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Mac OS X Trojan hides behind malicious PDF disguise

23

Sep

2011

A fascinating new example of Mac malware has been discovered, that appears to be adopting an old Windows-style disguise to fool users into running it. Despite the numerous times that cybercriminals have created boobytrapped PDF files that exploit vulnerabilities to infect unsuspecting users, many people still think that PDF files are somehow magically safer to […]

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Will Windows 8’s new interface herald full-screen scareware?

15

Sep

2011

Microsoft has designed a new user interface for Windows 8, with an emphasis on bright colours and friendliness. Personally, the interface (dubbed “Metro”) reminds me of a child’s toy. One of the interesting features of the Metro user interface is that apps are designed to be full-screen, without any surrounding furniture. That means you won’t […]

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Apple hires jailbreaking iPhone hacker Nicholas Allegra

26

Aug

2011

Nicholas Allegra, better known as ‘comex’, the creator of the JailBreakMe website which made it child’s play for iPhone owners to jailbreak their devices, has been given an internship at Apple. The 19-year-old from Chappaqua, New York posted the news of his new position on Twitter: Allegra has given Apple plenty of headaches in the […]

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