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Judge chided for Facebook posts that triggered mistrial in "boy in the box" case
A Texas judge has been chewed out for making Facebook posts about a case that resulted in a mistrial, and has been ordered to get trained on "proper and ethical use of social media" by judges.
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Remotely operated surgery robot is easy to e-hijack, researchers find
"Jerky" movement can be caused by tampering with packets. Not a good adjective when you're talking about surgery!
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Facebook login system blocked by Great Firewall of China causing DDoS panic
China's Great Firewall has been intercepting the Javascript module from Facebook Login, redirecting users to an unexpected pair of websites.
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The "Dirty Dozen" SPAMPIONSHIP: Who needs to kill the most zombies?
Here it is: the latest "Dirty Dozen". Our SPAMPIONSHIP tables detail the globe's most dastardly distributors of delinquent data during the first quarter of 2015.
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Hollywood gets Piracy app Popcorn Time blocked in the UK
The UK High Court has ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to block Popcorn Time, a piracy app that's as easy to use as Netflix.
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iPad crash grounds dozens of American Airlines flights
Swapping 35-lb. kitbags full of paper for svelte tablets sounds great, until the tablets crash and there's no paper backup.
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Apple bans watch apps from Apple Watch
Check out Clause 10.7 in the App Store guidelines. No watch apps allowed for the Apple Watch! But, truth be told, you didn't buy it to tell the time, did you? PS. T-shirt prizes up for grabs inside.
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Google unveils Password Alert Chrome extension, an early warning system...
Google developers have created Password Alert, an open-source Chrome extension that aims to protect users from phishing attacks.
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Ryanair finds fraudulent transaction - for $5M!
Ryanair, the budget airline that operates out of Dublin, Ireland, suffered an unauthorised bank transfer. To the tune of $5,000,000.
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SSCC 196 - From Wi-Fi bugs to carder busts [PODCAST]
From bugs to busts, here's the latest episode of our weekly security news podcast - for your listening pleasure.
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Anonymous sharing app Secret shuts down
Secret was supposed to be different from its anonymous sharing kin, Yik Yak and Whisper. What went so wrong, so fast?
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FBI arrests JP Morgan Chase former employee for selling account data
The arrest came after a sting operation which resulted in bank account data including PINs being sold to informants and federal agents.
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Woman arrested after hijacking PCs, showing hardcore porn to victims
Some of the victims were kids. She allegedly posted videos showing her startled victims as she talked to them over their speakers.
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Facebook says sorry after bug hid posts, blocked links and led to security...
Some Facebook users suspected censorship as a bug hid posts and blocked new links.
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Firewall for dummies - or, what do we mean by a next-generation firewall?
A next-generation firewall offers more protection than a traditional firewall as it can look inside content, rather than just blocking based on sources and destination.
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Microsoft age-guessing tool goes on a metadata-slurping, viral spree
It will presumably get more accurate with time. But for now, you can see how well it does with your selfies. Or your cat's selfies. Or a snapshot of that face on your toast that sort of looks like a...
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The worst spam senders in the whole wide world? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
From carder busts to App Store bans - the computer security week in one swift video minute! Enjoy...
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Monday review - the hot 26 stories of the week
Catch up with the latest computer security news - it's weekly roundup time.
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Memories of the LOVE BUG - 15 years ago today
It said "ILOVEYOU", and it promised a harmless-looking text file. But it actually contained an email virus that got just about everywhere. Could something like this ever happen again?
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Police arrest Virginia Tech student over Yik Yak threat
It's an anonymous messaging app that's not all that anonymous. That's a good thing in this case, given that the Yak alluded to the anniversary of a mass murder.
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