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Zero-day in Windows 8.1 disclosed by Google
A new zero day vulnerability has been disclosed in Microsoft Windows 8.1. Who is behind releasing the attack code behind this flaw? Google.
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Monday review - the hot 17 stories from the last two weeks
Get yourself up to date with everything we've written in the last fourteen days in our special bumper new year roundup.
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Hacking group publishes Xbox One SDK, threatens to leak unreleased game builds
Microsoft's festive woes continue after a hacking group managed to get hold of and subsequently release the November 2014 Xbox One software development kit (SDK).
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MIT sites defaced in lead-up to anniversary of Aaron Swartz's death
The anniversary of the death of Aaron Swartz has been commemorated with an attack on the institution from which he siphoned documents.
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The New Year 2014/2015 #sophospuzzle - all the winners, and how to solve it!
The New Year 2014/2015 #sophospuzzle is over. Here's who won, as well as how to solve it for those who weren't able to take part...
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GamerGate critic 'swatted', about 20 cops go to old address
Police responded to reports of an armed man holding multiple hostages at what the swatter thought was the address of a female game developer.
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Facebook privacy policy change hoax: DON’T SPREAD THE FEAR!
Another year, the same old "Facebook privacy policy" hoax. DON'T DO IT, FOLKS!
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Moonpig takes down customer data-leaking apps after vulnerability found
A developer says he disclosed a security hole to Moonpig and finally went public after it went unfixed for 17 months.
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FBI in tough competition for cybersecurity talent
The FBI is adding cyber special agent to the top of its most wanted list, as the US law enforcement agency grapples with a shortage of employees with cybersecurity training.
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Gogo forges YouTube SSL certificate to throttle high-bandwith usage on flights
It swears it's not intercepting user data, but issuing a fake HTTPS certificate sure doesn't make us feel warm and fuzzy.
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Bitstamp loses $5 million in BTC after security breach, suspends service
Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp suspended operations on Monday after hackers swiped up to 19,000 bitcoins (worth approximately $5.2m) over the weekend.
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SSCC 180 - Surely zero-days come from cybercrooks, not from Silicon Valley?...
Enjoy the first 2015 episode of our popular weekly security podcast. In this episode: zero-day politics, leaky security features, Bitcoin news, and a shout out to our New Year #sophospuzzle winners!
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"Goldmine for burglars" hole closed in Immobilise national property register
It was a burglar's dream: A list with 28+ million records of expensive toys. Customers' names, addresses, lists of valuables, and even the gizmos' monetary values were all easy pickings.
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Internet of Things is a threat to privacy, says FTC
Minimizing the amount of data collected is one way to mitigate risk, suggested FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez during a speech at the internet-enabled gadget-engorged Consumer Electronics Show.
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Thunderstrike - new Mac "ueberrootkit" could own your Apple forever
Security researcher Trammell Hudson wondered how deeply you could embed a rootkit into a Mac. Forget hacking the kernel, or even the boot sector...what about targeting the Boot ROM chip itself?
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Yelp let off the hook after review-gaming complaints
After a year-long investigation, the FTC has decided that those who complain about Yelp gaming its reviews don't have a leg to stand on.
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'Sloppy' North Korean Sony attackers let their IP addresses slip, says FBI
FBI director James Comey has stuck to the bureau’s conclusion that the North Korean government is behind the mammoth cyber attack on Sony Pictures, giving out a few more crumbs to explain his conviction.
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Zappos data breach: settlement reached
Zappos, an online clothing and shoe retailer, has reached a settlement over a 2012 data breach which impacted up to 24 million of its customers.
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Computer scientists "crack" poker
As the headlines tell it, Poker Is Solved! In other words, don't invite a computer to your Texas Hold'em poker evenings unless you want to lose money every week...
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Microsoft discontinues Advance Notification Service, but why?
Microsoft kicked off 2015 by discontinuing its Advance Notification Service which alerted IT professionals to fixes that would ship the following week, allowing time to prepare staff and systems.
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