Well that was quick — The Mac App Store launched today. And today, we’re reporting that it appears to have been cracked. Apparently, copying a few resource files from a free app (in this instance, the new, free Twitter app was used as an example) into a paid app’s own resources folder will allow you to run the paid app at no cost. How this little trick slipped by Apple is beyond us. But now that the cat is out of the bag, we expect a fix to be released...
Well, this could be seen as a potential problem… RSA encryption has been cracked — 1024-bit encryption to be more precise. If you’re wondering who had the time and money to put together the necessary machinery to trim a several hundred year job (at best) down to a few months? It’s not quite as simple as you’d think. The more common way of breaking such security is by brute force. But the brute force needed to crack 1024 the...
You would think that after seeing the music industry fail time and time again, year after year, that video game companies would be a tad wiser than they currently are. Trying to “beat” pirates or prevent people from doing what they want with their property will only end in embarrassment and angry customers. Case in point: Ubisoft’s awfully restrictive “always on” DRM that is featured in Assassins Creed II has been out in the open less than 24...
For the next few weeks be afraid, very afraid. Karsten Nohl, an encryption expert with PhD. in computer engineering from the University of Virginia has successfully cracked the algorithm that secures the billions of calls that populate the GSM airwaves around the world each and everyday. What does it mean? On the surface it shows that the GSM technology may be ready for another security update as listening in on wireless GSM calls just became a tad easier. As tempting as it...
In our day and age, no one ever wants to recycle, use someone else’s old stuff, or even take a refurb. Sure doing so reduces on various planet sucking resources but that’s not what anyone cares about. God forbid their *insert product here* have a hairline scratch that somehow takes away from the overall enjoyment. Out of nowhere rant aside, Gizmodo reader Nic H sent in pictures claiming to be a new repair method being explored by Microsoft. Obviously his...
