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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Syrian Electronic Army returns with Thanksgiving press hack
Some visitors to sites including CBC, CNBC, Forbes, OK magazine, The Chicago Tribune, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent and The New York Times were met with a message saying “You’ve been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA).” 
Adobe publishes out-of-band Flash update – provides “booster dose” for October’s patches
Adobe has published a Flash update, dubbed APSB14-26. The new patch offers additional protection against a vulnerability that was originally addressed in October 2014.
Should vapers fear malware-laced e-cigarettes?
A humorous and very likely apocryphal online comment has spun itself up into a major news item. It’s tempting to simply ignore the whole nonsense and carry on as normal. But maybe there is something to learn here…
Twitter to start snooping at which apps you have installed – here’s how to opt out
Twitter is set to start peeking on users’ iPhones, iPads and Androids in order to see what apps they have downloaded. It’s opt-in by default, so here’s how to opt out.
Spyware app StealthGenie’s CEO fined $500K, forfeits source code
In the first-ever criminal conviction concerning the federal criminal charges of advertising and selling a mobile phone spyware app, StealthGenie’s CEO has been fined $500K for selling the spyware.
SSCC 175 – “My, what an ENORMOUS malware infection you have!” [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. For your listening pleasure – the news you can use!
Home Depot facing 44 lawsuits over data breach as clean-up cost reaches $43m
Home Depot, which revealed a huge data breach in September, said it now faces at least 44 civil lawsuits across the US and Canada after the security slip that left 56 million credit cards and 53 million email addresses exposed.
Which social network is the worst for bullying? [POLL]
This week is Anti-Bullying Week in the UK, coordinated by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. We’d like to know which social network you think is the worst for bullying, and you could even win a T-shirt as a way of us saying thanks.
Twitter exec Anthony Noto reveals secret company plans in direct message goof
Don’t worry, you’re not the only one to ever hit “reply all” and then run through the office screaming at people to delete it. Even Twitter execs can mistakenly push out public Tweets that were supposed to be private, direct messages.