A Spanish researcher has found an astonishing security “bypass” in a home router – there simply isn’t any security to bypass.
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Insta-sham: Instagram fixes its no-so-private photo bug… well, sort of
Instagram has fixed a privacy flaw that allowed anyone with the URL to see photos posted on the service, even if the user’s account was set to private. At least, it has kind of fixed it.
Sextortionist who preyed on teens via Facebook and Skype gets 53 months
Andrew McBride, who preyed on victims as young as 13, has been sentenced to 53 months in jail and three years of monitoring after that. 
Barack Obama proposes shielding companies that share cyber threat data
President Obama on Tuesday proposed new cybersecurity legislation that would put cybercrime on par with racketeering and would protect companies from getting sued if they share computer threat data with the government.
SSCC 181 – The Security Duel: “Bug reports at 15 paces” [PODCAST]
Microsoft vs. Google – Google vs. Users – Hackers vs. US Army – the fight is on in the latest episode of our weekly security podcast! Enjoy…
Facebook adds warning labels to graphic videos
Facebook has started adding warning messages to graphically violent videos uploaded by its members, stating that their content may “shock, offend and upset” if viewed.
Update Tuesday wrap-up, January 2015 – See? We didn’t use the word “Patch”!
Like fingers and thumbs, not all updates are patches, even if all patches are updates. So, here’s the skinny on Update Tuesday…including the security patches, of course.
Crayola’s Facebook page hijacked, redrawn in NSFW style
Crayola’s Facebook page was hijacked at the weekend and illustrated with quite a few NSFW, off-color posts.
David Cameron wants to ban encrypted apps like iMessage and Whatsapp
In the wake of the Paris attacks, UK Prime Minister David Cameron is targeting encrypted communications that governments can’t read. 
“Obamacare” phishing email leads to banking malware
Unfortunately, official emails and web bulletins are a handy source of believable content for scammers. This time, it’s a Department of Labor bulletin “borrowed” to help distributed a variant of the infamous Vawtrak banking malware.