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The Internet of Things Needs a Standard. There’s a Consortium for That
Let’s talk about networks. A network can imply a number of things: it can imply a group of friends, coworkers...
Malicious Utility Can Defeat Windows PatchGuard
In 2012, my colleagues Deepak Gupta and Xiaoning Li explained in a white paper how some malware can operate at...
Android App SandroRAT Targets Polish Banking Users via Phishing Email
Europe is currently under attack by spammers trying to get control of Android devices. In Germany the distribution method is...
7 Creative Ways to Get Your Teen Talking
“Yeah.” “No.” “Nothing.” “Good.” “Okay.” “Whatever.” Do you recognize that notorious bit of prose? It’s the six-word vocabulary list teens...
Nude Celebrity Photo Dump Has Many Asking What Happened
Hundreds of private photos belonging to several high-profile Hollywood actresses were posted online this past weekend. They are explicit in...
The Hacker’s New Best Friend Could be Your USB Port
It’s tiny and portable, yet perfect for storing large items. I’m talking about the good ol’ Universal Serial Bus (a.k.a...
Is This Your Photo? No, It’s SMS Spam With Mobile Malware
One of the most important concerns of Internet users is privacy. For this reason one of the most effective phishing...
How Hackers Use Popular Shows to Infect Your Devices
If there’s one reasonable measurement of how popular a television series has become, it’s how often it’s illegally downloaded online....
Apps Sending Plain HTTP Put Personal Data at Risk
At the AVAR Conference in November 2014, McAfee Labs presented how to exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability of the Costco...