers to gain access to your account. The attacker can then lock you out of the account and if it’s a “valuable” handle, it can be…

Homeland Security probes SSL flaw in RuggedCom gear securing critical infrastructure

Homeland Security probes SSL flaw in RuggedCom gear securing critical infrastructure
  • Posted August 23, 2012, 12:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in IT Security

  • The US Department of Homeland Security is investigating claims that a researcher has found a SSL vulnerability in Siemens’ RuggedCom network equipment that could enable hackers to compromise the networks of critical infrastructure...

iOS security loophole lets apps grab user photos

iOS security loophole lets apps grab user photos
  • Posted February 29, 2012, 11:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, IT Security
  • A new security flaw affecting Apple’s iOS mobile platform has been revealed in a report published by the New York Times’ Bits blog, which disclosed a loophole that enables apps to grab photos in users' phones they are installed on. …

HP sued over LaserJet printer security flaw

HP sued over LaserJet printer security flaw
  • Posted December 9, 2011, 2:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, IT Security
  • Last week researchers at Columbia University demonstrated a security flaw in certain Hewlett Packard LaserJet printers that, if exploited, could lead to them catching fire. The team also pointed out that the flaw might not be limited to just HP branded…

Facebook fixes bug that exposed private photos

Facebook fixes bug that exposed private photos
  • Posted December 8, 2011, 7:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, IT Security
  • The apparent result of flawed design, Facebook's flagging feature is to blame for allowing any user to view private photos contained in any account. The flaw affected everyone, including Facebook's very own CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook promptly disabled the flagging feature…

iPad 2 Smart Cover security flaw detailed

iPad 2 Smart Cover security flaw detailed
  • Posted October 21, 2011, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, IT Security With Video
  • A security flaw on the iPad 2 allows you to circumvent the passcode and access the last open app on Apple’s tablet. The hack requires iOS 5, an iPad 2 Smart Cover and a certain sequence of events to perform.

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