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Is Facebook the right place to report a crime?
Ballarat, a country town in Australia, has made the news today thanks to social networking. One source has written that its "Cops Want Crimes Reported Via Facebook." Actually, they don't, and it's...
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Google launches Google+ Facebook competitor, publishes new privacy policies
The mystery of the black menu bar at the top of your Google searches this morning is solved. Apparently, it's part of gearing up for Google's latest assault on the social networking scene. Read more…
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Google+ misses an opportunity - Privacy is an important part of openness
Google has created a furor online over the use of pseudonyms on their new social networking service, Google+. Is privacy a key component in providing safe and secure public spaces? Read more…
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Is your Twitter account hacked and sending out 'Beach Body' spam?
Thousands of Twitter users are seeing unexpected messsages from hacked online friends promoting a weight loss supplement that will, allegedly, "get the beach body you've always wanted". Read more…
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LulzSec hacking suspect 'Topiary' arrested in the Shetland Islands
An 18-year old man, believed to be "Topiary" of the LulzSec hacktivist gang, has been arrested by British police in the Shetland Islands, under suspicion of launching hacking attacks against a number...
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Stolen USB stick contained police investigation details
Greater Manchester Police hunt for a stolen USB stick, containing details of an ongoing criminal investigation. Read more…
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Data stolen from 35 million South Korean social networking users
Hackers have broken into the popular South Korean websites Nate and Cyworld earlier this week, and stolen information about 35 million social networking users. Names, email addresses, phone numbers and...
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Topiary: did police arrest the wrong man in LulzSec investigation?
Theories spread across the net that LulzSec may be having the last laugh over the arrest of the alleged hacker "Topiary" yesterday. So, did the police arrest the right man or not? Read more…
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Aldi supermarkets withdraw infected hard disks
Supermarket giant Aldi joins an extensive club of companies which have shipped devices with a pre-installed virus - in Aldi's case, for the second time! Read more…
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Is Daniel Akerman the LulzSec spokesman Topiary? The video evidence
Watch videos of Anonymous spokesman Topiary and Daniel Akerman Sandberg and decide for yourself if they're the same person. Read more…
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AntiSec movement continues to strike government security contractors
The AntiSec movement, led by Anonymous and Lulz Security, have attacked security firm ManTech. They posted nearly 400 megabytes of stolen information in an attempt to embarrass the FBI and other...
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Bizarre Apple Safari cookie bug perplexes users
For the past few weeks, it looks as though Safari on OS X 10.6.8 has not been handling website cookies correctly. This is a worrying flaw. If you're on 10.6.8, why not report the bug to Apple to get it...
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SSCC 69 - Google+, Facebook facial recognition, Apple iOS SSL flaw and OS X...
David Schwartzberg joined Chet for this week's Chet Chat. David is a specialist in data protection and shared his thoughts on the new File Vault 2 feature in Mac OS X Lion. Dave and Chet also discussed...
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New Trojan found - this time, interesting, important and harmless!
The word Trojan has many meanings, and when it is used without qualification in headlines, it's hard to know which one is meant. So here's some weekend polymathery for you. Enjoy. (Yes. There is a...
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Facebook to start paying security bug bounties
Facebook is the most recent company to come to the bug-bounty party, officially announcing that "to show our appreciation for our security researchers, we offer a monetary bounty for certain qualifying...
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Facebook killer video scam spreads between social networkers
Is there a Facebook serial killer in your city? Video scam spreads rapidly across social network, using GEO-IP lookup to appear more enticing. Read more…
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How a Facebook blind date led to supermarket robbery
Do you take enough care over who you make your Facebook friend? A supermarket manager learnt a lesson the hard way, after he struck up a friendship with a woman on Facebook. Little did he know, that...
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Jake Davis named as suspected hacker Topiary by UK police
Jake Davis, 18, from Shetland has been named as the suspected hacker Topiary by British police. He will appear in court tomorrow. Read more…
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Compromised Twitter accounts spam out money-making adverts
Compromised Twitter accounts are once again being used by criminals to spam out adverts to unsuspecting users. In the latest attack, Direct Messages have been sent between Twitter users promoting a...
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Suspected Anonymous hacker 'had 750,000 passwords', court hears
Jake Davis, the man suspected of being the Anonymous spokesman "Topiary", has appeared in a London court. Read more…
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