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Samsung forcing out software update to render Note7 batteries rubbish

Publié: novembre 5, 2016, 7:10pm CET par Mark Wilson

Samsung's Note7 fiasco has been in headline for some weeks now, most recently when it emerged that the company was working with telecoms companies to cut off the phones from networks in New Zealand. Now Samsung has announced that it is pushing out an update to US users that will limit how much the battery can be charged. This is not so much a case of limiting the charge to make the phone safer, rather an attempt to annoy Note7 owners who have not yet taken advantage of the 'refund and exchange' program to do just that. The hope is… [Continue Reading]
Samsung forcing out software update to render Galaxy Note7 batteries rubbish

Publié: novembre 5, 2016, 7:10pm CET par Mark Wilson

Samsung's Galaxy Note7 fiasco has been in headline for some weeks now, most recently when it emerged that the company was working with telecoms companies to cut off the phones from networks in New Zealand. Now Samsung has announced that it is pushing out an update to US users that will limit how much the battery can be charged. This is not so much a case of limiting the charge to make the phone safer, rather an attempt to annoy Galaxy Note7 owners who have not yet taken advantage of the 'refund and exchange' program to do just that. The… [Continue Reading]
Hacker discovers Gmail vulnerability that leaves any account open to compromise

Publié: novembre 5, 2016, 6:13pm CET par Mark Wilson

A student and security researcher from Pakistan has found a serious issue with Gmail that makes it possible for a hacker to take over any email address. The vulnerability relates to the way Google handles the linking of a primary Gmail account to another email address for the purposes of message forwarding. In just a few steps it was -- before Google fixed the problem -- possible to take over ownership of an email address by tricking the system into sending out the necessary verification code. If a hacker knows a secondary email address associated with a Gmail account he… [Continue Reading]
Capture and analyze your network traffic with Dripcap

Publié: novembre 5, 2016, 4:35am CET par Mike Williams

Dripcap is a cross-platform open-source packet analyzer which allows even total network novices to inspect their network traffic. The program is simple to set up, as there’s no installation or third-party capture tool required -- just unzip the download to any convenient folder. There's no complexity to the workflow, either. Click "Start New Capturing", choose a network adapter, click Start and Dripcap goes to work. Basic packet details are displayed as they're captured: type (TCP, UDP, DNS, ARP etc), source and IP addresses and packet length. Clicking any packet gives you a low-level breakdown: time stamp, MAC addresses, source and… [Continue Reading]