A Crypto Trick That Makes Software Nearly Impossible to Reverse-Engineer

Software reverse engineering, the art of pulling programs apart to figure out how they work, is what makes it possible for sophisticated hackers to scour code for exploitable bugs. It’s also what allows those same hackers’ dangerous malware to be deconstructed and neutered. Now a new encryption trick could make both those tasks much, much harder. At […] The post A Crypto Trick That Makes Software Nearly Impossible to Reverse-Engineer appeared first on WIRED.

Microsoft officially confirms acquisition of calendar app maker Sunrise for estimated US$100m

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has acquired Sunrise Atelier Inc., the maker of the Sunrise calendar application for android and iOS devices. Microsoft first made the news official by posting a YouTube video confirming its purchase of calendar app Sunrise, later releasing a statement. Both the companies confirmed the deal in blogs on their respective sites. While [...]
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Snapchat continues third-party app crackdown

Snapchat users can no longer use an app called Mindie to add music and videos which could be shared as a ‘Snapchat Story’, following a crackdown on third-party apps prompted by a security breach. Snapchat said its security policy does not …The post Snapchat continues third-party app crackdown appeared first on Mobile World Live.

Facebook Vulnerability Allows Hacker to Delete Any Photo Album

A Serious vulnerability in Facebook has recently been reported that could allow anyone to delete your complete Facebook photo album without having authentication.

Security Researcher Laxman Muthiyah told The Hacker News that the vulnerability actually resides in Facebook Graph API mechanism, which allows "a hacker to delete any photo album on Facebook. Any photo album owned by an user or a

Hackers Can Remotely Install Malware Apps to Your Android Device

Security researchers have warned of a pair of vulnerabilities in the Google Play Store that could allow cyber crooks to install and launch malicious applications remotely on Android devices.

Tod Beardsley, technical lead for the Metasploit Framework at Rapid7 warns that an X-Frame-Options (XFO) vulnerability – when combined with a recent Android WebView (Jelly Bean) flaw – creates a way

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