UK Culture Secretary: Search Engines Must Magically Stop Piracy Or Else!
You’d think that after years and years of pointless banter along these lines that people in power would understand just how ridiculous they sound …
‘KorBanker’ steals SMS messages, takes authentication codes in the process
For a year, Android users have been the target of malware known as “KorBanker,” which now steals SMS messages, including sensitive information contained in …
4chan website introduces copyright mechanism after celebrity hacking
Internet image board 4chan has introduced a policy for complying with the American Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) for the first time. The site …
Internet of Things a Potential Security Disaster
The Internet of Things (IoT) could be a security disaster waiting to happen. That’s the view of Andrew Rose, a Forrester Research analyst. He …
Firefox 32 includes public key pinning, fixes critical vulnerabilities
Six security advisories – three of which are deemed critical – were addressed in the Tuesday release of Firefox 32, which also comes with …
Surveillance watchdog warns police over false identities on social media
Police officers and others public authorities who use false identities to disguise their online presence when they use social media to investigate a suspect’s …
Google knows what’s in your email before you do
Back in February, in a San Jose courtroom, a bombshell was dropped that could have been erased from the public record. It turns out …
EU seeks rivals’ feedback on Facebook, WhatsApp deal
EU antitrust regulators are asking Facebook’s rivals and telecoms operators whether the world No. 1 online social network’s proposed $19 billion bid for mobile …
Facebook tries to quell Messenger rumors
Facebook is going on the offensive, trying to do damage control for its Messenger app. The social network is responding to a firestorm of …
New variants of POS malware ‘Backoff’ found as infections expand
A security firm that worked with the government to identify point-of-sale (POS) malware, called “Backoff,” has detected two new variants of the threat. On …
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