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Researchers find a way bypass the iOS activation lock

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Lucian Constantin

Two researchers claim to have found a way to bypass the activation lock feature in iOS that’s supposed to prevent anyone from using an iPhone or iPad marked as lost by its owner.

The first report came Sunday from an Indian security researcher named Hemanth Joseph, who started investigating possible bypasses after being confronted with a locked iPad he acquired from eBay.

The activation lock gets enabled automatically when users turn on the Find My iPhone feature via iCloud. It links the device to their Apple IDs and prevents anyone else from accessing the device without entering the associated password.

One of the few things allowed from the activation lock screen is connecting the device to a Wi-Fi network, including manually configuring one. Hemanth had the idea of trying to crash the service that enforces the lock screen by entering very long strings of characters in the WPA2-Enterprise username and password fields.

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Remote management app exposes millions of Android users to hacking

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Lucian Constantin

Poor implementation of encryption in a popular Android remote management application exposes millions of users to data theft and remote code execution attacks.According to researchers from mobile security firm Zimperium, the AirDroid screen sharing … Continue reading Remote management app exposes millions of Android users to hacking→

Remote management app exposes millions of Android users to hacking

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Lucian Constantin

DoS technique lets a single laptop take down an enterprise firewall

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Lucian Constantin

At a time when the size of distributed denial-of-service attacks has reached unprecedented levels, researchers have found a new attack technique in the wild that allows a single laptop to take down high-bandwidth enterprise firewalls.The attack, dub… Continue reading DoS technique lets a single laptop take down an enterprise firewall→

DoS technique lets a single laptop take down an enterprise firewall

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Lucian Constantin

At a time when the size of distributed denial-of-service attacks has reached unprecedented levels, researchers have found a new attack technique in the wild that allows a single laptop to take down high-bandwidth enterprise firewalls.
The attack, d… Continue reading DoS technique lets a single laptop take down an enterprise firewall→

Hacker shows how easy it is to take over a city’s public Wi-Fi network

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Lucian Constantin

In a perfect example of how public wireless networks can be dangerous for privacy and security, an Israeli hacker showed that he could have taken over the free Wi-Fi network of an entire city.On his way home from work one day, Amihai Neiderman, the … Continue reading Hacker shows how easy it is to take over a city’s public Wi-Fi network→

Hacker shows how easy it is to take over a city’s public Wi-Fi network

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Lucian Constantin

In a perfect example of how public wireless networks can be dangerous for privacy and security, an Israeli hacker showed that he could have taken over the free Wi-Fi network of an entire city.
On his way home from work one day, Amihai Neiderman, th… Continue reading Hacker shows how easy it is to take over a city’s public Wi-Fi network→

Microsoft patches 68 vulnerabilities, two actively exploited ones

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Lucian Constantin

Microsoft has patched 68 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Edge, Internet Explorer and SQL Server, two of which have already been exploited by attackers and three that have been publicly disclosed.The patches are covered in 14 security bulletins, … Continue reading Microsoft patches 68 vulnerabilities, two actively exploited ones→

Microsoft patches 68 vulnerabilities, two actively exploited ones

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Lucian Constantin

Adobe fixes flaws in Flash Player and Adobe Connect

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Lucian Constantin

Adobe Systems has released scheduled security patches for its widely used Flash Player software as well as the Adobe Connect web conferencing platform, which is popular in enterprise environments.

The Flash Player security updates fix nine critical vulnerabilities that could be exploited remotely to execute malicious code on computers. All of them were privately reported by researchers through Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative, an exploit acquisition program.

Users should upgrade to Flash Player 23.0.0.207 for Windows and Mac and to Flash Player 11.2.202.644 for Linux. The Flash Player builds bundled with Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11 will be upgraded automatically through those browsers’ update mechanisms.

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