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Microsoft warns of new Trojan hijacking Facebook accounts
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2013-05-13 01:44
Microsoft has issued a warning that a new piece of malware masquerading as a Google Chrome extension and Firefox add-on is making the rounds, threatening to hijack Facebook accounts
First detected in Brazil, Trojan:JS/Febipos.A, the malware attempts to keep itself update, just like normal, legitimate browser extensions, Microsoft noted in a security bulletin late Friday.
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A story of a $9500 bug in Facebook OAuth 2.0
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2013-04-19 08:59
Andrey Labunets has made a blog posting regarding the OAuth 2.0 flaws he discussed during his talk at HITBSecConf2013 - Amsterdam (PDF).
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Skype And Dropbox Fix Redirect Security Hole Courtesy of Nir Goldshlager
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2013-04-04 05:18
Nir Goldshlager just saved your identity. One of the world’s top white hat security researchers, Goldshlager this week helped Skype and Dropbox fix a critical security flaw that could have let hackers take control of their users’ Facebook accounts. Tomorrow Goldshlager will detail how he found the exploit, but he gave TechCrunch the early heads up. Here’s how hackers exploit the hole.
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Facebook to reportedly unveil iOS competitor at April event
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2013-03-29 08:37
In a highly suggestive invitation to an April 4 event sent out on Thursday, Facebook welcomes media to "Come See Our New Home On Android," hinting the social networking monolith will finally reveal a much-rumored purpose-built operating system.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, TechCrunch says the Facebook OS will be a platform built on Android, with deep integration possibly baked into an HTC-manufactured smartphone. Speculation of a true Facebook-developed phone have been floating around for some time, though such a device has yet to appear.
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Nir Goldshlager does it again
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2013-03-15 20:02
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has rewarded a security expert who has located a second flaw in the network. Security experts like Nir Goldshlager have been especially concerned about hackers targeting Facebook in recent months. Goldshlager, who found one bug on the social media network about three weeks ago, discovered a second flaw this week which allowed him to hack the social network a second time.
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