How to get rid of the Lenovo "Superfish" adware
Here's how to get rid of the "Superfish" adware that was pre-installed on some Lenovo notebooks.
View ArticleCo-creator of Blackshades malware used to spy on Miss Teen USA pleads guilty
Alex Yücel has pleaded guilty to his involvement with the $40 program designed to secretly remotely control victims' computers.
View ArticleApple Watch wobbles? Advanced health tracking features dropped for launch
The rumor mill is shifting into high gear ahead of the expected April 2015 launch of the Apple Watch, and leaked details imply some setbacks - according to recent reports, Apple has dropped...
View ArticleWhat's SUPER and helps you to PHISH, sorry, FISH? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here's our weekly news roundup - from Superfish to Super Spectacles. It's amusing, informative, and only takes a minute - enjoy!
View ArticleMonday review - the hot 31 stories of the week
Get yourself up to date with everything we've written in the last seven days - it's weekly roundup time.
View ArticleYouTube to launch ad free subscription and a kid safe app
YouTube's stripping comments from its upcoming Kids app and adverts from its upcoming paid subscription model.
View ArticleFacebook to be sued by Native American over real-name policy
Dana Lone Hill, a member of the Lakota people and one of many Native Americans whom Facebook shut out over erroneous reports of fake names, will head the class action lawsuit.
View ArticleHow the "Great SIM Heist" could have been avoided
Apparently, intelligence services managed to penetrate the network of a major SIM card manufacturer, grab loads of SIM keys, and now we're all liable to be listened in on. But why? What is it about SIM...
View ArticleAlleged US Army hacker Lauri Love wants his computers back
A man arrested on suspicion of hacking into the computer systems of the United States Army and other federal agencies is petitioning for the return of his encrypted computers and storage devices.
View ArticleTumblr blocks torrent-related posts from search results, along with adult...
Logged-in users will have to click the lock icon to switch out of "safe mode" and get to any posts tagged with, or mentioning, torrents.
View ArticleSnapchat tells teens: Keep your clothes on!
Somebody should have told the kids whose racy snap went viral: Snapchat's got a new Safety Center that nixes nudity and sex, at least for minors.
View ArticleBurning Man festival to cancel tickets of cheaters who used website hacks
Burning Man says it will cancel festival tickets purchased by approximately 200 individuals who managed to use a flaw in the ticketing website to jump ahead of the line.
View Article"PowerSpy" - can crooks really track you by the power your phone is using?
Can power usage alone, as your phone moves around in the mobile network, give away your location? Sort of, say Stanford computer scientists...
View Article10,000 motorists' names and addresses published online by parking fine company
Parking fine collection firm PaymyPCN.net accidentally published a database containing 10,000 drivers' names, addresses, photos and emails.
View ArticleGoogle bans sexually explicit content on Blogger
Unless the content has "public benefit," it will be bumped out of public view as of 23 March (if it's already been published) and banned outright after that date.
View ArticleLinkedIn settles class action suit over 2012 unsalted password leak
LinkedIn is privately settling the 2012 unsalted password leak. Were you one of the 800,000 affected users? Here's what you need to know.
View ArticleFrom the Labs: more advances in Advanced Persistent Threats
SophosLabs researcher Gabor Szappanos is back. He presents another insightful installment in the ongoing saga of PlugX and other "malware factories" that are part of the Advanced Persistent Threat scene.
View Article$3m reward offered for alleged Gameover Zeus kingpin
The US State Department has offered a $3m reward for the arrest or conviction of alleged Gameover Zeus admin Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev.
View ArticleNot just celebrity nude photos, Reddit bans all "involuntary porn"
Reddit blew it with The Fappening, but a new privacy policy enables even us nobodies to request image removal.
View ArticleGoogle turns Pwnium into an all-year, unlimited-rewards bug-hunting contest
Google's new thinking around bug hunting: get it to us ASAP, from wherever you are.
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