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Adult FriendFinder hacked, users' intimate details exposed on Dark Web
Adult FriendFinder, a website billed as a way for people to "find friends, sex, flings and hookups," has had a serious data breach. Now millions of people who thought they were using a discrete service...
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High schooler allegedly hired third party to DDoS his school district
He might face state and federal charges. The attack crippled more than 50 schools, forcing some students to retake tests multiple times, among other miseries.
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You STILL support encryption designed to be crackable in 1995? 60 Sec...
Watch this week's "60 Second Security" - the one-minute news roundup video with attitude!
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Yup, we really are terrible at those password recovery questions
When we forget our passwords we’re often faced with recovery questions like "What's your favourite food?” They’re a backdoor into our accounts so they’re supposed to be both secure and memorable....
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Phones' accelerometers allow you to be tracked on the metro
No GPS or cell tower triangulation necessary. All it takes is learning the world's unique metro routes, then listening as phones jiggle along.
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Get into Infosec Europe 2015 for free, hear great talks!
Get a free pass to Infosec Europe (2/3/4 June 2015) and stop by at our stand to say hello. Attend our free talks...no paid actors, no sales pitches and no canned product demos: we're giving educational...
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Hackers compromise 100,000 IRS tax accounts with pre-stolen data
The Internal Revenue Service has confirmed that attackers accessed 100,000 taxpayers' accounts using personal data stolen elsewhere.
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Parliamentary insiders clean up MPs' Wikipedia pages
Gone are the sex scandals, excessive use of chauffeur driven cars, and lavish expenses used to spiff up MPs' homes.
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1 in 5 experts believe artificial intelligence will pose an 'existential threat'
A significant minority of experts working in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), about 18%, believe that AI will one day pose an 'existential threat' to humanity.
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5 tips to improve your Linux desktop security
Linux-based operating systems aren't invulnerable. Here are five easy steps you can take to enhance your Linux security...
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We don't cover stupid, says cyber insurer that's fighting a payout
After 2 months of patient data exposed for anyone to see, Cottage Health System's insurance policy should have come as a relief. It didn't.
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17% of parents ignore privacy settings but still post hundreds of photos of...
Parents upload an average of 973 photos of kids on social media before they hit 5 but 17% admit they don't check privacy settings, ever.
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SSCC 200 - If you can't trust the IRS, whom can you trust? [PODCAST]
Join Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin as they dissect the latest security news in our weekly podcast. It's entertaining and educational - news you can use!
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Yahoo to face class action lawsuit over email spying claims
Yahoo will face a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating users' privacy by scanning email messages for targeted advertising purposes.
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Facebook tests new "Security Check" tool to fend off account hijacking
"Security Checkup" doesn't reinvent the wheel: it just drags Facebook's login protection tools out of the drop-down menu closet and puts them right under our noses.
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20 students charged in school sexting scandal
Twenty US middle and high-school students in the US are facing charges of privacy invasion after numerous explicit photos of female students were swapped by text and social media.
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"Marauders Map" - Is your location being tracked through Facebook Messenger?
A new Chrome extension, described by its own developer as 'creepy,' can track Facebook Messenger users and plot their location on a map.
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Silk Road coupon forger charged with wire fraud
US law enforcement's infiltration and takedown of the Silk Road underground marketplace has turned up yet another court case, with a New Orleans man charged with selling counterfeit shopping coupons...
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Monday review - the hot 15 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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Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht gets life without parole
Ross Ulbricht, founder of hidden online marketplace Silk Road, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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