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Tag Archives: hacking
Gmail: Lean, Mean Spamming Machine!
A "serious security flaw" in Gmail turns Google’s e-mail service into a spamming machine, according to a recent security report. INSERT, the Information Security Research Team, has created a proof of concept that exploits the "trust hierarchy" that exists between … Continue reading
Tagged gmail, google, hacking, internet security, security
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YouTube security issue in UAE fixed
Etisalat seems to have fixed the YouTube caching issue that resulted in a major security breach which allowed users to see other user’s favorites, videoes, profiles and messages. ITP reports that Google has issued a public statement as follows: We … Continue reading
Tagged etisalat, hacking, internet security, youtube
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Security Vulnerability in Youtube?!
Hello world. The time is 12:31 AM in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and I have logged in to YouTube to upload a short video. And guess what? I am automatically logged in as another Youtube user that I dont … Continue reading
Tagged google, hacking, internet security, security, youtube
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GMail user data exposed in Kuwait
Talk about security – and Google. GMail users in Kuwait and some other countries reporting being able to read other GMail users’ email without having to log in. Full Story:http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9875714-7.html Google claims that an ‘ISP caching problem’ that allowed users … Continue reading
Opening blocked attachments in Outlook
Some file extensions are blocked by Microsoft Outlook for the potential damage that they may cause. File types blocked include EXE, COM, MDB and many others. Outlook displays a message that it has blocked the attachment: Sometimes it becomes necessary … Continue reading
Dying hard
I normally don’t blog about anything thats not technical enough. But this was asking for it. Some of my readers who saw ‘Live Free or Die Hard 4′ said that they were fascinated by the technical possibility of the feats … Continue reading
Tagged hacking, internet security, scam, security
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