Less than one week has passed since Ruby on Rails 3.2.10 was released to address an SQL Injection vulnerability. However, yesterday, the developers were forced to issue another update because of two “extremely critical” security holes. One of the vulnerabilities exists when Active Rec...
Ruby on Rails 3.2.10, 3.1.9, and 3.0.18 have been released to address an SQL Injection vulnerability in Active Record that affects all versions. According to the developers, the release comes so close to the holidays because the details of the exploit have already been publicly disclo...
Bitdefender has released an interesting set of predictions for the year to come. Experts reveal that in 2013 cybercriminals will come up with new approaches to Bitcoin mining. Over the past period, a number of cybercriminal groups have turned to Bitcoin mining on compromised computers...
Cybercriminals often disguise their malicious elements to make them look as if they are security applications. In a recent campaign , they have masqueraded a piece of malware called TROJ_RIMECUD.AJL as a Trend Micro product in order to convince users to execute it. The initial file, o...
With Thanksgiving and Black Friday approaching fast, spammers have started sending out all sorts of shady emails hoping they can lure unsuspecting shoppers to their websites. Symantec experts have found numerous scam emails, including ones that advertise e-cards, toys, tablets, TV set...
Samsung announced the upcoming availability of Galaxy Note II in Singapore a few days ago. Today, the phone hit shelves right on schedules, so Android enthusiasts can not check it out at leading retailers across the country. Keep in mind that Samsung Galaxy Note II is available for 10...
Igor Vovkovinskiy, of Rochester, Minnesota, has had a hard time finding shoes to fit him. The tallest man in the US is 7 foot 8 inch, and his shoe size is a whopping 24. Putting shoes on has been an ordeal in itself for Igor, as he could not find anything to fit him. He went under the...
In the past months, the digital currency known as Bitcoin has encountered a lot of issues, many of them caused by botnets, cybercriminals and vulnerabilities in the system itself. However, the newly established Bitcoin Foundation hopes to restore users’ confidence in the currency and ...
NoPassword is a clever Ruby on Rails authentication system – developed by Alex Smolen - which eliminates the need for passwords. Passwords are an important element when it comes to protecting our online accounts. However, they’re highly problematic since they can be forgotten and they...
Obtvse is a blogging platform created on top of the famous Ruby on Rails MVC framework. It is inspired by Svtble's interface, an invite-only network of bloggers. The admin panel is just incredible. On the left you have a list of drafts. On the right you have a list of published posts....
A renowned financial analyst with investment bank Piper Jaffray has issued an investor note based on a hands-on experience with the new iPhone 5 . Gene Munster advises us to hold off any criticism until we’ve held this thing in our hands. Munster and his analytical buds believe there’...
