Politician’s fingerprint ‘cloned from photos’ by hacker
A member of the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) hacker network claims to have cloned a thumbprint of a German politician by using commercial software …
Court Ruling: EA’s Anti-Piracy Software Is Patent Infringing
Between the company’s general disposition and the incredible failure of the SimCity launch, Electronic Arts is becoming a name associated directly with digital rights …
Verizon’s New, Encrypted Calling App Plays Nice With the NSA
Verizon is the latest big company to enter the post-Snowden market for secure communication, and it’s doing so with an encryption standard that comes …
How impoverished North Korea built elite ‘secret war’ hacker unit
Despite its poverty and isolation, North Korea has poured resources into a sophisticated cyber-warfare cell called Bureau 121, defectors from the secretive state said …
Today’s Top 5 Malware Threats
Today attackers are not being held back by anything, and malicious software is still a surprisingly common issue around the world. No wonder that …
Apple iOS bug lets fake apps sneak onto iPhones, iPads
Hackers have a new way to break into Apple mobile devices using Web pages, text messages and emails to fool users into downloading fake …
WireLurker: Chinese Apple malware lets hackers ‘crack hard shell of iPhone security’
Apple users in China are under attack from a new family of malware, as the American company continues to run into trouble in the …
PositiveSingles STD dating site faces $16.5m penalty
The operator of a dating site for people with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) faces paying out $16.5m (£10.4m) after losing a privacy case. The …
How Publishers & Copyright Gave Amazon The Very Power That Publishers Now Hate
We’ve been meaning to weigh in some more on the whole Amazon/Hachette battle, because lot of misinformation has been spewed around (including by Paul …
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