It’s that time of year when many of our Naked Security writers go on a little break, so you might notice we’ll be a bit quieter for the next couple of weeks. Thanks to everyone who read the site and contributed, now it’s time for us to ask you for your feedback…
Daily Archives: December 19, 2014
Bitcoin-based messaging could slip past censors
A computer science student has built a way to weave messaging into the underpinnings of Bitcoin that’s both cheap and resistant to censorship. 
Fake money forum founder charged with counterfeiting
A US national based in Uganda has been charged with running a major global counterfeiting operation, which used an online forum to connect buyers and sellers of forged currency.
Spear-phishers grab emails from internet overseer ICANN
Yes, the DNS overlord fell for spear phishing. No, the internet’s spine was NOT broken, given that the intruders only gained “read”, not “write”, access. Thank goodness!
Information-stealing ‘Vawtrak’ malware evolves, becomes more evasive
SophosLabs has recently observed some cunning changes made by the authors of the dangerous banking malware ‘Vawtrak’. James Wyke explains.