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Google fixes Chrome vulnerabilities exploited at Pwn2Own hacking contest
2013-11-15 14:47:22| InfoWorld: Top News
Google released emergency security updates for Chrome in order to patch critical vulnerabilities demonstrated Thursday by a security researcher at the Mobile Pwn2Own hacking competition. The vulnerabilities were exploited by a security researcher who uses the pseudonym Pinkie Pie to achieve arbitrary code execution on a Nexus 4 and a Samsung Galaxy S4 device, earning him a prize of $50,000 in the contest.
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Hacking the PS4s facial recognition by creating a universal login key
2013-11-14 21:50:26| Extremetech
A lesser known feature of the PS4 is that if the PlayStation Camera is connected, you can log into a user account via facial recognition. During testing, we found that both the calibration and facial recognition login were highly accurate. So, we did what any good journalists would do and tested the limits of the camera's accuracy by becoming Iron Man.
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NSA Says Site Outage Due to Error, Not Hacking Attack
2013-10-26 12:34:17| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
The American spy agency said Friday's multi-hour outage of NSA.gov was caused by an error during scheduled maintenance rather than a hacking attack.
NSA Says Site Outage Due to Error, Not Hacking Attack
2013-10-26 07:33:28| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The American spy agency said Friday's multi-hour outage of NSA.gov was caused by an error during scheduled maintenance rather than a hacking attack.
Russia Nabs 'Blackhole' Hacking Suspect
2013-10-11 21:35:51| TechNewsWorld
Police in Russia have arrested a man suspected of masterminding a pair of famous hacking tools -- the Blackhole and Cool exploit kits, favorites among cybercriminals looking to install malware. Russian authorities have been mum on the situation, but security firms have reported a decline in the programs' use. Also, Alexander Gostev of Kaspersky Lab said anonymous sources confirmed the arrest.
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