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  Ubisoft patches Uplay DRM security hole uncovered by Google engineer (update)

  By Tom Warren on July 30, 2012 07:49 am + 33 comments

  Google security engineer Tavis Ormandy has revealed a potential rootkit in Ubisoft's Uplay digital Continue reading…

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  GPS vulnerability could allow hackers to track, take over smartphones

  By Kimber Streams on July 27, 2012 12:20 pm + 27 comments

  A GPS weakness could allow hackers to remotely track smartphone users, or even completely take over Continue reading…

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  Possible hole in Google Play's app security filter to be demonstrated tomorrow

  By Evan Rodgers on July 24, 2012 10:13 pm + 38 comments

  Cybersecurity firm Trustwave claims to have identified a flaw in Google Play's security filter that Continue reading…

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  Hotel keycard system from Onity said to be vulnerable to hacking

  By Evan Rodgers on July 23, 2012 11:15 pm + 13 comments

  The Onity keycard lock that is used on millions of hotel room doors has reportedly been hacked. 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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  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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  Microsoft to patch critical Internet Explorer 9 vulnerability next week

  By Tom Warren on July 6, 2012 07:03 am + 43 comments

  Microsoft issued its advanced bulletin notification for its July 2012 Patch Tuesday this week. The Continue reading…

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  Google denies Android botnet report, Microsoft researcher admits he guessed at the source

  By Sean Hollister on July 5, 2012 09:47 pm + 75 comments

  Yesterday, we told you how a Microsoft anti-spam engineer claimed to have found a network of Android Continue reading…

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  New cross-platform malware targets Uyghur activists

  By Louis Goddard on July 1, 2012 04:27 am + 18 comments

  Researchers at security firms Kaspersky Labs and AlienVault have uncovered two sophisticated malware Continue reading…

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  Researcher hijacks aerial drone using GPS spoofing vulnerability

  By Evan Rodgers on June 29, 2012 04:04 pm + 15 comments

  Professor Todd Humphreys and his team at the University of Texas at Austin have successfully taken Continue reading…