Hands-on with Ubuntu Touch 14.04: Coming along, but miles to go
The last time we installed Ubuntu Touch on anything was about a year ago, shortly after the release of Ubuntu 13.04. That version of the phone and tablet operating system was more a proof-of-concept than a true beta—while it showed off the interface and the general look and feel, most of the icons were placeholders, and there wasn't a whole lot you could actually do. It was like one of those towns
Following TrueCrypt’s bombshell advisory, developer says fork is “impossible”
One of the developers of the TrueCrypt encryption program said it's unlikely that fans will receive permission to start an independent "fork" that borrows from the current source code, a refusal that further clouds the future of the highly regarded application. The reluctance surfaced in an e-mail published three weeks after TrueCrypt developers' bombshell advisory that users should stop using the
Ubuntu 13.10 review: The Linux OS of the future remains a year away
After the customary six months of incubation, Ubuntu 13.10—codenamed Saucy Salamander—has hatched. The new version of the popular Linux distribution brings updated applications and several new features, including augmented search capabilities in the Unity desktop shell. Although Saucy Salamander offers some useful improvements, it’s a relatively thin update. XMir, the most noteworthy item on the 1
Facebook computers compromised by zero-day Java exploit
Facebook officials said they recently discovered that computers belonging to several of its engineers had been hacked using a zero-day Java attack that installed a collection of previously unseen malware. In an exclusive interview with Ars Technica, company officials said that the attack did not expose customer data, and it was contained to the laptops of a small number of Facebook engineers. But
At Facebook, zero-day exploits, backdoor code bring war games drill to life
Early on Halloween morning, members of Facebook's Computer Emergency Response Team received an urgent e-mail from an FBI special agent who regularly briefs them on security matters. The e-mail contained a Facebook link to a PHP script that appeared to give anyone who knew its location unfettered access to the site's front-end system. It also referenced a suspicious IP address that suggested crimin
Government watchdog: Warrantless laptop searches at border are A-OK
A government office charged with defending civil liberties has declared that warrantless border searches of laptops do not raise civil liberties issues. The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the Department of Homeland Security recently released an executive summary [PDF] of its findings, but it has refused to release the details of its analysis. The Fourth Amendment protects Americans
Site plagiarizes blog posts, then files DMCA takedown on originals
A dizzying story that involves falsified medical research, plagiarism, and legal threats came to light via a DMCA takedown notice today. Retraction Watch, a site that followed (among many other issues) the implosion of a Duke cancer researcher's career, found many of its articles on the topic pulled by WordPress, its host. The reason? A small site based in India apparently copied all of the posts,
“Lucky Thirteen” attack snarfs cookies protected by SSL encryption
Software developers are racing to patch a recently discovered vulnerability that allows attackers to recover the plaintext of authentication cookies and other encrypted data as they travel over the Internet and other unsecured networks. The discovery is significant because in many cases it makes it possible for attackers to completely subvert the protection provided by the secure sockets layer and
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