The exploit worked by entering an extremely long string of characters into the password field while the camera is open, causing the device to crash and return to the homescreen.
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Apple iOS 9 is out – with a LOT of security holes patched
As usual, we recommend updating as soon as you can, for the fixes much more than the features.
Why it’s not a good idea to leave your fiancée for someone you met online
Good job that the jilted fiancée was on the ball. Rebecca Lewis managed to save Paul Rusher £2,000 AND their relationship.
Snapchat, less ghostly than ever, now lets you pay to replay snaps
The paid replay option only allows you to replay any given snap once, but that’s still one more time than you might expect for an image that’s supposed to “disappear” after it’s viewed.
Child abuser sextortionist hijacked victims’ Facebook and email accounts
James S. Allen, sentenced to 262 months in prison, sent victims to a phishing site set disguised as a Flickr log-in site.
OK, so why *doesn’t* Facebook have a Dislike button?
Zuck didn’t say, but he did hint that maybe, just maybe, that long-awaited Dislike button is on the way…
I must not tweet defamatory comments… I must not tweet defamatory comments… I must not…
In an unusual civil case a Spanish judge has ordered a libellous tweeter to post the details of his sentence on the social network for 30 days straight.
Jeb Bush says people need to stop “demonizing” the NSA
In a blog post this week laying out his cybersecurity policy proposals, US presidential candidate Jeb Bush said it’s time to stop “demonizing” intelligence officials at the NSA.
Kim Dotcom of Megaupload will finally face the music over extradition
The big fella from New Zealand has failed to delay his extradition hearing for the umpteenth time. He’ll face the music next week…
Google found guilty of violating antitrust laws
Yandex – the “Google of Russia” – has prevailed in getting the country’s antimonopoly watchdog agency to rule that Google has abused its dominant position in the market with Android.