It was only a matter of time before Apple’s voice activated assistant, Siri, was hacked. With the help of Applidium, hacker and developer Pete Lamoni (@plamoni) released Siri Proxy on GitHub. It’s a proxy server that allows developers and hackers to create custom functionality for the Apple software. Just a week later, here’s a list…
Read MoreThere’s an incredibly dreadful hack hitting sites using the popular open source blog platform, WordPress, right now, even sites that are running the latest most up to date version (2.9.2). We know first hand as it has attacked our site and many others. Popular hosting service Media Temple confirmed the attack in a recent blog…
Read MoreIf you are Microsoft Internet Explorer user to navigate the Web then you might want to listen up as Microsoft has issued a security advisory. This official security advisory explains that the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser could put you at risk. McAfee, a leading security software maker, has been investigating the China-based cyberattacks that prompted…
Read MoreTake it from someone who knows, as last night before getting my beauty sleep I got 10 emails from Twitter. They read something like this: Hey there. Due to concern that your account may have been compromised in a phishing attack that took place off-Twitter, your password was reset. Please create a new password by…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More