The former acting director of cybersecurity for the US Department of Health and Human Services is one of 6 so far to be convicted in an ongoing FBI investigation that used drive-by malware to track the online activities of child abusers. 
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Anatomy of a privacy leak – Apple OS X search engine in the Spotlight
You’d expect Apple’s OS X search engine, Spotlight, to end up with a lot of information in its indexes. But you wouldn’t expect it to help spammers and scammers keep track of you…
“Dear Facebook, I DEMAND that you ignore my demands” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Our weekly security news video, for your viewing pleasure. Fun with a serious side, in just one minute…watch now!
Microsoft discontinues Advance Notification Service, but why?
Microsoft kicked off 2015 by discontinuing its Advance Notification Service which alerted IT professionals to fixes that would ship the following week, allowing time to prepare staff and systems.
Computer scientists “crack” poker
As the headlines tell it, Poker Is Solved! In other words, don’t invite a computer to your Texas Hold’em poker evenings unless you want to lose money every week…
Zappos data breach: settlement reached
Zappos, an online clothing and shoe retailer, has reached a settlement over a 2012 data breach which impacted up to 24 million of its customers.
‘Sloppy’ North Korean Sony attackers let their IP addresses slip, says FBI
FBI director James Comey has stuck to the bureau’s conclusion that the North Korean government is behind the mammoth cyber attack on Sony Pictures, giving out a few more crumbs to explain his conviction.
Yelp let off the hook after review-gaming complaints
After a year-long investigation, the FTC has decided that those who complain about Yelp gaming its reviews don’t have a leg to stand on.
Thunderstrike – new Mac “ueberrootkit” could own your Apple forever
Security researcher Trammell Hudson wondered how deeply you could embed a rootkit into a Mac. Forget hacking the kernel, or even the boot sector…what about targeting the Boot ROM chip itself?
Internet of Things is a threat to privacy, says FTC
Minimizing the amount of data collected is one way to mitigate risk, suggested FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez during a speech at the internet-enabled gadget-engorged Consumer Electronics Show.