Security articles

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  Neustar, the company with access to every phone number in the US

  By Louis Goddard on July 14, 2012 11:37 am + 15 comments

  BuzzFeed has published a great piece for conspiracy theorists, offering a look inside Neustar, a Continue reading…

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  Simple iOS hack apparently lets users make in-app purchases without paying

  By Adi Robertson on July 13, 2012 10:34 am + 122 comments

  A Russian developer has published what looks like a way to circumvent Apple's in-app purchase Continue reading…

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  Researchers build tiny random number generator for NFC chips

  By Louis Goddard on July 13, 2012 10:21 am + 9 comments

  Researchers at Taiwan's National Tsing Hua University have built a true random number generator Continue reading…

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  Nvidia forums suspended after large-scale hack, 390,000 accounts at risk

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 13, 2012 07:05 am + 15 comments

  After closing its forums last week citing a "system issue," Nvidia has come clean that the issue was Continue reading…

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  Yahoo Voice website reportedly hacked, over 400,000 username and passwords made public

  By Tom Warren on July 12, 2012 03:15 am + 20 comments

  Hackers appear to have breached a Yahoo Voice server and posted around 453,000 user accounts and Continue reading…

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  Possible Instagram security vulnerability reportedly revealed; update: Instagram says bug fixed, no private data made public

  By Dieter Bohn on July 11, 2012 09:45 pm + 2 comments

  Security researcher Sebastián Guerrero has posted some details on an apparent security Continue reading…

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  Attempted cyberespionage plot relied on USB sticks planted in company parking lot

  By Kimber Streams on July 11, 2012 05:37 pm + 22 comments

  Dutch newspaper The Limburger reports that an attempt to steal data from Dutch chemical company DSM Continue reading…

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  Formspring disables all user passwords after 420,000 accounts compromised

  By Adi Robertson on July 11, 2012 09:04 am + 8 comments

  Question and answer site Formspring has disabled the passwords of everyone on its service after Continue reading…

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  Microsoft advises users to disable Windows Gadgets following security vulnerability fears

  By Tom Warren on July 11, 2012 08:11 am + 56 comments

  Microsoft is urging Windows Vista and Windows 7 users to disable the Sidebar and Gadget features of Continue reading…

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  Facebook cracks down on malware with voluntary security 'checkpoints'

  By Louis Goddard on July 11, 2012 05:32 am + 5 comments

  Facebook is introducing security "checkpoints" for users to help crack down on the spread of malware Continue reading…