We often warn you to be careful about leaving geolocation features enabled on your mobile devices. Fortunately, this woman didn’t listen!
Monthly Archives: May 2015
Accused game hacker flees to Europe, says he can’t afford defence
The Australian, who’s fled to Europe, was 17 when he allegedly took part in the heist of unreleased gaming and Apache helicopter training software.
Apple confirms: tattooed wrists confuse Watch
Some dark wrist tattoos can block the Apple Watch from measuring heart rates and can then turn into a passcode-demanding pain in the wrist. 
Microsoft Word Intruder – the malware that writes new malware for you
Malware construction kits started in the 1990s as a way of expanding the virus-writing counterculture, but now they are all about money. SophosLabs looks at MWI, the Microsoft Word Intruder…
Facebook opens up Internet.org but there’s no support for HTTPS
Facebook has opened the internet up to users in India and other countries but says it won’t immediately allow HTTPS.
Bugs in the hospital: how to pwn your own pethidine machine
Feeling short-changed by the nurse in charge of your painkiller quota? Telnet into the drug dispenser! Paul Ducklin looks at how to avoid this sort of security hole…
Police arrest Virginia Tech student over Yik Yak threat
It’s an anonymous messaging app that’s not all that anonymous. That’s a good thing in this case, given that the Yak alluded to the anniversary of a mass murder. 
Memories of the LOVE BUG – 15 years ago today
It said “ILOVEYOU”, and it promised a harmless-looking text file. But it actually contained an email virus that got just about everywhere. Could something like this ever happen again?
The worst spam senders in the whole wide world? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
From carder busts to App Store bans – the computer security week in one swift video minute! Enjoy…
Microsoft age-guessing tool goes on a metadata-slurping, viral spree
It will presumably get more accurate with time. But for now, you can see how well it does with your selfies. Or your cat’s selfies. Or a snapshot of that face on your toast that sort of looks like a panda. 