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Major vulnerability in Tinder dating app allowed user tracking
Include Security unveiled new research showing that users of the popular online dating app Tinder were at significant risk due to a vulnerability they discovered in the …
400 iOS and Android apps analyzed for privacy and security risks
A new report analyzes the behaviors of the top 400 iOS and Android apps to assess the state of mobile app security and identify trends impacting consumers and enterprises with …
GFI Cloud gets enhanced performance monitoring
GFI Software has enhanced the network performance monitoring capabilities and other features of GFI Cloud, the company’s IT platform for SMBs that enables IT …
300,000 users affected by premium-SMS sending apps from Google Play
Panda Security has identified malicious apps on Google Play that can sign users up to premium SMS subscription services without their permission. These new threats have been …
HP says server security and safety updates will remain free
The news that starting on February 19, HP will provide firmware updates for its servers only to customers with a valid warranty, Care Pack Service or support agreement, has …
Absolute Computrace anti-theft software can be remotely hijacked
Kaspersky Lab’s security research team published a report confirming and demonstrating that the weak implementation of anti-theft software marketed by Absolute Software …
Facebook bug prevents revocation of app permissions
Developers working for privacy software vendor MyPermissions claim to have discovered a critical vulnerability in Facebook’s code. The flaw can be exploited to make it …
HTTPS Everywhere add-on now available for Firefox on Android
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has announced the release of a beta version of its HTTPS Everywhere extension for Firefox on Android. HTTPS Everywhere is produced as …
Adobe Flash flaw exploited in the wild, update now
Adobe has released an emergency patch for a critical vulnerability affecting Flash Player for Windows, Linux and OS X, the exploitation of which can result in an attacker …
Most top 500 Android mobile apps have security and privacy risks
After testing the top 500 Android applications, MetaIntell identified that approximately 460 of those 500 Android applications (available in apps stores such as Amazon, CNET, …
Symantec seeks to patent technology for spotting malicious torrents
In most people’s minds, the concept of torrents is generally associated with pirated content. Despite this, everyone should know that BitTorrent is a file transfer / …