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Tally of November’s Vulnerabilities and a Zero-Day

08

Nov

2012

It’s not yet the second Tuesday of the month — but already there are a good number of important updates that you should apply. (And one significant zero-day of which you should be aware.) First up: Flash! Adobe released an important update on November 6th (details here) that corrects seven vulnerabilities. Check your version here. […]

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Scareware and “Scary” Scams Aren’t the Same Thing

04

Oct

2012

Two big headlines to comment on. First, there’s this: FTC Case Results in $163 Million Judgment Against “Scareware” Marketer. The defendant, Kristy Ross, has been involved in U.S. FTC cases going back to 2008: Court Halts Bogus Computer Scans. Her boyfriend “Sam” Jain is still at large: You can read more about Jain in this […]

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Samsung TouchWiz Devices Vulnerable to Mischief

26

Sep

2012

Saw this tweet yesterday on Twitter: The account is a parody… but the “tel:*2767*3855%23” is quite serious. It’s a reference to a “vulnerability” which exists on some versions of Samsung Android phones, those running Samsung’s TouchWiz UI. (So, not Nexus.) And by vulnerability, we mean that some “genius” developed a feature to factory hard reset […]

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