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Ransomware developers target Apple customers

07

Mar

2016

Over the weekend, Apple customers who were looking for the latest version of Transmission, a popular BitTorrent client, likely downloaded a new family of Ransomware that targets OS X installations instead. The problem was discovered by Unit 42 researchers at Palo Alto Networks. They’ve named the Ransomware family KeRanger, and published a brief on the […]

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Amazon’s bringing encryption back to its Fire tablets

07

Mar

2016

A few days ago, we all awoke to the realization that Amazon had removed device encryption features from Fire OS 5—the operating system powering its Fire tablets—when it debuted last fall. After considerable controversy, though, the company says it will reintroduce device encryption in an upcoming software update. “We will return the option for full disk […]

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Your smartwatch can give away your payment card’s PIN code

15

Jan

2016

Smartwatches can be a perfectly useful and handy wearable device for some users, but it’s good to keep in mind that using them might mean opening yourself to an additional line of attack. As student Tony Beltramelli has demonstrated for his Master’s thesis, it’s possible for an attacker to trick the user into installing a […]

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