A reader informed heise Security that he had observed some unusual network traffic following a Skype instant messaging conversation. The server indicated a potential replay attack. It turned out that an IP address which traced back to Microsoft had accessed the HTTPS URLs previously transmitted over Skype. Heise Security then reproduced the events by sending two test HTTPS URLs, one containing login information and one pointing to a private cloud-based file-sharing service. A few hours after their Skype messages, they observed the following in the server log:

65.52.100.214 - - [30/Apr/2013:19:28:32 +0200]
"HEAD /.../login.html?user=tbtest&password=geheim HTTP/1.1"

Skype backdoor confirmation – Tech Updates.

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BlackBerry’s new smartphone is stealing iPhone and Android users, according to a recent note by RBC Capital markets, which shows 45% of those buying Z10s converted from the two leading operating systems.  Recent data points suggest BlackBerry’s fourth quarter sell-through rate will come in substantially stronger than initially expected.  While projections were low to start with, both consumer and enterprise demand look encouraging.  BlackBerry 10’s success or failure will ultimately depend on U.S. demand, though, which makes up approximately 20% of the company’s subscriber base, according to RBC Capital Markets.

via Nearly Half Of BlackBerry Z10 Buyers Switching From iPhone And Android – Forbes.

China’s awkwardly-named Data Center of China Internet (DCCI) released a new report on Wednesday about Android apps in the country, and things do not look good. The report details DCCI’s findings in an investigation of the top 1400 apps across China’s various Android markets and found that 66.9 percent of the apps were tracking users’ private data, and 34.5 percent of them were doing what DCCI calls “cross-border data tracking”; tracking private data that has no discernable connection to the app’s function and generally not making users aware that it’s happening.

via Nearly 35% of Android Apps Are Secretly Stealing Private Data, Says China’s Latest DCCI Report.

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Our very own AmigaOS “Chief Warp3D Engineer” Hans-Jorg Frieden has been working hard to make Warp3D a reality for RadeonHD graphics cards.

Beam me up…..Hans-Jorg??

In his latest progress update, he is happy to report that texture support is now implemented. According to Hans-Jorg, “There are still a few glitches that need to be taken care of but the triangles come out as textures and the shader interface is working too.” As expected, he was able to re-use much of the R200 code. Also the texture support of RadeonHD cards is much wider than that of the R200, meaning there is virtually no texture conversion required. All good news.

via Trevor’s Amiga Blog.

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