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Spyware app StealthGenie's CEO fined $500K, forfeits source code
In the first-ever criminal conviction concerning the federal criminal charges of advertising and selling a mobile phone spyware app, StealthGenie's CEO has been fined $500K for selling the spyware.
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Twitter to start snooping at which apps you have installed - here's how to...
Twitter is set to start peeking on users' iPhones, iPads and Androids in order to see what apps they have downloaded. It's opt-in by default, so here's how to opt out.
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Should vapers fear malware-laced e-cigarettes?
A humorous and very likely apocryphal online comment has spun itself up into a major news item. It's tempting to simply ignore the whole nonsense and carry on as normal. But maybe there is something to...
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Adobe publishes out-of-band Flash update - provides "booster dose" for...
Adobe has published a Flash update, dubbed APSB14-26. The new patch offers additional protection against a vulnerability that was originally addressed in October 2014.
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Syrian Electronic Army returns with Thanksgiving press hack
Some visitors to sites including CBC, CNBC, Forbes, OK magazine, The Chicago Tribune, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent and The New York Times were met with a message saying "You've been hacked by...
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If the government confiscates your spyware, where does it end up? 60 Sec...
Here's the latest episode of our weekly "60 Second Security" video. An entertaining way to turn news into knowledge...and it only takes a minute!
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Monday review - the hot 19 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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12 Days of Naked Security - win prizes in our December quiz!
Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas, Naked Security style. Join in our #naksecquiz and you could win a prize!
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12 Days competition: Day 1 - This much-maligned feline was completely innocent
Can you work out the answer to our question in day one of our 12 Days of Christmas competition?
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Browser fingerprints - the invisible cookies you can't delete
The holy grail for tracking online is a unique ID that you can't delete. It exists - it's called a browser fingerprint and it's being used in the wild.
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Airport busts for 118 credit card fraudsters
A global operation to tackle online fraud led to 118 arrests across 80 airports last week, Europol has revealed.
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Point-of-Sale systems breached at major US parking garage operator
An intruder used a remote-access tool to get their fingers into the systems that process payment cards at some of SP+'s parking facilities.
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'Annie', 'Fury', other Sony blockbuster movies pirated after network attack
At least five new movies have been leaked online after Sony Pictures' computer systems were attacked last week.
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12 Days competition: Day 2 - Microsoft waved goodbye to this fondly...
In April 2014 Microsoft said adieu to its stalwart OS but despite seven years of warnings some weren't ready to let it go. Can you work out the answer to our question in day two of our 12 Days of...
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Wearable technology to be looked at for handling e-health data in the mainstream
With the right security and data privacy, researchers hope doctors could remotely monitor patients' health, thereby throttling soaring medical costs.
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Supreme Court quotes rap as it mulls Facebook free-speech case
The Supreme Court is wrestling with violent Facebook postings and the notion that posting "rap lyrics" is therapy that kept a ranting guy from really killing.
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12 Days competition: Day 3 - This buffer overflow broke sysadmins' hearts
In April 2014, a critical bug in OpenSSL wasn't just reported and fixed, it was given a media-savvy name, a logo and massive publicity. So you should be able to answer Day 3's question without too much...
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Twitter rolls out new anti-trolling tools, promises quicker abuse investigation
Twitter is making changes which should make it easier and quicker for users to report abuse or flag inappropriate content.
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Man jailed after posting ex's topless photos to her employer's Facebook page
Not just anywhere on Facebook, mind you: hiding behind a pseudonym, the man posted the photos to his ex's employer's page, and urged them to fire her. His one-year sentence comes from the first...
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Uber job applicant says he was given access to passenger data for an entire day
An Uber job applicant says he enjoyed unfettered access to customer data for a day just as if he were an employee. It's not surprising, given that the company reportedly tracked notable people for fun...
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