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OMG, you would not BELIEVE what Facebook thinks about click-baiting
Facebook is cracking down on those click-baiting headlines - you know, the ones that say “YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT THIS GIRL DID NEXT”, or “Watch what happens when this guy puts a BATTERY in a...
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Linux hits 23 - the Time Machine that changed the world!
Linux reached the entirely respectable age of 23 this week, more or less. Paul Ducklin looks at what might have been...
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"There is no inside" - How to get the most from your firewall
Firewalls are often seen as having the role of a moat surrounding the castle. But data is everywhere, so it's time to take a new look at firewalling...
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Social media users don't like discussing Snowden and surveillance online
Just 42% of those surveyed said they were willing to air their views or enter a discussion on Facebook or Twitter but 86% said they would be happy to discuss the NSA surveillance program in a...
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Firefox OS app permissions will give users more privacy than Android
Mozilla's mobile platform, Firefox OS, is behind Google's Android in just about every way. But in one important respect, privacy, Firefox OS is trying to move ahead by giving users more control over...
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Massive cyber attack on oil and energy industry in Norway
As many as 300 oil and energy companies have been targeted in the largest ever coordinated cyber attack in Norway.
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Online dating scammer targeted elderly victims out of $1.1million
32-year-old Kris Koranteng has been arrested and charged with 11 separate counts, including conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. He and his crew are thought to have sought out...
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Facebook wants you to know that Messenger is not spying on you
After a long build-up of rumors surrounding the Messenger app's required permissions to access the device's camera and microphone, Facebook is finally attempting to set the record straight.
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SSCC 162 - What are *you* doing to fight cybercrime in the next 12 months?...
Here's this week's Chet Chat podcast! Chester caught Duck half way up a mountain to talk about why we need synergy to fight cybercrime...
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Racing Post let off with stern warning after data breach
The Racing Post, which suffered a data breach affecting over 677,000 users late last year, has been slacking off on its security arrangements since at least 2007. It's been given until the end of...
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97,000 Bugzilla email addresses and passwords exposed in another Mozilla leak
Around 97,000 early testers of the Bugzilla bug tracking software have been warned that their email addresses and encrypted passwords were exposed for three months. This is the second accidental...
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How dare you use my camera! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here's this week's 60 Second Security. A week of news distilled into a swift minute of amusing but informative video...
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Monday review - the hot 20 stories of the week
Get yourself up to date with everything we've written in the last seven days - it's weekly roundup time.
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NASA prepares for serious sysadmin work - reimaging Opportunity Rover out on...
Ever sweated a bit on Patch Tuesday when it's time to reboot? Then spare a thought for NASA sysadmins - this month they'll be reimaging a computer 200,000,000km away...on Mars!
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Microsoft vows to clean away misleading apps from its Windows Store
Microsoft is vowing to clean up Windows Store after a recent survey of the app store found many scam apps that were deceptively labeled with logos and names of legitimate apps. This has been an ongoing...
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Grindr app has privacy issues - who's surprised?
Popular gay dating app Grindr has been criticized for revealing the locations of its users in more detail than they might be expecting, and for allowing the identity of message senders to be spoofed.
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Jennifer Lawrence, Rihanna, 98 other celebs' nude photos leaked online
The anonymous hacker reportedly gained access to the private photos of actress Jennifer Lawrence, as well as images of 99 other celebrities, allegedly via Apple's iCloud storage system.
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Using WPS on your Wi-Fi router may be even more dangerous than you think
In 2011, a researcher found that WPS was 10,000 times easier to crack than it was supposed to be. Now, another researcher has found that cracking it may be 10,000 times easier again...
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Jennifer Lawrence naked photo scandal - Apple and FBI to investigate
The FBI are 'addressing' the matter of stolen nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence, Rihanna and other celebs. Meanwhile, Apple also said that it is "actively investigating" the theft after it was alleged...
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Home Depot credit card breach: company to "investigate"
Home Depot has responded to reports yesterday that it suffered a credit card breach.
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