Category: Hacks

Hacking toward the ultimate game console

January 2, 2012

Apple has the operating system, app + gaming ecosystem and even has an excellent piece of hardware already in place — why, oh, why haven’t they let the genie out of the bottle? It would be awesome and no further proof thereof is needed than this fresh hack from Steven Troughton-Smith and TheMudKip.

Flashback: Another day, another trojan

September 27, 2011

Apple updated OS X’ integrated trojan blocker over the weekend to protect against Trojan Dropper. Now, another trojan, Flashback, has surfaced and this one, whether the irony was intended or not, masquerades as an Adobe Flash Player installer. Again, however, the threat level is believed to be low.

The end definitely isn’t nigh, new trojan thwarted

September 26, 2011

What’s a malware writer to do? Whereas the creators of MacDefender and QHost enjoyed their moments of inglorious fame before they got shut down, a new trojan detected at the end of July has already been unceremoniously nipped in the proverbial bud by the mothership.

Toyota dumps Cydia, app thieves lament

April 5, 2011

Steve Jobs is killing open, or so the five-finger discount crowd will claim. Lord knows why Toyota decided to advertise on Cydia, but they’ve decided, apparently with some encouragement from their friends in Cupertino, to immediately terminate the relationship.

Apple takes aim at Florida pirate

February 5, 2011

Peruse the computer section of Craigslist in just about any city and you will find them — software pirates selling hand-lettered disks out of their parents’ basements or grubby walkups. With multiple online identities and invariably a “legitimate” low-cost PC repair business as a front, they’ve got apps you want at unbelievably low prices.

Oscar screeners via iTunes obviates pirate threat

January 29, 2011

For decades, the video tapes and DVDs provided by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to voters have invariably ended in the hands of pirates. Now, they’re finally getting wise, though you’ve gotta know that such a feeble counter measure won’t slow down pirates.

Apple iOS4.2 signature check to foil hackers?

November 25, 2010

Apple has pulled out one more weapon against the hackers that make iPhone / iPad jailbreaking and unlocking. Will the advent of the baseband signature check make life much harder for the hackers?

Charlie Miller talks Mac, hacking

September 8, 2010

From NSA spook to celebrity Mac hacker, he’s traveled a rather unique career path and resides at an interesting crossroads — the “frenemy” insider the rest of us look to when security’s on the menu. Although he doesn’t always bear glad tidings for the fairer platform, Miller’s no hater and that kind of cognitive dissonance is sometimes difficult take.

Counterfeit iPads appear in China

August 18, 2010

The Chinese appear to be the absolute kings and queens of phony and have proven it again with the appearance of very badly done fake iPads in Beijing bazaars and probably elsewhere in China.

Apple fails to plug all the security holes

August 12, 2010

Interpolating what is a very confused set of statements, it appears that Apple has plugged their security holes in iOS4 but not elsewhere, leaving some of their hardware open to highly publicized exploits.


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