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New zero-day attack threatens fully patched OS X
2015-08-05 15:00:28| Extremetech
The new exploit allows an application to gain root permissions via a Unix shell, all without ever needing a password. That's the kind of hack that could cripple deployed systems.
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OS X Zero-Day Exploit Threatens Massive Mac Attack
2015-08-04 23:20:38| TechNewsWorld
Mac users, beware -- the ads you see on the Web could let hackers hijack your device. Malwarebytes has discovered a new zero-day exploit in OS X that lets apps bypass passwords during installation to get root permission through a Unix shell. A new adware installer downloaded by a Malwarebytes researcher modified his sudoers file -- a hidden Unix file that controls access to root permissions.
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Rowhammer: A new JavaScript attack that targets DRAM
2015-08-04 22:30:28| Extremetech
The new Rowhammer exploit doesn't just target hardware -- it uses Javascript to do it, and can run within a web browser.
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Comment - Soft Drinks & Water - Tesco's Random Attack on (Some) Soft Drinks
2015-08-04 10:24:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
This month, Drinksinfo's Ray Rowlands looks at UK supermarket chain Tesco's decision to pull certain soft drinks brands from its shelves.
Type 1 diabetes patients have lower blood levels of 4 proteins that protect against immune attack
2015-07-30 22:11:41| Biotech - Topix.net
Patients with type 1 diabetes have significantly lower blood levels of four proteins that help protect their tissue from attack by their immune system, scientists report. Conversely, their first-degree relatives, who share some of the high-risk genes but do not have the disease, have high levels of these proteins circulating in their blood, said Dr. Jin-Xiong She, director of the Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University.
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