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Crooks exploit public bug to plant adware on Yosemite Macs
A vulnerability in OS X Yosemite that went public last month is being used by cyber criminals to plant adware on Macs, a security …
AT&T’s ‘extraordinary, decades-long’ relationship with NSA
The telecoms giant AT&T has had an “extraordinary, decades-long” relationship with the National Security Agency, it was reported on Saturday. Citing newly disclosed NSA …
NSA Spying Relies on AT&T’s ‘Extreme Willingness to Help’
THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY’S ability to spy on vast quantities of Internet traffic passing through the United States has relied on its extraordinary, decades-long …
Google tells its publisher partners to comply with EU cookie directive
Google is now requiring that publishers that carry its ads comply with a European Union directive and ask their site visitors’ for permission before …
From Wild Drinking, Drugs Scandal to Cyber Security Savior?
A U.S. government contractor, several of whose employees were caught on video drunk and drugged on a sensitive security mission in Afghanistan, is now …
European Central Bank hacked
The European Central Bank (the ECB) announced on Thursday the 24th of July that its website was the victim of a cyber-attack resulting in …
Former Hacking Team developer reportedly in contact with a terrorist group
An individual who did work for Hacking Team was in contact with hackers working for a terrorist organization, and disgruntled employees — who deny …
U.S. court says ‘pocket-dialed’ calls are not private
A federal appeals court in Ohio has ruled that a person who accidentally “pocket dials” someone shouldn’t expect any overheard conversation to be considered …
Dozens of Clinton Emails Censored for Security Reasons
Dozens of emails that traversed Hillary Clinton’s private, unsecure home server contain national security information now deemed too sensitive to make public, according to …
File sync services provide covert way to control hacked computers
File synchronization services, used to accommodate roaming employees inside organizations, can also be a weak point that attackers could exploit to remain undetected inside …
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