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Sophos CEO targeted by email scammer
Sometimes email scams can contain facts that make them surprisingly believable. As Sophos CEO Steve Munford recently discovered. The question is - was he specifically targeted, or was it just coincidence?
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Weird science for Facebook users: Ford reduces friction, improves...
Where would you go looking for a keyfree login system to get you online to your social networking accounts faster than ever? Ford Motor Corporation, of course. But do apps of this sort really improve...
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Convicted sex offenders must reveal their criminal status on Facebook, says...
Starting August 1, convicted child predators and sex offenders in Louisiana not only have to register with the local authorities, such as police and schools, they will also be required to post their...
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Apple patents clone-making technology to sabotage electronic profiling
Apple has filed a patent for making clones of your online identity that will serve up misinformation to data collectors, thus polluting the data stream that feeds electronic profiling.
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Encoding malicious PDFs as XDP files to bypass anti-virus? No need to panic
GovCertUK, the UK Government's Computer Emergency Response Team, had issued an alert warning that attackers could bypass gateway anti-virus software to infect organisations, by encoding malicious PDF...
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US Senate proposes national data breach notification act
A new bill has been brought before the US Senate that would unify data breach notification laws across the United States. Read on for what's protected and how it would work.
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In memoriam - Alan Turing's 100th birthday
Alan Turing is probably best known to the public for his cryptanalytical derring-do at Bletchley Park, UK, during the Second World War. But it is Turing's ever-present Halting Problem which teaches us...
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SSCC 93 - Flame, LinkedIn, FISA, Patch Tuesday, border snooping and the...
Michael Argast joins Chet once again to discuss Flame, LinkedIn, warrantless wiretapping, Patch Tuesday, border patrol spying and Microsoft's BlueHat prize.
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PayPal starts bounty program for security bugs
If you've found a security issue with PayPal, you could receive a monetary reward for informing the firm responsibly.
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Photo.zip - Stolen nude photos and police investigations. Malware attack...
Computer users are being warned to be wary of email messages which suggest they contain nude photographs of girlfriends, or claim that they have been reported to the police, as the attached file...
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LulzSec hacking duo plead guilty to string of attacks against US and UK websites
Jake Davis and Ryan Cleary have entered guilty pleas to some of the charges against them related to LulzSec attacks on high profile websites last year.
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TechRadar latest site to have usernames and passwords stolen
Tech news site TechRadar is alerting users that their username, password, email address and date of birth have been accessed by hackers.
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'Evil' network hacker sent to prison for two-and-a-half years
An Australian hacker from the New South Wales country town of Orange has been sent to prison for two-and-a-half years. David Cecil, who went under the handle 'Evil', was arrested a year ago following a...
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State-sponsored cybercrime on "industrial scale" says MI5 chief
One company lost £800m as a result of hostile state cyber attack, says British Security Service chief.
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What you need to know about Facebook sneakily swapping users' default email...
Have you checked the contact information you list on your Facebook profile? Chances are that it's now listing an @facebook.com email contact address for you. Learn how to change your settings to make...
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Jobs website of major hotel chain serving malware, linked to other attacks
The jobs website of a major international hotel chain is silently serving up malware to visitors. And curiously, the security breach appears to be connected to other recent high profile attacks. Paul...
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Watch out! Widespread wire transfer confirmation emails carry malware
Cybercriminals have widely spammed out a malware campaign today, posing as a confirmation email about a wire transfer. You may not be the kind of person who would fall for the attack, but can you say...
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FTC files complaint against Wyndham Hotels for not protecting sensitive...
Wyndham Hotels is being sued by the US Federal Trade Commission for lax security measures. Will suits like this raise concerns among other organizations that are careless with our personal information?
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FBI arrests 24 in internet credit card fraud ring
The FBI charged 28 and arrested 24 in the bust of a major internet credit card fraud ring today. The accused were involved in a large variety of fraud schemes involving 411,000 credit cards and over...
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Truly embarrassing Facebook status updates exposed by website
Remember, if you post updates publicly, potential or current employers have a harbor-front seat to whatever flavor of debauchery floats your boat.
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