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  Weak encryption practices at Google, Apple, banks, and others could lead to easy email spoofing

  By Kimber Streams on October 24, 2012 03:50 pm + 15 comments

  A single email from a Google recruiter to mathematician Zachary Harris led to the discovery of a Continue reading…

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  Barnes & Noble confirms compromised PIN pads leaked credit card data in 63 stores

  By Adi Robertson on October 24, 2012 01:45 pm + 19 comments

  Bookseller Barnes & Noble has confirmed that PIN pads in 63 of its stores were compromised to Continue reading…

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  Apple employees blame overseas manufacturing for product leaks

  By Kimber Streams on October 22, 2012 12:17 pm + 97 comments

  Apple's attempts at "doubling down" on secrecy didn't go so well for the launch of the iPhone 5, and Continue reading…

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  TSA switching to faster, less-invasive X-ray body scanners in larger airports

  By Justin Rubio on October 19, 2012 05:53 pm + 28 comments

  The TSA has started removing the controversial X-ray body scanners, known as backscatters, from Continue reading…

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  OS X update removes Java from Mac web browsers, Apple points users to Oracle instead

  By Bryan Bishop on October 18, 2012 10:03 pm + 71 comments

  Apple's had its share of security problems this year thanks to Java, but the company is taking one Continue reading…

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  Determined to stay alive, The Pirate Bay secures its servers in the cloud

  By Justin Rubio on October 17, 2012 11:12 am + 73 comments

  The Pirate Bay has been subject to a tremendous amount of scrutiny as of late — resulting in the Continue reading…

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  Mystery chip in Apple Lightning connector exposed

  By Chris Welch on October 16, 2012 01:11 pm + 474 comments

  When Apple unveiled its new Lightning connector, there was a bit of sticker shock surrounding the Continue reading…

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  Facebook expands Anti-Virus Marketplace, URL blacklist system with seven new partners

  By Amar Toor on October 16, 2012 11:10 am + 4 comments

  Facebook expanded its Anti-Virus Marketplace today with the addition of seven new partners — Continue reading…

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  Cisco and other US tech companies lobbied for Huawei investigation, says Washington Post

  By Adi Robertson on October 11, 2012 11:54 am + 23 comments

  As Congress slams Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE as posing a national security threat, it appears Continue reading…

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  US government claims Huawei and ZTE pose a risk to national security: the accusations, responses, and fallout

  By Nathan Ingraham on October 11, 2012 11:43 am

  The US government has released a report in which it claims that Huawei and ZTE pose a national Continue reading…