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UPnP flaws place millions of networks in danger

UPnP flaws place millions of networks in danger
  • Posted January 29, 2013, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
  • Several security vulnerabilities found within common UPnP implementations have prompted experts at Rapid 7 to recommend the public disable UPnP entirely. Research spanning several months in 2012 revealed that over 2 percent -- or about 50 million -- of all…

Major scamware creator fined $163 million by U.S. authorities

Major scamware creator fined $163 million by U.S. authorities
  • Posted October 4, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, IT Security
  • Software scam artist Kristy Ross has been fined $163 million by U.S. authorities for running an unscrupulous "scareware" operation. The Federal Trade Commission had been following Ross since 2008 in hopes of closing in on her dealings and the judgment includes…

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…

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