Tag: "security"

WTF Google? Google Street View Snooped WiFi for Personal Data

WTF Google? Google Street View Snooped WiFi for Personal Data

Google may have collected emails and other private information while using their “Street View” cars. If they traveled over WiFi networks while one of the cars was in range, they may have started to collect your data. Previously, the company denied that any data was ever intercepted. In a blog post published on Friday afternoon, Google [...]

Flash Deemed Major Security Hole in All Desktop Browsers by Pwn2Own Winner

Flash Deemed Major Security Hole in All Desktop Browsers by Pwn2Own Winner

In an interview with Pwn2Own hacking competition winner Charlie Miller, he breaks down the vulnerabilities in today’s Internet browsers. On cracking the  O/S: “Windows 7 is slightly more difficult because it has full ASLR (address space layout randomization) and a smaller attack surface (for example, no Java or Flash by default). Windows used to be much [...]

8 Things Stalkers, Burglars and Psycho Ex’s Love about Social Media

8 Things Stalkers, Burglars and Psycho Ex’s Love about Social Media

Back in the old days of stalking and burglary, criminals had to stake out people and locations to find out optimal times to be criminalish. Social Media has made it easy.