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Submission + - Purism announces shipments of Librem 5 security and privacy focused phone

Submitted by Ocean Consulting on Friday September 06, 2019 @03:30PM

Ocean Consulting writes: It is here! Purism announces shipment of the Librem 5. Librem 5 is a landmark mobile device with a dedicated platform, runs PureOS Linux, and is the first mobile phone to seek hardware certification from the Free Software Foundation. Initially a crowd sourced funding campaign, the phone embraces principles of free software and user privacy. IP native communication is supported via Matrix. Privacy features include hardware kill switches for camera, microphone, cellular, wifi, Bluetooth and GPS.

Submission + - Two Million Passwords Compromised by Keylogger Virus

Submitted by Ocean Consulting on Wednesday December 04, 2013 @05:43PM

Ocean Consulting writes: CNN is reporting that over two million passwords from web service companies such as Google, Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo have been captured via a key logging virus. The story is based on information released by security firm Trustwave. The report critiques how bad people are at making secure passwords, but does mention the use of Pony Botnet Controller. The identity of the malware used was not mentioned. Changing your password is nice, however, useless if your network is still infected.

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