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“DressCode” apps turned phones into listening posts that could bypass firewalls.
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Security researcher Egor Homakov has discovered a Twitter vulnerability which allows apps to send DMs without requiring explicit user permission. TNW has verified the findings and can ... Via Gust MEES
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Untersucht wurden 2107 Apps für iOS von 601 Herstellern. Die HP-Tochter bewertet die entsprechenden Android-Anwendungen jedoch als ebenso anfällig. Zahlreiche Apps setzten keine Verschlüsselung ein und schützten die Nutzerdaten nicht angemessen.
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"There should be millions of Twitter users that have signed in with Twitter into third-party applications. Some of these applications might have gained access to and might still have access to Twitter users private direct messages," he points out, and advises users to check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access their DMs. Via Gust MEES
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===> check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access YOUR DMs. <===
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January 22, 2013 11:42 AM
===> check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access YOUR DMs. <===
Check ALSO:
- https://twitter.com/settings/applications
- http://blog.ioactive.com/2013/01/you-can-not-trust-social-media-twitter-vulnerable.html
- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/naivety-in-the-digital-age/
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January 22, 2013 11:52 AM
===> check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access YOUR DMs. <===
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January 22, 2013 11:59 AM
===> check third-party applications permissions and revoke the apps to which they never gave permission to access YOUR DMs. <===
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Ad networks give away data on age, gender, whether we have kids, income, political affiliation, marital status and more, researchers found. Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren: https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/privacy-in-the-digital-world-shouldnt-we-talk-about-it/ https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/digital-citizenship-social-media-and-privacy/ https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/smartphone-pictures-pose-privacy-risks/ https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/12/18/let-us-talk-about-eskills-what-is-it/ https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/design-the-learning-of-your-learners-students-ideas/
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Ad networks give away data on age, gender, whether we have kids, income, political affiliation, marital status and more, researchers found. Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren: https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/privacy-in-the-digital-world-shouldnt-we-talk-about-it/ https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/11/25/digital-citizenship-social-media-and-privacy/ https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/smartphone-pictures-pose-privacy-risks/ https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/12/18/let-us-talk-about-eskills-what-is-it/ https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/design-the-learning-of-your-learners-students-ideas/
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Security-SuperGAU für alle Nutzer von iPhones und iPads: Experten haben eine Lücke in iOS-Apps entdeckt, die es erlaubt, die komplette Kommunikation über fremde Server umzuleiten. Tausende Apps sollen betroffen sein.
Über HTTP Request Hijacking sollen sich Hacker in iOS-Apps einschleichen und so den Datentraffic über eigene Server umleiten können. Nach erfolgreichem Angriff soll die Umleitung dann permanent aktiv sein.
===> Einzige Abhilfe schafft ein Update oder eine Neuinstallation der App. <===
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Mit Bitdefender Clueful ist ab sofort eine neue, kostenlose Android-App erhältlich, die alle auf einem Android-Gerät installierten Apps überprüft und bei verdächtigen oder unsicheren Apps Alarm schlägt.
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