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Court might force US to reveal details of secret WiFi kill switch
The Feds have been arguing for years that disclosing the protocol, SOP 303, would endanger people.
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SSCC 193 - Pick a YouTube security token, any token! [PODCAST]
Join Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin as they dissect the latest computer security stories in their inimitable style. Turn news into advice with the Sophos Security Chet Chat!
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Baby cam plays creepy music, moves of its own accord
Yes, the wireless cam was possessed - by the spirit of whoever hijacked the Foscam IP device to spy on a Minnesota couple's baby.
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FBI warns WordPress users of ISIS threat: Patch and update now
The FBI is advising all WordPress site owners to update and patch their installation and plugins. If you're not already doing so, now is a great time to start. We offer tips on how to get started.
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Apple fixes loads of security holes in OS X, iOS, Apple TV, Safari
OS X gets a brand new photo application called, er, Photos, but the security fixes are the real reason you want these updates.
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White House hackers accessed schedule of President Obama's whereabouts
It's unclassified, but it's still highly sensitive, officials say. It's just one non-public set of data gleaned by intruders who may have slipped in via the State Department's system.
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After School app grows up after child safety criticisms
Like many apps, 'After School' has decided to grow up and start taking toxic chat and threats of violence seriously. It's a welcome sign of maturation.
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Linux Australia gets pwned, rooted, RATted and botted
Linux Australia had a bit of a nightmare Easter Weekend. While the rest of us were loafing at the beach, the Penguinistas from Down Under were owning up to a pretty extensive cyberintrusion.
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ISPs ordered to hand over names and addresses of illegal file sharers
In a landmark case, a Hollywood studio won the rights to unmask alleged pirates of the movie The Dallas Buyers Club.
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DEA sued over "suspicionless" mass surveillance of Americans' phone records
Human Rights Watch and EFF are suiing the drug agency, along with the FBI, DOJ and the USA itself, to make sure they torch the bulk surveillance program and purge its mountain of records.
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The mobile "security gap" - Pinterest and Yammer the latest gappy apps
Pinterest and Yammer are the latest official mobile apps that didn't do HTTPS correctly, leaving users at risk of imposters and phishing.
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Tracking report was wrong, says Facebook ...but there is a bug that needs fixing
Facebook has responded to privacy claims made by Belgian researchers but admitted that a "bug" may have caused inadvertent tracking of some users.
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What a lot of patches! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Watch the latest episode of our weekly fun-but-serious security news video. It only takes a minute!
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Buh-bye Beebone! Law enforcement kills polymorphic virus-spreading botnet
International law enforcement activity has taken out the botnet used by the Beebone worm - polymorphic malware that threatened thousands of computers worldwide. Botnet? Polymorphic? Downloader? We...
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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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Twitter shuts down 10,000 ISIS-linked accounts in one day
Twitter confirmed that its violations department had suspended some 10,000 accounts on 2 April “for tweeting violent threats".
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Amazon sues sites that sell fake reviews
Amazon is suing four websites that sell fake 4 and 5 star reviews for trademark infringement, false advertising and cybersquatting.
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The NSA wants a multi-part encryption key for 'front door' access to your data
As tech firms, privacy groups and citizens continue to balk at government surveillance, the NSA has come up with an interesting proposal for a multi-part encryption key.
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We TOLD you not to use WPS on your Wi-Fi router! We TOLD you not to knit your...
Belkin is the latest router vendor to be found relying on "non-secret secrets." Paul Ducklin looks at the router equivalent of locking the key to the company safe in the top drawer of your desk...
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Season 5 Game of Thrones episodes leaked online
HBO says that preview copies of Game of Thrones have somehow been breached. They'd already been copied at least 1 million times before Sunday's airing of the new season's first episode.
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