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Programmer claims FBI built back door in OpenBSD

...Allegations that the FBI surreptitiously placed a back door into the OpenBSD operating system have alarmed the computer security community... Read more

16 December, 2010 by Declan McCullagh

Researchers expose Android WebKit browser exploit

...that could potentially lead to remote code execution or software crashes. The back-door vulnerability could allow attackers to quietly install Trojans or other malicious... Read more

8 November, 2010 by Ben Woods

Symantec warns of Stuxnet-style Duqu Trojan

...written to sabotage Iran's nuclear programme, the new malware installs a back door and is designed to gather information, like design documents, that could... Read more

19 October, 2011 by Elinor Mills
Flashback Trojan: wake-up call for Mac users

Flashback Trojan: wake-up call for Mac users

...back in September 2011, the Flashback malware is designed to establish a back door on a compromised machine through which it can install payloads to... Read more

29 April, 2012 by Rik Ferguson

US body probes RIM, Nokia, Apple backdoor claims

...declined to comment specifically on the allegations that it had provided a back door. It said on Tuesday that it did not make "special deals... Read more

10 January, 2012 by Tom Espiner

ACTA gets green light from EU Council

...obtain through regular legislative process, so they have them imposed through the back door." "By privatising online censorship in the name of copyright, ACTA would... Read more

20 December, 2011

Mac OS X Trojan snaffles Bitcoin tokens

...for internet connections. Once DevilRobber has a clear path, hackers have a back door to the user's computer and can steal their Bitcoins. Moreover... Read more

2 November, 2011 by Tom Davenport

Wikileaks: Microsoft aided former Tunisian regime

Diplomatic cables published via Wikileaks show that Microsoft agreed to train Tunisian law enforcement officers in IT as a way to convince the government to drop an open-source mandate Read more

5 September, 2011 by David Meyer

Photos: Fujitsu's Q550 Windows 7 tablet goes back to the future with stylus

...Tablets may be making their way into the business by the consumerisation back door, but only a few slate devices are aimed specifically at the... Read more

19 July, 2011 by Jo Best

NetScaler sets up a revolving door to the cloud

...according to Citrix. At the other end, Cloud Bridge sits at the 'back door', extending the workloads handled by a private datacentre to any external... Read more

27 May, 2011 by Jack Clark

Social engineering changing nature of security attacks

...engineering-led security attacks that may be underway – aimed at the back door of their organisations, or even at their internet cloud service providers... Read more

6 April, 2011

FBI denies push for encryption back doors

...web. The FBI's general counsel has denied that it wants a back door in encrypted communications to aid surveillance. Photo credit: CNET News On... Read more

18 February, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

RIM denies security kowtowing to governments

...has responded to pressure from India's security establishment to provide a back door into users' emails by providing a way to track emails without... Read more

4 August, 2010 by Jack Clark

Apple sneaks anti-malware into Snow Leopard update

...has been distributed by attackers disguised as iPhoto, but which opens a back door on the machine, security firm Sophos said on Friday. When Apple... Read more

21 June, 2010 by Elinor Mills

Free Mac apps cause high-risk spyware installation

...app from several popular download sites also got spyware that installs a back door, collects data and sends encrypted information to remote servers, security company... Read more

2 June, 2010 by Elinor Mills

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