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Cancer sufferer bombarded with Facebook adverts for funeral directors after researching disease online
A Facebook user battling cancer was left disgusted after being bombarded with adverts for funeral directors on the social networking site. Daniel Kapp was …
In major goof, Uber stored sensitive database key on public GitHub page
Uber is trying to force GitHub to disclose the IP address of every person that accessed a webpage connected to a database intrusion that …
U.K. to make ‘revenge porn’ a crime
An update to existing law will make the practice of “revenge porn” illegal in Britain starting this spring. When passed, the law would specifically …
You can now find out if US spies passed on your data to the UK in illegal surveillance
You can now find out find out if US intelligence agencies passed information about you to UK spies by filling in a simple online …
64% of reporters say Feds spying on their email, calls, online searches
In a survey of investigative reporters that makes Richard Nixon’s enemies list look like child’s play, nearly seven in 10 said they believe that …
Honey-trap cyber spies stole Syrian rebel plans
Hackers posing as beautiful women stole a trove of detailed battle plans from rebel groups fighting the Syrian government, a cyber security group has …
Chinese Police Are Buying Spyware — And Posting Their Purchase Orders Online
It is an open secret that Chinese authorities are spying on citizens’ online and mobile communication. Yet it is still eye-popping to see hard …
Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Hacked
On January 5, 2015, the leading bitcoin exchange Bitstamp announced that one of its operational wallets had been breached. “As a security precaution against …
Jimmy Kimmel gets people to give him their passwords
Online life has made us blase. We’re so enamored of everything being so convenient and free that we’re not too careful about someone taking …
CISPA 2015 Draft Text Emerges Online, Dem Rep Cites Sony Hack As Rationale for Reintroducing Bill
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is a controversial bill, promoted by supporters as a cyber-security solution and decried by detractors as a …
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