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iOS 10 Security Updates Move to HTTPS

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Sep

2016

Apple has finally moved its iOS security update mechanism to HTTPS with today’s release of iOS 10. Previously, updates were sent to devices over HTTP and attackers already present on a network could potentially intercept and manipulate updates. “An issue existed in iOS updates, which did not properly secure user communications. This issue was addressed […]

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Details of 33 Million Users Stolen in Old QIP Breach

12

Sep

2016

A hacker who over the past weeks leaked tens of millions of accounts stolen from various popular services has now revealed that the Russian instant messaging service QIP (Quiet Internet Pager) also suffered a serious data breach several years ago. According to breach notification service LeakedSource, hackers obtained the details of 33,383,392 users following an […]

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68 Million Exposed in Old Dropbox Hack

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Aug

2016

The email addresses and passwords pertaining to a total of 68,648,009 Dropbox accounts have been compromised following a data breach in 2012. News of the Dropbox breach emerged several months after a series of mega-breaches were made public, impacting hundreds of millions of users: LinkedIn (167 million), Myspace (360 million), Tumblr (65 million), and VK […]

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