2016
Lists of available trusted root certificates in iOS
Certificate Authority WoSign experienced multiple control failures in their certificate issuance processes for the WoSign CA Free SSL Certificate G2 intermediate CA.
2011
Android Apps: Root Explorer (File Manager)
(via)Root Explorer is the ultimate file manager for root users. Access the whole of android’s file system (including the elusive data folder!).
2010
Linux Tip for the Day: Monitoring root in the password file
(via)One of the popularly known method of breaking into a Unix host is by inserting a uid value 0 in the /etc/passwd file which could be done in many ways including backdoors for later accesses .
First internationalised domain names go live
(via)The first top level domains with non-Latin characters went live on Thursday, just over six months after the process for doing so was approved, with another thirteen nearing registration.
2009
DD-WRT firmware vuln gives you root
(via)A hacker has discovered a critical vulnerability in open-source firmware available for wireless routers made my Linksys and other manufacturers that allows attackers to remotely penetrate the device and take full control of it.
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