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India exempts social media from encryption policy
The Indian government has exempted social media applications from a new encryption policy after public uproar over the proposed measures. The new law would …
‘Dislike’ button coming to Facebook
Facebook is to add a “dislike” button to its social network, founder Mark Zuckerberg has said. In a Q+A session held at Facebook’s headquarters …
Hackers Can Remotely Steal Fingerprints From Android Phones
Over a year ago I wrote an article on The Hacker News that warned of serious security concerns created by the iPhone and Android’s …
Firefox’s tracker-killing private browsing mode hits beta
Mozilla’s all-new ”stealth mode” for Firefox is one step closer to becoming a standard feature of the popular web browser. The latest Firefox Beta …
Intel wants to you abolish passwords
Intel wants you to buy its latest 6th Generation Core system. The system was released last week, and powers some of the latest Windows …
Microsoft headed to court to protect Irish data from US DOJ search
Microsoft is headed back to court this week in its long-standing effort to fight a U.S. Department of Justice search warrant seeking access to …
Samsung’s TVs aren’t the only devices listening to you
Dozens of reports have trickled out in the past few days about how Samsung’s SmartTV voice command feature can listen in on private conversations, …
Researcher to FireEye: If you’re not paying, I’m not talking
On Sunday, Kristian Erik Hermansen disclosed an unauthorized file disclosure vulnerability in FireEye’s core product. The zero-day disclosure quickly generated public attention, as did …
4 new cybercrime trends threaten your business
The more things change, the more things stay the same — at least for hackers. That’s one of the finding in Proofpoint’s mid-year threat …
Researcher discloses zero-day vulnerability in FireEye
On Sunday, Kristian Erik Hermansen disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in FireEye’s core product, which if exploited, results in unauthorized file disclosure. As proof, he …
Spotify cleans up privacy mess with plain language policy update
“What do you mean?” has been a big theme around Spotify in recent weeks. Justin Bieber’s tune of the same name just had the …
Man Arrested for Mocking Mayor on Twitter Wins Big in Civil Suit
An Illinois man who was raided and arrested last year for creating a parody account of his town’s mayor on Twitter has won $125,000 …
CISA likely coming back to Senate, amid doubts about effectiveness
Supporters of a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill will push for the U.S. Senate to pass it this fall, even as some security experts question …
Ex-Tesla engineer could face prison for hacking former manager’s email, FBI says
A former Tesla engineer could spend six years in prison for allegedly accessing his former boss’s email account and pilfering employee evaluations, which he …
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