The bank didn’t believe the kids – who are both commendable white hats! – until they presented documents showing things like how much cash was in the machine.
Monthly Archives: June 2014
“Turing Test” allegedly defeated – is it time to welcome your robot overlords?
There’s a lot of hype around the news that a computer has passed the “Turing Test” at last. But what is a Turing Test, and what does it teach us? Paul Ducklin digs into the story behind the story…
Ransom-taking iPhone hackers busted by Russian authorities
The mystery of the ransom messages from “Oleg Pliss,” and the iDevice locking attack that popped up in Australia and the US last month, appears to have been solved.
Kim Dotcom offers $5M (£3M) for whistleblower help
Megaupload’s founder is offering mega-bucks to anybody who can help him prove his long-argued contention that Hollywood studios illegally set US authorities on him.
Google to flag ‘right to be forgotten’ censored search results
Google is reportedly planning to put an alert on the bottom of every page where links have been removed in the wake of the recent “right to be forgotten” court ruling. 
Facebook stupidity leads to largest gang bust in NYC history
Social media was the perfect place to brag about four years of alleged stabbings, assaults, robberies, shootings and murders, via hundreds of Facebook updates, direct messages, mobile phone videos, and calls made from Rikers Correctional Facility to plot the deaths of rival gang members.
Gameover and CryptoLocker revisited – the important lessons we can learn
Which is worse – Gameover or CryptoLocker? What can we learn from the recent US-led takedown of this notorious crimeware? More importantly, what advice should we be passing on to other people?
Feds swoop in, snatch mobile phone tracking records away from ACLU
After the Feds seized the surveillance records, US Marshals then moved the physical records 320 miles away, meaning the ACLU wouldn’t be able to learn how, and how extensively, police use snooping devices.
Monday review – the hot 25 stories of the week
Get yourself up to date with everything we’ve written in the last seven days – it’s weekly roundup time.
Patch Tuesday for June 2014 – 7 bulletins, 3 RCEs, 2 critical, and 1 funky sort of hole
You’ll be patching and rebooting everything this month. Paul Ducklin gives you a brief overview to help you prepare. He also explains some vulnerability terminology you might not have heard before…