Those clever hackers have come up with a new way to exploit Twitter, with a browser-based exploit launched from malware infected PCs, helping spread links of shame in the form of tweets that appear to be sent from the user's account. Read More >>
Featured comment by tc789:
"At the moment, no. But its not like it hasn't happened before...
there was a jailbreak exploit that just required you go to a website, and I guess ..." More »
Amazing scenes of death and carnage were witnessed in the pretend World of Warcraft over the weekend, after an exploit of some kind was used to kill thousands of player characters. Read More >>
Featured comment by markcgrant:
"My point exactly regarding mobile calls being real? Just because you have limited senses it doesn't mean it is senseless." More »
Just days after Oracle took the unusual step of releasing an unscheduled patch to fix the huge security flaw found in the most recent update of its Java platform, more ways to exploit the code have been found within the widely used tool. Read More >>
The recently discovered potentially apocalyptic Java exploit has been spreading, with the hack now part of a commonplace malware bundle that's doing the rounds on the hacking scene. Read More >>
Featured comment by mannu4u4u:
"An update has been released by Oracle Tomorrow
http://www.hackersnewsbulletin.com/2012/08/oracle-has-released-patch-for-its-java.html" More »
A rather huge exploit has been used to attack users of Java, which has been found to operate within browsers on PCs, OS X and even the more robust Ubuntu. Everything that runs Java is now vulnerable. Read More >>
US intelligence agencies pay hackers as much as £160,000 for iOS security exploits or £126,000 for a Chrome or Explorer vulnerability. The agencies will not tell you about it, they would use that exploit to gain access to devices. Read More >>
Featured comment by Kauzion:
""they are very rare thanks to the stronger security of Apple’s iOS compared to something like Android"
How'd you figure that one then?" More »
You had better hope the gent who discovered this Windows Phone security exploit is the only one who knows how to do it: this video shows just how easy it is to permanently ruin a WP7 handset. Read More >>
Featured comment by dirtymagic86:
"At least its not as bad as when this same issue was found in iOS where the person who sent the text could gain FULL access to the phone!" More »
ASLR is something very technical to do with computers and randomising how they use their memory. Google's sticking it in the Android "Ice Cream Sandwich" update, to ensure better security. Read More >>
Featured comment by MoTech:
"Except that Android copied a lot of shit while Eric Schmidt was on the Apple board.
Why do you think Jobs wanted to destroy Android? Get your head..." More »