The DOJ’s demand for extradition in a previous UK-US hacking case was overruled; they may not wish to be so easily thwarted this time.
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Does Siri have a secret signal to summon 911?
Siri gets a lot more publicity than other voice-recognition systems. Especially when there’s a “911” consipiracy theory involved.
What’s keeping security experts awake at night?
Enterprises will pour more than $71 billion into infosec this year but are still get clobbered by Sony-esque level breaches. Why? They’re not focusing on the real threats. 
Reddit CEO goes in search of values for the crisis-hit community
Want to rant, vent, or dialogue with the new CEO? Take a deep breath: he’s doing an Ask Me Anything session. Saints, have mercy on his soul. 
Celebrity caught on police camera causes Twitter uproar
Strictly speaking, you couldn’t tell who he was, because the pic showed the top of his head… …but you *could* see a suit and a pink shirt.
Notorious cybercrime forum Darkode taken down, dozens arrested
Darkode, a notorious cybercrime marketplace for malware, zero-day exploits, and botnets, was permanently shut down by a massive law enforcement operation coordinated between agencies in the US, Europe and elsewhere.
ID thief who scooped data on 200 million Americans jailed for 13 years
Hieu Minh Ngo whose websites put personal information on over 200 million US citizens up for sale has been sentenced to 13 years in prison.
Google slip reveals why people exercise their “right to be forgotten”
As data reveals only 5% of right to be forgotten requests come from high profile figures and criminals, can we say the ruling has been a success?
This is what happens if you let anyone use your Facebook password
It was the best of Facebook, it was the worst of Facebook, and for better or worse, it involved Taco Bell employee impersonation.
Another “Hacking Team” zero-day surfaces – this time in IE, not Flash!
Yet another zero-day has been dragged out of the data dump from hacked Italian security outfit Hacking Team. Microsoft was all over this in double-quick time, so get the patch!