An anonymous internet user claims to have hacked the email account of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of virtual currency Bitcoin, and is threatening to unveil Nakamoto’s identity for 25 Bitcoins.
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Patch Tuesday wrap-up, September 2014 – why even a single-bit data leak is worth fixing
Here’s what you need to know about the September 2014 Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and Adobe…
Google grapples anew with EC in the search/advertising antitrust swamp
The EC’s poked the sleeping dragon, yet again reopening a four-year antitrust investigation that puts Google in the hot seat. The surprise move comes after rivals fumed loud and hard about getting unfairly shut out in the most recent settlement. This time, Android may be up for investigation, too. 
5 Nigerian gangs and their US accomplices are behind most Craigslist buyer scams
Research has found a new, more profitable twist on the same old 419 advance fee fraud scam. It involves real checks, printed on real check paper, using real routing numbers, and being handled with lots of US accomplices to cover up the Nigerians’ tracks.
Home Depot says, “Er, yes, we did have a breach actually”
Just how big and bad it will turn out to be is still unknown…all we know so far is that Home Depot has officially confirmed that, yes, there was indeed a breach.
Teen’s open Facebook invite leads to 500 unexpected gatecrashers
Maybe there’s a better way to impress a girl than hosting a party where she invites all her gazillion Facebook friends to trash your mum’s house. 
Reddit bans celebrity naked photo leaks subreddit ‘The Fappening’
Reddit has banned r/TheFappening, a subreddit in which people shared the leaked nude celebrity photos. With some of the images said to be taken of American gymnast McKayla Maroney when she was underage, Reddit was leaving itself open to claims of publishing child pornography.
HealthCare.gov breached, injected with malware
Federal health officials have discovered that the US insurance exchange site HealthCare.gov was breached in July, when an intruder uploaded malware with the apparent motive of using the system to launch cyberattacks against other sites. 
Tim Cook says Apple *does* care about iCloud Security. But is that enough? [POLL]
Tim Cook told the WSJ that, yes Apple *does* care about iCloud security, and will take steps to make it more secure. Really?
How far would your sysadmins go to fix a problem? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here it is – this week’s 60 Second Security video. News that will amuse, and it only takes a minute…