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2017-07-24 14:13:15 |
Yakkety Yak won\'t come back: Linux users, it\'s time to upgrade Ubuntu (lien direct) |
Canonical's announcement of the end of support for Yakkety Yak is a good reminder that it's worth keeping an eye on your other devices to make sure they're up to date, too |
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2017-07-24 12:06:55 |
Glassdoor pushes back against moves to identify anonymous reviewers (lien direct) |
Would you contribute to sites like Glassdoor if law enforcement could demand that the company turned over your ID details? |
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2017-07-24 10:42:38 |
Your pacemaker could be put in the witness box against you (lien direct) |
What happens when a wearable or embedded medical device tells a different story to someone suspected of a crime? |
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2017-07-21 17:30:10 |
Something for the weekend? How about an Apple patch for BroadPwn? (lien direct) |
Apple's latest updates include a patch for the vulnerability that could have attacked your device's wireless hardware |
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2017-07-21 17:08:15 |
Hit the road – with your insurer and lender keeping an eye on your driving (lien direct) |
How would you feel about your insurer or your finance company having access to data about your driving and where you go? |
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2017-07-21 16:37:55 |
Twitter says it\'s cracking down on the abuse – but is it? (lien direct) |
Twitter's moves to tackle abuse on the platform seem to be making their mark - but there's a way to go before everyone feels safe there |
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2017-07-21 12:58:59 |
Watch out for the Android malware that snoops on your phone (lien direct) |
GhostCtrl, being distributed by rogue versions designed to look like legitimate apps, can monitor what you do and lock up your device - beware! |
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2017-07-21 11:20:46 |
Global police swoop shutters Hansa and AlphaBay dark web markets (lien direct) |
Two key marketplaces for illegal drugs go dark as it's revealed that Dutch police secretly ran Hansa for a month during its investigation |
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2017-07-20 18:04:19 |
News in brief: Street View goes out of this world; GoT fans warned on torrenting; Citadel man jailed (lien direct) |
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-07-20 16:55:05 |
ATM crooks up the ante by using infrared to steal your PIN (lien direct) |
Using infrared for data transfer isn't new, but finding an IR transmitter on an ATM in Oklahoma took law enforcement by surprise |
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2017-07-20 16:43:07 |
“Orpheus\' Lyre†– where it came from, and what to do [VIDEO] (lien direct) |
From how the "Orpheus' Lyre" bug got its weird name all the way to what we can learn from it. No jargon, just plain English. Enjoy... |
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2017-07-20 13:45:05 |
Facebook has got your number – even if it\'s not your number (lien direct) |
Make sure you check which phone number you have associated with your Facebook account - if it's assigned to someone else, they could take over your profile |
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2017-07-20 11:47:34 |
Twitter users targeted by an army of 86,262 sex-starved bots (lien direct) |
More than 30m wishful thinkers clicked on the links tweeted out by the bots - who were after your wallet rather than after your heart |
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2017-07-20 10:36:32 |
BSidesLV: What\'s on the agenda in Las Vegas (lien direct) |
Dropping in to BSidesLV while you're in Vegas? Come and see our data scientists talk about machine learning and the threats there - we'd love to say hi |
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2017-07-19 18:53:37 |
News in brief: moving Segway hacked; Google Glass resurrected; 308 Oracle fixes (lien direct) |
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-07-19 16:27:58 |
Windows security hole – the “Orpheus\' Lyre†attack explained (lien direct) |
A long-standing bug in the network authentication protocol called Kerberos led to a security hole in Windows, Linux and more. |
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2017-07-19 15:57:55 |
Myspace bug left old accounts vulnerable to attack (lien direct) |
Myspace is still there, and so's your old account |
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2017-07-19 11:34:11 |
Police bodycams get tech that can identify “faces and people†(lien direct) |
Bodycams aimed at Police will soon be able to identify stolen bicycles, missing children and other "objects of interest". |
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2017-07-19 10:30:34 |
Want porn? Prove your age (or get a VPN) (lien direct) |
The UK government plans to put age verification in front of pornographic websites from April 2018 |
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2017-07-18 16:44:29 |
News in brief: laptop ban curtailed; robot meets a soggy end; Dow Jones leaks 2.2m customers\' data (lien direct) |
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-07-18 16:34:49 |
Black Hat USA 2017: what\'s on the agenda in Las Vegas (lien direct) |
We'll be at Black Hat with talks and a shirt giveaway if you give us the right passphrase - come and say hi; we'd love to see you |
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2017-07-18 15:39:49 |
Google wants you to bid farewell to SMS authentication (lien direct) |
Google's shift to a more secure option is welcome, but also adds to the confusion of the post-password world |
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2017-07-18 14:37:34 |
Hacked drones flying up, up and away over geofencing restrictions (lien direct) |
Error or brilliant marketing ploy? Either way, drone owners have been able to override geofencing restrictions |
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2017-07-18 12:33:01 |
Access all areas – but for how long after you\'ve left the company? (lien direct) |
How quickly do you push the big red Delete button on someone's access after they leave? |
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2017-07-18 11:21:16 |
When good extensions go bad: buyer turns Particle into adware (lien direct) |
The tale of what happened when the Particle extension was sold and turned by its buyer into adware is a reminder that it's a good idea to keep an eye on what you've added to your browser |
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2017-07-17 18:02:23 |
News in brief: Beijing bans Pooh; Ashley Madison offers settlement; patient data shared on Facebook (lien direct) |
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-07-17 16:11:11 |
What does Imogen Heap have in common with mail? The blockchain (lien direct) |
The blockchain isn't just for verifying Bitcoin transactions - a number of very different ventures are using it to cut out middlemen and keep people honest |
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2017-07-17 15:26:49 |
Wait, you didn\'t want to clean the toilets? Should have read the terms! (lien direct) |
Some 22,000 people unwittingly agreed to clean bathrooms and hug stray cats and dogs in return for free WiFi - and their experience is a good reminder to be aware of what you're agreeing to |
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2017-07-17 11:55:05 |
The iPhone lockscreen hole that we can\'t reproduce (lien direct) |
We can't reproduce an iPhone lockscreen bug that hit the news last week - but there are plenty of lockscreen lessons to learn anyway. |
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2017-07-17 11:02:55 |
Alexa is listening to what you say – and might share that with developers (lien direct) |
How do you feel about the possibility of your recorded requests to Alexa being shared with third-party developers? Here's what we know about that - and some tips to manage your data |
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2017-07-14 17:52:37 |
News in brief: Oz law \'trumps maths\'; CBP can\'t search phones for cloud data; police launch drone unit (lien direct) |
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-07-14 17:05:27 |
BUPA breach – why names and addresses matter (lien direct) |
UK healthcare company BUPA just had an employee run off with half a million names and addresses - here's what we can learn from the breach. |
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2017-07-14 16:38:34 |
Vault 7: new WikiLeaks dump details Android SMS snooping malware (lien direct) |
Latest dump of stolen CIA documents includes user manual for HighRise app, used to eavesdrop on text messages |
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2017-07-14 16:02:17 |
Whose job is it to keep us safe from online harassment? (lien direct) |
As more of us report having been the focus of abuse online, what steps can be taken to make the web better while protecting freedom of speech? |
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2017-07-14 13:08:33 |
SQL injection attacks controlled using Telegram messaging app (lien direct) |
This weaponising of an encrypted messaging app prompts us to remind you that you should really be focusing on how to avoid SQLi attacks in the first place |
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2017-07-14 11:07:56 |
Insider who scammed $14.3m lottery \'win\' pleads guilty (lien direct) |
Lottery company's security director used a thumb drive to insert software that produced predictable winning numbers |
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2017-07-13 18:51:28 |
News in brief: Health insurer breached; Vertu calls it quits; Audi tops autonomy (lien direct) |
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-07-13 16:55:04 |
How did the data of 14m Verizon customers end up online? (lien direct) |
Verizon says the loss is 'overstated', but if you're a customer, you might want to change your PIN - just to be on the safe side |
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2017-07-13 14:55:59 |
Who gets gold stars for looking after your privacy? (lien direct) |
Who's got your back when it comes to willingness (or otherwise) to hand over your data to third parties? Some of the results from the EFF's report are surprising |
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2017-07-13 13:38:45 |
How app developers are gaming Google Play to boost their rankings (lien direct) |
Our researchers spotted some app developers who were gaming the Google Play store - here's what they uncovered in their investigation |
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2017-07-13 11:28:47 |
So long, Windows Phone – it was nice knowing you (lien direct) |
The end of support for Windows Phone 8.1 is pretty much the death knell for a platform that never took off but which was widely liked - not least for its security |
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2017-07-12 17:51:04 |
News in brief: probe in Jupiter fly-by; footage of politician \'not illegal\'; Trump sued over Twitter block (lien direct) |
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-07-12 16:02:16 |
Social engineering – explored and explained by our experts [VIDEO] (lien direct) |
Join Sophos experts James Burchell and Greg Iddon as they explore, explain - and help you to fight back against - social engineering. |
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2017-07-12 15:12:26 |
Researchers find chinks in the armour of satellite phone calls (lien direct) |
Could the proof of concept the researchers describe be used to eavesdrop on actual satellite phone calls? It depends ... |
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2017-07-12 11:29:47 |
Russians told to log in to Pornhub using verified social media accounts (lien direct) |
Russians need a passport to get a SIM card, a cell number to get a VK account, and the VK account to log into Pornhub. What's behind this new requirement? |
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2017-07-11 18:06:13 |
News in brief: dark web sites attacked; radio station pwnd; Russian hacker jailed for nine years (lien direct) |
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news |
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2017-07-11 17:15:42 |
Mark your calendar for the net neutrality Day of Action (lien direct) |
Tomorrow - July 12 - is the Internet-Wide Day of Action, with big online names from Kickstarter and Vimeo to Reddit and Spotify banding together to express their objection to overturning rules that guarantee net neutrality |
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2017-07-11 14:23:39 |
Two-factor via your mobile phone – should you stop using it? (lien direct) |
Although SIM cards themselves are very secure, it's annoyingly easy for a crook to get hold of one for your number |
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2017-07-11 13:10:20 |
More than 100m records potentially lost in huge telecoms breach (lien direct) |
India's newest telecoms provider denies that subscriber records posted online were authentic, but users claim the data is real |
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2017-07-11 11:13:25 |
Your gadget could save your life: smart speaker phones police (lien direct) |
We write a lot about the privacy issues of smart speakers in your home - but one device might have saved lives in an alleged hostage situation |
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