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Cracking Passwords is as Easy as “123”
One month after announcing a corporate data raid affecting 2.9 million of their users, Adobe has found the extent of...
Becoming ‘InstaFamous’ – The Apps the Kids are Using Now: Instagram LikeBots
InstaFamous: A person who is famous due to a high amount of followers on Instagram. The Instagram ‘popular’ page boasts...
In Memory of Peter Szor
Nov. 20: Update with details of memorial service at the end of this post. Earlier this week the security industry...
Japanese Chat App for Android Steals Phone Numbers
Update, December 5 The developer of the app Machin Chat has contacted McAfee and reported that the collection of phone...
JavaScript Apps on Google Play Steal Korean Phone Numbers
In a recent blog, McAfee Labs reported on suspicious JavaScript-based Android chat applications for Japanese users. These apps were found...
More Japanese Chat Apps on Google Play Steal Phone Numbers
In two recent blogs, McAfee Labs described Japanese and Korean Android apps on Google Play that steal a mobile device’s...
Social Media Manipulation Is For Real, Some Call It As Crowd-Turfing!
An Indian investigative portal Cobrapost, recently released a report on alleged online reputation smearing/management/campaigns designed to gain/destroy political capital for who ever was...
Helping Your Daughter Handle Mean Girls Online
It was an ordinary Tuesday after school. Sixteen year-old Allison was texting back and forth with her best friend Katie; both were...
Electronics in Flight: How Harmful are Mobile Devices to Your Aircraft?
We all know the drill: before takeoff and landing the flight attendants do a final safety inspection, walking up and...
