Thursday, 15 August 2013

Microsoft botches six Windows patches in latest Automatic Update

Lavabit founder says he can't legally explain why he shut down email service | Censor-busting PirateBrowser works -- within limits

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Microsoft botches six Windows patches in latest Automatic Update
In an amazing tour de force, Microsoft's Automatic Update chute released at least six bad patches. Microsoft acknowledges problems with KB 2876063, KB 2859537, KB 2873872, KB 2843638, KB 2843639, and KB 2868846. Read More


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Lavabit founder says he can't legally explain why he shut down email service
Lavar Levison, the founder of Lavabit, said that the federal government gave him no recourse but to suspend the service -- which was purportedly used by whistleblower Edward Snowden. Read More

Censor-busting PirateBrowser works -- within limits
The recently released Firefox-based browser is supposed to circumvent censorship and blockades, but performance is spotty. Read More

More Android malware distributed through mobile ad networks
Mobile ad networks can provide a loophole to serve malware to Android devices, according to researchers from security firm Palo Alto Networks who have found new Android threats being distributed in this manner. Read More

Google bumps up browser bug bounty
Google on Monday boosted its standard $1,000 Chrome bug bounty to as much as $5,000. The change was the first to Google's browser bounty program in nearly a year. Read More


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