US law enforcement’s infiltration and takedown of the Silk Road underground marketplace has turned up yet another court case, with a New Orleans man charged with selling counterfeit shopping coupons through the site, and its successors, on an epic scale.
Monthly Archives: May 2015
“Marauders Map” – Is your location being tracked through Facebook Messenger?
A new Chrome extension, described by its own developer as ‘creepy,’ can track Facebook Messenger users and plot their location on a map.
20 students charged in school sexting scandal
Twenty US middle and high-school students in the US are facing charges of privacy invasion after numerous explicit photos of female students were swapped by text and social media. 
Facebook tests new “Security Check” tool to fend off account hijacking
“Security Checkup” doesn’t reinvent the wheel: it just drags Facebook’s login protection tools out of the drop-down menu closet and puts them right under our noses.
Yahoo to face class action lawsuit over email spying claims
Yahoo will face a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating users’ privacy by scanning email messages for targeted advertising purposes.
SSCC 200 – If you can’t trust the IRS, whom can you trust? [PODCAST]
Join Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin as they dissect the latest security news in our weekly podcast. It’s entertaining and educational – news you can use!
17% of parents ignore privacy settings but still post hundreds of photos of kids online
Parents upload an average of 973 photos of kids on social media before they hit 5 but 17% admit they don’t check privacy settings, ever.
We don’t cover stupid, says cyber insurer that’s fighting a payout
After 2 months of patient data exposed for anyone to see, Cottage Health System’s insurance policy should have come as a relief. It didn’t.
5 tips to improve your Linux desktop security
Linux-based operating systems aren’t invulnerable. Here are five easy steps you can take to enhance your Linux security…
1 in 5 experts believe artificial intelligence will pose an ‘existential threat’
A significant minority of experts working in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), about 18%, believe that AI will one day pose an ‘existential threat’ to humanity.