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• BitTorrent programs can be abused to amplify distributed denial-of-service attacks

  Attackers could launch crippling attacks by reflecting the traffic through millions of computers running BitTorrent programs

• Italian teen finds two zero-day vulnerabilities in OS X

  The exploit he developed yields root access

• Zero-day flaw in Google Admin app allows malicious apps to read its files

  Attackers could obtain credentials used to manage Google for Work accounts

• Google has another try at patching Stagefright flaw

  Google has sent the patch to its partners and will fix its Nexus line of devices

• Use SAP's mobile platform? Patch now to avoid these 'high risk' vulnerabilities

  The flaws could give attackers access to encrypted information

• How texting a Corvette could stop it in its tracks

  Third-party devices with cellular connectivity -- and security problems -- can tap into the heart of a vehicle's brain