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Monthly Archives: October 2014
TeamDigi7al US navy hacker sentenced to 2 years in jail
One of the two leaders of the cyber criminal group known as Team Digi7al was last week sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in breaking into the computer systems of a pretty random mix of targets.
SSCC 171 – Are you SURE that “1234” is a bad password? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest Chet Chat podcast for your listening pleasure… Enjoy.
Arrests made after ‘specialist malware’ used in £1.6 million ATM heist
“Specialist malware” allowed a gang of crooks to empty the cash machines of large amounts of money, averaging over £30,000 per machine. Now, the police have made three arrests in connection with the incidents.
Placemeter monitors streets from apartment windows: time to don a mask?
Placemeter wants window-owners to survey real-time traffic, while promising that all that data is aggregated and anonymized and won’t be stored or shared. Should we relax?
3 ways to make your Outlook.com account safer
Following up on our detailed guide to securing your webmail, here’s a quick breakdown of how to make the most important fixes for users of Microsoft’s Outlook.com (formerly known as Hotmail and, for a while, Windows Live Hotmail).
‘Al-Quida Free Terror Nettwork’ Wi-Fi hotspot grounds plane
American Airlines Flight 136 from LAX to London was delayed after someone picked a wholly inappropriate name for their Wi-Fi hotspot.
Cops swap arrested women’s photos in nude-photo ‘game’
California Highway Patrol (CHP) cops have allegedly been forwarding pics from phones belonging to women in custody to their own phones and to each other.
Is Google Maps accurate? Ask the giant cat…
Someone edited Google Maps to add a giant cat. It was there one minute, then it was gone, leaping back into whatever cyber kittyland it came from. 
Adobe updates its e-reader – DRM data no longer transmitted insecurely
Adobe’s e-reader software now has “enhanced security” for uploading metadata about what you read. Or, as you might say, “no longer uploads that data insecurely”…