Researchers reveal how to hack an iPhone in 60 seconds

August 1, 2013 · Posted in Techy News and Tips · Comments Off on Researchers reveal how to hack an iPhone in 60 seconds 

Three Georgia Tech hackers have revealed how to hack iPhones and iPads with malware imitating ordinary apps in under sixty seconds using a “malicious charger.”

Today at a Black Hat USA 2013 press conference, the researchers revealed for the first time exactly how the USB charger they built can compromise iOS devices in less than a minute.

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iPhone, Blackberry Tumble to Hackers

March 11, 2011 · Posted in Techy News and Tips · Comments Off on iPhone, Blackberry Tumble to Hackers 

Do you have an iPhone 4 or Blackberry? This week at Pwn2Own, companies were challenged to exploit everthing from web browsers to smartphones.

If you are one of the proud owners of an iPhone or Blackberry beware what you use it for, unless you want exploited. Apple’s iPhone 4 and RIM’s BlackBerry Torch 9800 both succumbed to hackers today at Pwn2Own, but two other smartphones running Android and Windows Phone 7 were unchallenged.

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Microsoft delivers ‘big month’ of patches, quashes 22 bugs

February 8, 2011 · Posted in Techy News and Tips · Comments Off on Microsoft delivers ‘big month’ of patches, quashes 22 bugs 

Microsoft today issued 12 security updates that patched 22 bugs in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and its Internet server software.

An analyst suspected that one of the dozen updates was released to prevent hackers from exploiting Windows 7 in the Pwn2Own contest slated to start in four weeks. Read the Full Story.

Whatever your thoughts are on the reasons for the patches, you should always make sure your computer is up to date with the latest patches.