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Hacked Dutch ISP KPN Sends Email and Password information in the same Letter,

2012/02/17 10:30 amLeave a Comment

After last week that dutch ISP KPN was hacked, they published customer information from another hack online. The company then locked two million e-mail accounts as a precaution, and called on people to change the password.

The customers who changed their password received a confirmation by mail, but may have a letter with their e-mail address and password. This combination may lead to fraud and is not good cases for KPN customers.

The ISP now recognizes that this is not the right way and promises in the newspaper’s policy to adjust. From Sunday the situation is reversed. Meanwhile, it has over half a million customers changed their password.

KPN and Security..not a good combination!

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See the iMessage iPhone exploit being performed by Ross of the Verge

2012/02/04 12:31 pmLeave a Comment

As we all know, iPHONES are assembled by young children in Asian country’s,  but testing these Phones for security flaws and other issues should be done by grown ups…..nice to have a Zillion (CR)apps but i prefer something secure! ( source: http://blogs.cio.com/tom_kaneshige/the_american_way_apple_iphones_made_by_children )

 

 

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Anti-virus software firm McAfee says having a flaw in one of its programs

2012/01/19 2:35 pmLeave a Comment

McAfee tackles ‘spam hijack’ flaw in anti-malware code

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A big leading anti-virus software firm called McAfee says a flaw in one of its programs has exposed its customers’ computers to the risk of being hijacked by spammers.

McAfee said it planned to release a patch for its SaaS for Total Protection service by the end of Thursday.

The software is marketed as a “peace of mind” solution offering “complete email and web protection”.

McAfee said there had been at least one related attack, but stressed that users’ data had not been put at risk.

The problem was exposed on British art firm Kaamar Limited’s blog earlier this week.

via BBC News – McAfee tackles ‘spam hijack’ flaw in anti-malware code.

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Iphone incorrect time setting could leak iOS 5 album pictures !

2012/01/05 12:44 pmLeave a Comment

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Incorrect time setting could leak iOS 5 album picturesDecember 31, 2011 by Ade BarkahI always get a bit antsy about hacking researching vulnerabilities when I travel, and this time is no exception. Often I notice “glitches” or abnormalities which I want to investigate, but since I’m in the middle of riding my motorcycle from Canada to Argentina, infosec has been on the back burner.Recently I took advantage of great wi-fi in Costa Rica to finally upgrade my iPhone 4 to iOS 5. Double-clicking the home button now allows one to quickly access the Camera app even from a locked phone:The camera icon bottom-right is now accessible from a locked iPhoneSince the camera is locked, Camera app has a smart feature barring access to the iPhone’s album. You can only see pictures taken from the current locked session.As an aside, I thought I noticed a glitch whereby I could completely bypass the passcode lock, but turns out it’s just poor UI from Apple. There’s a state where the phone is locked but a passcode is not yet required, and the UI during this period can be misleading. I changed the passcode setting to “immediate” after that.

via Incorrect time setting could leak iOS 5 album pictures « peekay.

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