A collection of 65 advocacy organisations from around the world have published an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg about Internet.org, calling it a walled garden for the world’s poorest people.
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Street performer “Baton Bob” offered $20K settlement over pro-police Facebook post
Baton Bob alleged that police forced him to hand over his login before they posted a positive Facebook post about how they treated him during an arrest.
Uber in hot water again – this time over plaintext passwords in emails
Password resets are a necessary evil, but they’re best avoided however they are done. And you don’t get to use the word “hacked” if you use and reuse weak passwords!
Mobile spyware customer data leaked online in apparent mSpy hack
The biggest victims of the mSpy ‘hack’ are likely to be those who were unaware their sensitive data was being logged in the first place.
Former virus writer open-sources his DIY combination lock-picking robot
Back in 2005, a youngster called Samy Kamkar wrote a JavaScript virus for MySpace. This time, he’s made a DIY lock-picking robot – and you can make one too, if you like.
United Airlines: Hack our site for free miles (just don’t mess with onboard systems)
United Airlines is offering up to 1 million free air miles in a new bug bounty program that rewards hackers who discover security flaws in the airline’s websites, apps and databases.
The phone that keeps an eye on your eyes – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
The latest episode of our weekly “security news in one minute” video. Enjoy…
Syrian Electronic Army attacks the Washington Post again, hijacks mobile site
Part of the mobile website of the Washington Post was compromised briefly on Thursday by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) hacker group, in an attack that redirected traffic to a site with anti-US and anti-media messages.
Ransomware attack led animal porn collector to confess to police
A UK man has been given a non-custodial sentence this week, after a ransomware infection on his computer led him to report himself to police. The man’s computer held several hundred animal porn images, described in court as “extreme” and “revolting”.
Reddit to crack down on online harassment
Reddit has vowed to take a more active role in protecting its members from personal attacks and online harassment.