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• Tor connections to hidden services could be easy to de-anonymize

  It's safer to access Internet websites over Tor than hidden services, researchers said

• Like routers, most USB modems also vulnerable to drive-by hacking

  Attackers can hijack DNS settings by exploiting vulnerabilities in the Web-based management interfaces of 3G/4G USB modems

• Facebook 'stalker' tool uses Graph Search for powerful data mining

  Even if a person has locked their profile, their interactions with others is telling, say Trustwave researchers

• Facebook CSO says Snowden disclosures brought security to forefront

  The disclosures made it easier to have a conversation about security, according to Joe Sullivan

• Apple's claim of unbreakable iMessage encryption 'basically lies,' researchers say

  A famed iPhone jailbreak software developer says Apple could easily decrypt iMessages despite the company's claims

• Twitter OAuth feature can be abused to hijack accounts, researcher says

  The callback feature in Twitter's OAuth implementation can be abused, a researcher said at Hack in the Box