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By Steve Huff 1/21/12 7:06pm

Grindr and Blendr Hacked and Hackable; ‘No Real Security’

Seeking love on the run via gay hookup app Grindr or its sibling Blendr? Your private information is in danger. On Friday the Sydney Morning Herald reported there are major security flaws in both apps and they’ve already been exploited by at least one hacker. Read More

By Kat Stoeffel 12/21/10 7:57pm

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CondeLeaks! Meet the Ohio 22-Year-Old Who Hacked Vogue

An FBI probe has identified the Ohio man who entered Conde Nast’s computer system last year to obtain magazine pictures and publish them on his blog, reports The Smoking Gun. The 22 year-old graphic design student, named Ross Ulrich, confessed as the FBI executed a search warrant.

The breach sounded pretty simple:

Ulrich said Read More

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