Tag: security

Backdoor Found In OpenX Ad Platform

mask.of.sanity writes “A backdoor has existed for at least seven months in a platform sold by OpenX, the self-described global leader of digital advertising which counts the New York Post, Coca Cola, Bloomberg and EA among its customers. The backdoor was contained within the official OpenX package and recently removed. Security researchers say it meant those who downloaded the compromised software could have provided attackers full access to their web sites.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Firefox 23 Arrives With New Logo, Mixed Content Blocker, and Network Monitor

An anonymous reader writes “Mozilla today officially launched Firefox 23 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Improvements include the addition of a share button, mixed content blocker, and network monitor on the desktop side (release notes). The new desktop version was available on the organization’s FTP servers last night, but that was just the initial release of the installers. Firefox 23 has now officially been released over on Firefox.com and all existing users should be able to upgrade to it automatically. As always, the Android version is trickling out slowly on Google Play.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Samsung Begins Mass Production of Industry’s First 3D NAND Flash

Lucas123 writes “Samsung has announced it is mass producing the industry’s first three-dimensional (3D) Vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory that breaks through current planar NAND scaling limits, offering gains in both density and non-volatile memory performance. The first iteration of the V-NAND is a 24-layer, 128Gbit chip that will eventually be used in embedded flash and solid-state drive applications, Samsung said. It provides 2 to 10 times higher reliability and twice the write performance of conventional 10nm-class floating gate NAND flash memory. Initial device capacities will range from 128GB to 1TB, ‘depending on customer demand.’ ‘In the future, they could go considerably higher than that, ‘ said Steve Weinger, director of NAND Marketing for Samsung Semiconductor. Samsung’s process uses cell structure based on 3D Charge Trap Flash (CTF) technology and vertical interconnect process technology to link the 3D cell array. By applying the latter technologies, Samsung’s 3D V-NAND can provide over twice the scaling of current 20nm-class planar NAND flash.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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First Ever Public Tasting of Lab-Grown Cultured Beef Burger

vikingpower writes “Today, at 14:00 Western European Time (9:00 am Eastern), Professor Mark Post of Maastricht University ( the Netherlands ) will present a world first: he will cook and serve a burger made from Cultured Beef in front of an invited audience in London. The event will include a brief explanation of the science behind the burger. You can witch the event live, online. The project’s fact sheet is to be found here (pdf).”e Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Attacking the popular Kwikset lock: open in 15 seconds with a screwdriver and a paper clip

Kwikset makes an incredibly popular line of reprogrammable locks that can be easily re-keyed, meaning that landlords don’t have to physically change the locks when their tenants move out.        

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Attacking the popular Kwikset lock: open in 15 seconds with a screwdriver and a paper clip

Ad Networks Lay Path To Million-Strong Browser Botnet

jfruh writes “Every day, millions of computers run unvetted, sketchy code in the form of the JavaScript that ad networks send to publishers. Usually, that code just puts an advertiser’s banner ad on a web page. But since ad networks and publishers almost never check the code for malicious properties, it can become an attack vector as well. A recent presentation at the Black Hat conference showed how ad networks could be used as unwitting middlemen to create huge, cheap botnets.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Moscow Subway To Use Special Devices To Read Data On Passengers’ Phones

dryriver writes “‘The head of police for Moscow’s subway system has said stations will soon be equipped with devices that can read the data on the mobile telephones of passengers. In the July 29 edition of Izvestia, Moscow Metro police chief Andrei Mokhov said the device would be used to help locate stolen mobile phones. Mokhov said the devices have a range of about 5 meters and can read the SIM card. If the card is on the list of stolen phones, the system automatically sends information to the police. The time and place of the alert can be matched to closed-circuit TV in stations. Izvestia reported that ‘according to experts, the devices can be used more widely to follow all passengers without exception.’ Mokhov said it was illegal to track a person without permission from the authorities, but that there was no law against tracking the property of a company, such as a SIM card.’ What is this all about? Is it really about detecting stolen phones/SIM cards, or is that a convenient ‘cover story’ for eavesdropping on people’s private smartphone data while they wait to ride the subway? Also — if this scheme goes ahead, how long will it be before the U.S., Europe and other territories employ devices that do this, too?” Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Apple Retailer Facing Class Action Suit Over Employee Bag Checks

aitikin writes “Former Apple employees say the company requires workers to stand around without pay for up to 30 minutes a day while waiting for managers to search their bags for stolen merchandise.” The filing. It looks pretty illegal: mandatory unpaid checks of personal belongings before and after work and all breaks. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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