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Signal for Android finally out, offers end-to-end encrypted calls and messages
Open Whisper Systems (formerly Whisper Systems) has finally released the Android version of its popular free, open source iOS app for end-to-end encrypted voice calls.Signal …
Open source KeeFarce tool loots encrypted passwords stored in KeePass
Denis Andzakovic, a hacker and researcher with New Zealand-based security consultancy Security-Assessment.com, has released the source code for KeeFarce, a tool that can …
Hacking Team pitches encryption-cracking tools to US law enforcement
Hacking Team, the Italian company that provides offensive intrusion and surveillance software to governments, intelligence and law enforcement agencies, is back in the saddle, …
Xen Project plugs critical host hijacking flaw, patch ASAP
The latest security update (XSA-145 through 153) for the popular Xen virtualization software fixes nine issues. Eight of them can lead to Denial of Service, but the ninth is …
US Library of Congress makes tinkering with your car software legal
The US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) makes it illegal to circumvent technological measures used to prevent unauthorized access to copyrighted works. But, there are …
One in 20 apps on private PCs are end-of-life
Secunia Research revealed the state of security for PC users in a total of 14 countries, including the US. One in 20 applications on private US PCs are end-of-life and 12 …
WhatsApp collects phone numbers, call duration, and more!
A recent network forensic examination of popular messaging service WhatsApp is offering new details on the data that can be collected from the app’s network from its new …
Cloud-based vulnerability management: Top vendors in the field
With an increasingly fast-paced threat landscape threatening even the most complex network security infrastructures, vulnerability management has become essential.Many vendors …
Oracle releases 154 fixes, plugs click-to-play bypass Java flaw used in attacks
Oracle has released its quarterly patch update that contains 154 security fixes for its various products.What will interest end users the most are the fixes released for Java, …
Review: Change and configuration auditing with Netwrix Auditor 7.0
Netwrix Auditor is a powerful change and configuration auditing platform that leverages the data collected from all parts of the company network to provide detailed …
250+ iOS apps offered on Apple’s App Store found slurping user data
The latest instance of potentially malicious apps tricking Apple App Store’s vetting process comes courtesy of Youmi, a China-based mobile advertising provider whose …
Consumers increasingly adopting personal security measures
With the increase of personal data being stored on mobile devices, a new survey showed that 61 percent of wireless consumers use PINs/passwords, up 20 percent from the survey …