An online petition by taxi firm Uber had to be pulled after a hacker redirected visitors to rival Lyft’s website.
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Windows 10 patches – will you get them no matter what?
What does the wording about updates being “available automatically” in the Windows 10 Specifications really mean?
Online seller of fake Viagra and abortion pills escapes jail time
An online seller of counterfeit drugs in the UK has been given a 1-year prison term that was suspended for 2 years.
France orders Google to scrub search globally in right to be forgotten requests
We do not care if a URL’s got a .fr, a .uk or a .com glued to the end, France told Google – if a European makes a legitimate request to be forgotten in search results, make it so on all your search engines in all countries. 
Thief who mugged Facebook PlayStation-seller busted thanks to location data
The victim had been trying to sell an old PlayStation 2 through Facebook, and was contacted by a potential purchaser who turned out to be the mugger. We offer some advice on making offline transactions with people you meet online.
Authentication is all around us! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s our latest “60 Second Security” video – catch the week’s security news in just 1 minute.
SSCC 202 – They hacked the US Army? Are you SURE? [PODCAST]
Join Sophos security experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin for this week’s security podcast. Apple, Microsoft, patching, hacking the army (sort of), and 49 arrests in a Europol action against bank fraudsters!
Canadian hacker, 22, gets 18 months in prison over US trade secrets theft
A Canadian member of the gang who hacked into the US Army and Microsoft is believed to be the first foreign hacker to be convicted of stealing trade secrets in the US.
IRS announces 2016 anti-fraud arrangements – but do they go far enough? [POLL]
As a result of the IRS breach announced in May 2015, changes are afoot in how US tax returns will be authenticated in 2016. Are they enough? Have your say in our poll…
FTC settles first crowdfunding case over deceptive Kickstarter project – but don’t expect a refund
The FTC just settled its first case involving crowdfunding against a man who pocketed $122,000 in contributions on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter without delivering the project – but he’s not going to have to pay them back.