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Dark Web's 'Evolution' market vanishes along with $12 million
The owners of the drugs/guns/malware market 'Evolution' have vanished with about $12 million in Bitcoin.
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NYPD cop arrested for hacking into FBI, traffic databases
The NYPD cop installed a hidden camera and hacked into databases containing personal information about victims of traffic accidents so he could pose, among other things, as an attorney who could help...
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Thought your private phone photos weren’t on Facebook? Think again…
Facebook just fixed a privacy bug in a feature of its mobile app called "Photo Sync." That's good news...but did you even notice that Photo Sync was on in the first place?
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Greatfire.org faces daily $30,000 bill from DDoS attack
GreatFire.org, a site that monitors websites blocked by the Great Firewall of China, has been hit with a massive DDoS attack.
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What's that screenshot doing on Facebook? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Facebook, ransomware and updates to updates - all in 60 seconds! Our weekly video for 21 March 2015...
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Monday review - the hot 23 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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Microsoft's Project Spartan browser will replace Internet Explorer - but slowly
Yes, Internet Explorer is going away, eventually. But Microsoft's admission that an unnamed browser - codenamed Project Spartan - will take over as the default browser in Windows 10 led to some...
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"Pwn2Own" competition pops Flash, Reader and four browsers, pays out over...
Pwn2Own has become something of an institution on the North American computer security conference circuit. Come and vote in our poll to tell us what you think of security contests like this...
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Convicted identity thief caught after posting selfie on Twitter
Selfie-posting tax fraud fugitive Lance Ealy has been apprehended by US Marshals after four months on the run.
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Alleged StubHub cyberscalper will be extradited to the US
Vadim Polyakov, allegedly part of a cyberscalping ring that stole millions from StubHub users, has lost his battle against extradition from Spain.
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Are smartphones bad for our kids?
The rate of suicide and self-harm among children is exploding, and one therapist is pointing a finger at constant internet access.
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New Android 'on-body detection' leaves your phone unlocked as long as you...
Keep it jiggling, whether in hand, pocket or purse, and the accelerometer will keep your Android phone unlocked and ready to go. Handy for pickpockets!
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Top Silk Road drug dealer sentenced to 5 years
Steven Sadler, a major drug dealer operating through the Silk Road underground market has been sentenced to five years in jail for his crimes.
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Will Artificial Intelligence keep humans as pets?
Steve Wozniak is the latest tech luminary to sound a note of caution about the potentially apocalyptic dangers of Artificial Intelligence.
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Twitch resets passwords, says user details may have been stolen
Video game streaming service Twitch reveals it was hacked, but it doesn't say how it happened or how many users are affected.
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Grade-hacking case brings 16 more felony charges for private tutor suspect
Timothy Lance Lai, the suspect accused of breaking into an Orange County high school in order to fix students' grades, could now face more than 16 years in jail.
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Twitter's new “threats, abusive language” filter has its restrictions
The quality filter will only be available on iOS verified user accounts for now, leaving unverified users left to confront the same old garbage and abuse in their notifications.
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Google Glass isn't dead. It's being fine-tuned for the masses
Privacy concerns made it smell like yesterday's fish, but apparently that's just the aroma of fine-tuning as the beloved/reviled face-huggers get made ready for the masses.
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SSCC 191 - Live in Ljubljana [PODCAST]
Chester is on the road again, this time to present at a conference in Slovenia. So this episode of the Chet Chat comes to you from an al fresco café in downtown Ljubljana...
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India strikes down controversial "Section 66A" social media policing law
India's Supreme Court has repealed a controversial law that allowed police to arrest people over objectionable content posted on social networks and other websites.
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