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Microsoft silently patched a bug in its Windows 10 operating system with the October 2018 update (version 1809) that allowed Microsoft Store apps with extensive file system permission to access all files on users’ computers without their consent.
With… Continue reading Windows 10 Bug Let UWP Apps Access All Files Without Users’ Consent
When a project has outgrown using a small microcontroller, almost everyone reaches for a single-board computer — with the Raspberry Pi being the poster child. But doing so leaves you stuck with essentially a headless Linux server: a brain in a jar when what you want is a Swiss Army knife.
It would be a lot more fun if it had a screen attached, and of course the market is filled with options on that front. Then there’s the issue of designing a human interface: touch screens are all the rage these days, so why not buy a screen with …read more
Continue reading Ask Hackaday: Why Aren’t We Hacking Cellphones?
The security and privacy issues with APIs and third-party app developers are something that’s not just Facebook is dealing with.
A bug in Twitter’s API inadvertently exposed some users’ direct messages (DMs) and protected tweets to unauthorized third-… Continue reading Twitter API Flaw Exposed Users Messages to Wrong Developers For Over a Year
During “Ask The Architect” at the Devoxx UK 2018 conference, Oracle’s chief architect, Mark Reinhold, called Java’s serialization mechanism a “horrible mistake” and a virtually endless source of security vulnerabilit… Continue reading Will Dropping Serialization from Java Remove the Vulnerabilities?
Apple is making it easier for mobile developers to port their iOS apps to the next-generation macOS Mojave desktop platform—a major step in bringing the two platforms closer together.
However, at the same time, the company straightforward denied the i… Continue reading Apple will let users run iOS apps on macOS
An analysis of 10,000 mobile apps has found that a significant portion of them are open to web API hijacking – thanks to inconsistencies between app and server logic in web APIs. Continue reading WARDroid Uncovers Mobile Threats to Millions of Users Worldwide