Security

Mayor of New Jersey Town Arrested on Hacking and Conspiracy Charges

West New York mayor Felix Roque and his son are accused of hacking into a website that promoted his recalling from office

Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download

Absitnthe 2.0 is the first untethered jailbreak available for the third-generation iPad

It’s Not Paranoia if Your Phone is Really Watching You

Malware exists that lets Bad Guys hijack webcams and microphones. The U.S. government can't even do that yet, at least not legally, but it is working on it. Remember: It's not paranoia if they're actually after you.

Researchers Propose TLS Extension to Detect Rogue SSL Certificates

TACK TLS extension combines public key pinning with self-generated keys to validate SSL certificates

Security Researcher Urges IT Managers to Keep Up with SAP Patches

Security Researcher Urges IT Managers to Keep Up with SAP Patches

Companies are vulnerable, but often don't realize they are

Bug Bounty Hunters Reveal Eight Vulnerabilities in Google Services

The two security researchers explained how they found so many bugs in such a short space of time

Yahoo Leaks Private Key, Allows Anyone to Build Yahoo-signed Chrome Extensions

Yahoo accidentally leaked the private key that was used to digitally sign its new Axis extension for Google Chrome

Craigslist Users Beware: The Scammers Are After You

Craigslist is full of great bargains; but it’s also full of scams. Selling my piano via the online marketplace made me a target.

Bredolab Botnet Author Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison in Armenia

He was found guilty of using the botnet to launch multiple DDoS attacks

Microsoft Takes Bing Streetside Offline in Germany After Privacy Complaints

It remains unclear if and when the service will be reinstated