You receive a Facebook posting that offers you something saucy, you click through to the website… …and guess what happens next?
Monthly Archives: February 2015
The end of the Silk Road for Dread Pirate Roberts – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s our weekly “60 Second Security” video. Enjoy a fresh and entertaining take on the latest security news in just one minute…
More iCloud phishing: don’t get sucked in
It’s easy to justify checking out spams and scams, on the “better safe than sorry” principle. Don’t do it! You just end up one click closer to catastrophe.
Facebook’s DeepFace facial recognition technology has human-like accuracy
Facebook is going to allow you to blur your face in photos… once it’s identified you.
Want to be a safer surfer? Join our Twitter Chat on Safer Internet Day!
Join us for a Twitter Chat on Tuesday 10 Feb 2015 at 3pm EST. There’s no sign-up process, and you don’t even have to have a Twitter account. All you need is a web browser…
Twitter CEO admits: ‘We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls’
How the story of one Twitter troll motivated Dick Costolo to admit that the suckage has gone on for years, and it’s about time that it changed. 
US health insurer Anthem drained of 80 million records
Attackers have invaded a database at Anthem, the US’s second largest health insurer, getting at all the personal details that comprise a veritable tool kit for identity theft. 
Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht found guilty, may face life sentence
Ross Ulbricht, the founder of notorious online underground marketplace Silk Road, has been convicted on seven criminal counts by a Manhattan federal jury and could face life in jail.
Cat and mouse game is over for Japanese death threat hacker
A Japanese programmer, who taunted police by leaving clues in a memory card that he tucked into the collar of a cat found wandering an island off Tokyo, has been sentenced to 8 years in jail. 
Canary Watch site will keep an eye out for vanishing warrant canaries
Canary Watch will track changes to these transparency report statements that would indicate providers had received subpoenas with gag orders. 