Posts Tagged ‘Hacker’

LTE Phone Service susceptible to interception or DoS

Written by Randy on . Posted in Security, Tech

Using an approach that targets redundancy in cellular networks to provide backup routes for service a Hacker has determined how to intercept or perform DoS attacks on practically all LTE phone service.   Read more on TheRegister.com:

Every LTE call, text, can be intercepted, blacked out, hacker finds

Ruxcon Hacker Wanqiao Zhang of Chinese hacking house Qihoo 360

Ruxcon Hacker Wanqiao Zhang of Chinese hacking house Qihoo 360

 

Italian teen finds two zero-day vulnerabilities in OS X | Network World

Written by Randy on . Posted in Apple, Randy's Blog, Security, Uncategorized

An Italian teen who we will call talented but irresponsible found  and developed an exploit of Apple’s Mac OS.  Talented in that he could find not just one but two in the relatively secure Mac OS.  Irresponsible in that he published the details on GitHub only hours after notifying the software giant of his discovery.  It is customary to allow the developer time to address and patch an issue before disclosing it to the world for every hacker to jump on and exploit.  What he did by discovering the flaws is commendable.  But by disclosing them without any adequate time for the developer (Apple) to respond is reckless and causes a large issue opening even more computers to hack attempts because of his rush to seek fame.  
The exploit he developed yields root access
Source: Italian teen finds two zero-day vulnerabilities in OS X | Network World