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  Cisco phone exploit allows attackers to listen in on phone calls

  By Ben Kersey on January 10, 2013 01:15 pm + 10 comments

  Cisco has warned of a vulnerability on its IP phones that could potentially allow an attacker to Continue reading…

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  Facebook dodges potential 'peeping Tom' webcam exploit thanks to bug hunters

  By Nathan Ingraham on December 28, 2012 05:56 pm + 17 comments

  It appears that Facebook has dodged a somewhat serious security mishap that would have allowed Continue reading…

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  Serious vulnerability reportedly leaves Samsung Galaxy S III and other devices wide open to malware

  By T.C. Sottek on December 16, 2012 03:12 pm + 265 comments

  User alephzain at xda-developers reported yesterday that a severe vulnerability in the Samsung Continue reading…

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  New zero-day exploit circumvents Adobe Reader's Protected Mode

  By Justin Rubio on November 8, 2012 11:15 am + 15 comments

  Cybercrime investigation company Group-IB has discovered a zero-day Adobe Reader X and XI exploit Continue reading…

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  New Java exploit puts 1 billion Macs and PCs at risk

  By Louis Goddard on September 26, 2012 08:36 am + 82 comments

  A new zero-day vulnerability has been discovered in all currently-supported versions of Oracle's Continue reading…

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  The Wild West of hacking: Symantec hunts down the 'Elderwood Gang'

  By Justin Rubio on September 7, 2012 01:18 pm + 10 comments

  The hackers behind "Operation Aurora" — a highly coordinated cyber attack against 34 companies, Continue reading…

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  Oracle releases emergency Java exploit patch ahead of planned October update

  By Sam Byford on August 31, 2012 01:14 am + 6 comments

  Oracle has issued a fix for the zero-day vulnerability in Java that recently got added to the Continue reading…

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  Mozilla warns Firefox users to disable Java following zero-day exploit

  By Sam Byford on August 30, 2012 01:52 am + 31 comments

  An unpatched vulnerability in the current version of Java has "gone mainstream," prompting Mozilla Continue reading…

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  Apple responds to SMS security warning, says iMessage 'protects against these kinds of attacks' (update)

  By Bryan Bishop on August 18, 2012 02:46 pm + 139 comments

  Yesterday we reported on an SMS exploit that could cause iPhone users to send text messages to Continue reading…

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  Persistent, undetectable malware presented at Black Hat 2012

  By Evan Rodgers on August 1, 2012 02:52 pm + 21 comments

  This year's Black Hat security conference has turned out some interesting exploits, but Jonathan Continue reading…