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Android permissions glitch allows eavesdropping, data theft

02

Dec

2011

Researchers have found multiple holes in Android phones’ permissions-based security that would allow a hacker to snatch data, monitor geolocation, send SMS messages, and even eavesdrop on conversations. A group of security researchers from North Carolina State University found the glitches in eight handsets from HTC, Motorola, Samsung and Google. The researchers found “explicit capability […]

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Apple lets security researcher into App Store, then throws toys out of cot

09

Nov

2011

Well known security researcher Charlie Miller has received mentions on Naked Security before. For example, he presented research on the security (or otherwise) of the firmware built into Apple laptop batteries at this year’s Black Hat conference. And in 2009, he openly promoted the concept of No More Free Bugs at CanSecWest. He hasn’t stuck […]

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Could hackers set fire to your Apple battery with a virus?

25

Jul

2011

Could hackers set fire to your Apple battery with a virus? Some recent news stories seem to suggest that they might. One uncompromising headline certainly implies that battery-based malware – whether inferno-related or not – is an inevitability, trumpeting proudly that “Apple laptop batteries are the new attack vector.” That remains to be seen, as […]

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