Xerox rushes to patch number swapping scanning flaw

"This is not an OCR problem (as we switched off OCR on purpose), it is a lot worse – patches of the pixel data are randomly replaced in a very subtle and dangerous way"

 

http://www.itpro.co.uk/security/20364/xerox-rushes-patch-photocopying-number-flaw?

Apple Announces a Trade-in Program For Third-Party Chargers

you can trade in your third-party adapter and purchase an official Apple charger at a 'special price' — $10 USD

 

http://apple.slashdot.org/story/13/08/06/226230/apple-announces-a-trade-in-program-for-third-party-chargers

What has been learned from BlackHat 2013

"Your car is just a rolling PC waiting to be hacked."

 

http://threatpost.com/black-hat-2013-what-have-we-learned/101591

Firefox 23

Mozilla has released a new version of Firefox, all users should upgrade.

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/23.0/releasenotes/

AARP website hacked

"AARP is notifying members that the aarp.org website has been hacked. Now would be a good time to change your passwords"

Infoworld

 

Android "Find my phone" App

"The Android version of Apple's Find My iPhone, Google's Device Manager is intended to help users find a missing or stolen device."  PCMag

Don't Plug Your Phone into a Charger You Don't Own

"We reported in June that Georgia Tech researchers had created a charging station that could pwn any iOS device. "  PCMag