Monthly Archives: July 2011

Apple to Patch JailbreakMe Security Flaw

Shortly after the JailbreakMe hack that uses Mobile Safari to jailbreak iPhones, iPads and the iPod touch hit the Web, Apple announced that it will be patching the potential security flaw the hack takes advantage of, according to Yahoo! Finance. … Continue reading

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Here’s how easy it is to hack a phone

(CNET) British tabloid News of the World said today it is closing down over a phone hacking scandal in which workers for the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper allegedly snooped on voice mail messages left on the mobile phones of murder victims, … Continue reading

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Hacked Fox News tweets claim Obama dead

Fox News was the latest victim of a hack, with a posting Monday on its political Twitter account – @foxnewspolitics – saying President Obama had been assassinated in Iowa, the shooter unknown and that Joe Biden replaced him. The series … Continue reading

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