News in Brief

GuiltySpark
Guru

Administrator

“There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.”

Posts: 1,534

News in Brief Jul 22, 2013 18:56:02 GMT

Quote

Post by GuiltySpark on Jul 22, 2013 18:56:02 GMT

Scammers Peddle Their Wares in Combat Arms

Apple developer site hacked – leak sparks “security overhaul”

Is your new app what it seems? How to spot the latest Android scams

“Hugely significant” SIM card vulnerability leaves millions of cellphones at risk

Master Keys and Vulnerabilities

Apple’s OS X FBI Ransomware Going Global

Normal humans - aka "non-celebrities" - are telling Big Brother to go stick his head in a sack

Spam Botnet StealRat Uses 2 Hijacked Sites, 1 Computer to Evade Detection

Ubuntu Forums Hack Affects over 1.8 Million Users

Emmabuntüs 2 1.05 Will Resurrect Your Old Computer

DEFT Linux 8 Is an Almost Perfect Distribution

flareGet 1.5-12 Popular Download Manager Features Close-to-Perfect Resume Support

Users Still Looking for the Start Menu in Windows 8.1 Preview

GuiltySpark
Guru

Administrator

“There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.”

Posts: 1,534

News in Brief Jul 23, 2013 15:45:42 GMT

Quote

Post by GuiltySpark on Jul 23, 2013 15:45:42 GMT

Linkedin Spam Leads to Canadian Pharmacy Sites

Passwords are “too risky” and should be banned, says new pressure group

Bloody galah scammers still not getting the message ¦¦ (for those of you who may be having Flash Player issues) well worth the watch!!

Ubuntu users, relax: the gun-toting penguin says s/he means no harm

Malware Developers Launch New Sophisticated Banking Trojan KINS

RSA and Webroot Team Up Against Phishing Attacks

systemd 206 Now Supports TrueCrypt Volume

Apache OpenOffice 4.0 Becomes a Serious Player with Major Overhaul and New Features

Linux Mint 15 KDE Screenshot Tour

Next-Gen iPhones to Bolster Profits for Flexible PCB Vendors, Sources Say

BitDefender Free Edition Update Released

Windows 9’s Notepad App Should Look like This

Avira Free Antivirus Update Released, Download Now

Windows 8.1 Preview Bugs: High RAM Usage Due to System Process

kate
Global Moderator

Posts: 195

News in Brief Jul 23, 2013 16:14:46 GMT

Quote

Post by kate on Jul 23, 2013 16:14:46 GMT

Thanks, always a good read... wondered why I was getting the odd Linkedin, ( now I know Ha!!!)

P.S. wish I could select last message on a thread from the homepage?instead of wading through, pages and scrollfor last message, or is it me? ha!

Lighthouse Administrator Pessimists are never dissapointed Posts: 1,336	News in Brief Jul 23, 2013 17:12:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lighthouse on Jul 23, 2013 17:12:13 GMT Kate, keep a Recently Updated Posts tab always open. You can hop to the threads like a rabbit on steroids:) That is, Home > Recent Posts (scroll down to the bottom)
	Last Edit: Jul 23, 2013 17:22:45 GMT by Lighthouse

GuiltySpark
Guru

Administrator

“There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.”

Posts: 1,534

News in Brief Jul 25, 2013 16:38:17 GMT

Quote

Post by GuiltySpark on Jul 25, 2013 16:38:17 GMT

Lakeland Notifies Customers of Breach, Advises Password Change

Royal Baby Spam Leads to Blackhole / Zbot Malware

Android spyware “on rise” as snooper apps multiply

The rise of TOR-based botnets

Of developers, security professionals and playing nice together on PaulDotCom

Urausy Lockscreen: Your computer will remain locked for 3 days, 11 hours and 20 minutes!

The Impact of Security Science in Protecting Customers

Fiberio is first touchscreen that reads fingerprints as you use it

LibreOffice 4.1.0 Brings the OpenOffice 4.0 Sidebar and Multiple Microsoft Office Fixes

The New Dropbox 2.2.10 Has Shorter Startup Time

GNOME Control Center 3.8.4 Fixes Floating Screens

Download OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 Build 12F26 – Developer News

Internet Explorer 11 Developer Preview for Windows 7 Released

OpenOffice 4.0 Makeover Packs Lots of Microsoft Office Features

Microsoft Security Essentials 4.3.216.0 Released for Download

Microsoft Internally Confirms the Second-Generation Surface Tablet

GuiltySpark
Guru

Administrator

“There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.”

Posts: 1,534

News in Brief Jul 26, 2013 15:46:45 GMT

Quote

Post by GuiltySpark on Jul 26, 2013 15:46:45 GMT

Avoid “droid rage”: Five tips to keep your Android secure

“Car hackers” to show off how they can “control” vehicles with a laptop

Calling All Vine Users – Spam Alert

The evolution of Ronvix: Private TCP/IP stacks

Android Jelly Bean 4.3 Released, Gets Security Boost

ZeroAccess Anti-Debug Uses Debugger

Phishers Try to Steal Apple Developers’ Passwords

Salix OS KDE 14.0.1 Surprisingly Ditches Firefox for QupZilla

Virtualization Software QEMU 1.5.2 Is Available for Download

iPhone 5S Release Date Set for September 6, Says German Blog

iPhone Activation Errors Reported as Apple's Servers Continue to Act Up

Reclaim Free Space from Thunderbird Folder

Bitdefender Releases Safepay Stable

Microsoft Launches Internet Explorer 11 Virtual Machines – Free Download

Happy SysAdmin Day

GuiltySpark
Guru

Administrator

“There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.”

Posts: 1,534

News in Brief Jul 29, 2013 15:09:50 GMT

Quote

Post by GuiltySpark on Jul 29, 2013 15:09:50 GMT

Garcinia Cambogia Spam: A Timeline, and New Outbreaks

PRISM: 50% of Americans approve of NSA's internet spying program

LinkedIn closes OAuth hole that could have let people tinker with your CV

Liferea 1.10.1a Is an Excellent Alternative to Google News

Linux Kernel 3.10.4 Is Now Available for Download

VLC Player 2.1.0 Drops PPC Support, Now Requires Mac OS X 10.6

Apple Was Very Close to Using A-Series Chips in Macs [Bloomberg]

Microsoft Details Windows 8.1’s Device Protocol APIs

VLC 2.0.8 Available for Download, Unofficially

illume OS 2.0 Is a Beautiful Windows-like Linux Distribution

Linux Kernel 3.4.55 LTS Officially Released

Precise Puppy 5.7 Brings Pidgin and PeasyGlue

GuiltySpark
Guru

Administrator

“There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.”

Posts: 1,534

News in Brief Jul 30, 2013 13:22:43 GMT

Quote

Post by GuiltySpark on Jul 30, 2013 13:22:43 GMT

Versatile and infectious: Win64/Expiro is a cross-platform file infector

Everything you wanted to know about SQL injection (but were afraid to ask)

The New Japanese “Not Just One-Click” Fraud on Google Play

Who likes porn sites better than Facebook or Twitter?

$300 million 'superhackers' are not so super after all

Win cool prizes in the BlackHat 2013 #sophospuzzle!

Two More Dev Center Services Come Back Online

Download Notepad++ 6.4.3

The mSATA ArmourDrive Debuts, Greenliant's Newest SSD Line

LX Series, a Line of USB3.0 Flash Drives from Mach Xtreme

ADATA Releases DDR3-3100 XPG Memory

GuiltySpark
Guru

Administrator

“There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.”

Posts: 1,534

News in Brief Aug 1, 2013 16:09:34 GMT

Quote

Post by GuiltySpark on Aug 1, 2013 16:09:34 GMT

New ransomware uses webcam and Homeland Security threat to scare victims

Security policies: non-productive use of resources

Android as a Service, “Verify Apps” for Gingerbread and Up

Andromeda Botnet Gets an Update

The Current State of the Blackhole Exploit Kit

Newly exposed NSA tool, XKeyscore, sees 'nearly everything we do online'

ZeroAccess malware revisited - new version yet more devious

Parted Magic 2013.08.01 Features More Than 100 Application Updates

Canonical Fixes Ghostscript Exploit in Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)

OS4 OpenLinux 13.6 Is a Good Alternative for Windows and Mac OS Users

Arch Linux 2013.08.01 Is Now Available for Download

Fedora 17 "Beefy Miracle" Is Officially Dead

Block Ads with Dolphin Browser 7.4 for iPhone

Download Opera 15.0.1147.153

Adobe Lightroom 5.2 RC Available

GuiltySpark
Guru

Administrator

“There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.”

Posts: 1,534

News in Brief Aug 5, 2013 18:02:20 GMT

Quote

Post by GuiltySpark on Aug 5, 2013 18:02:20 GMT

Firefox Zero-Day Used in Child Porn Hunt?

No Sporting Chance When Ticket Touts Strike

The Malware Archives: PDF Files

Freedom Hosting arrest and takedown linked to Tor privacy compromise

Malware Alert: iPhone Picture Snapshot Message

Hundreds of Websites Using DNS from Webstekker Serve Malware

Samsung Smart TVs Can Be Hijacked, Researchers Warn

Xubuntu Is the First Ubuntu-Based Distribution Running XMir

Ubuntu Stops Supporting Apple's PowerPC-Based Systems

All Samba Versions Vulnerable to a Denial of Service Attack, Users Must Upgrade

Apple Could Finally Be Launching Its Lofty “iTV” – Rumor

Microsoft: Google Claims That Users Have “No Legitimate Expectation of Privacy”

Microsoft on User Privacy: We’re Scanning Your Files for Offensive Adult Content

Microsoft to Fix Blurry Text Bug in Windows 8.1 RTM – Rumor

GuiltySpark
Guru

Administrator

“There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.”

Posts: 1,534

News in Brief Aug 6, 2013 18:32:05 GMT

Quote

Post by GuiltySpark on Aug 6, 2013 18:32:05 GMT

Reveton Malware Replaces Locked Desktops with Fake AV

“Worst of the worst” abuse images may be being used to spread Trojan, charity warns

Paranoid Android user? This “security pouch” will stop you being watched

Tor Anonymity Comes Under Attack

Firefox Zero-Day: A Quick Look At Yet Another Cross-Platform Exploit

How to Check if Your Website is Part of the StealRat Botnet

A Cure Worse than the Disease?

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water (closet)!

Ok, who uses their pet's name as their password?

Anatomy of a cryptographic oracle - understanding (and mitigating) the BREACH attack

OpenX.org Hacked, Backdoor Injected into Download Files

German Users Warned of Bogus Debt Collection Agency Emails That Spread Malware

Germany’s CERT Warns of Vulnerabilities in Vodafone EasyBox DSL Routers

Bitdefender Products Updated to Detect Tor Browser Bundle JavaScript Exploit

Experts Identify OAuth Bypass Vulnerability in Microsoft’s Social Network Yammer – Video

DNS Servers of 3 Dutch Hosting Firms Hijacked, Thousands of Sites Serve Malware

Excellent Authoring Tool DVDStyler 2.5.1 Now Uses FFmpeg 2.0

digiKam 3.3.0 Brings Face Recognition and Better RAW Processing

Mozilla Thunderbird 17.0.8 Officially Released, Get It While It's Hot

Apple Swaps Your Fake iPhone/iPad Power Adapter for a Genuine One in New Takeback Program

HWiNFO32 4.22.1970 Now Available for Download

warlock Moderator Administrator I just work here but, I'll take the blame. Posts: 833	News in Brief Aug 6, 2013 21:27:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by warlock on Aug 6, 2013 21:27:04 GMT GuiltySpark, Thanks for posting the news in brief. I might not look at all of them the day you post them but, I do look at all of them eventually. Appreciate the time it must take to collect the links. Thanks again.