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AceDeceiver trojan surfaces on iOS devices in Chinese marketplace, exploits weakness in FairPlay DRM

A new variant of iOS trojan has been found in the wild. The trojan, named “AceDeceiver”, has been found to infect non-jailbroken iOS devices, was discovered by Palo Alto Networks and is currently affecting iOS users in China. The malware exploits a flaw in Apple’s FairPlay digital rights management system. It apparently uses a technique […]

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Apple releases second-generation Apple TV, focuses on streaming for new device

Arguably sort of the big kahuna of the Apple media event, the Apple TV is now small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Acknowledging that the Apple TV has “never been a big hit,” CEO Steve Jobs introduced the second generation of the living room device, bringing more of Hollywood movies and […]

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DVD Jon Selling the Keys to Apple’s FairPlay DRM

DRM-buster DVD Jon has a new target in his sights, and it’s a big piece of fruit. He has reverse-engineered Apple’s Fairplay and is starting to license it to companies who want their media to play on Apple’s devices. Instead of breaking the DRM (something he’s already done), Jon has replicated it, and wants to […]