Monthly Archives: November 2015
Anonymous “unhoods” alleged KKK members but innocents are smeared
Members of the loose hacker collective Anonymous followed through with their pledge to release the names of members of the Ku Klux Klan, but #OpKKK was flawed from the get-go by uncoordinated document dumps and erroneous information.
Encrypted email provider ProtonMail caves in to extortion, hands over $6000
Having handed over $6000 to DDoS blackmailers, ProtonMail’s website is still unavailable following attacks with “an unprecedented level of sophistication.”
Cryptowall ransomware: new strain demands money AND mocks you
As if it weren’t enough to find all your files scrambled and an extortion letter on the screen. Now you get insulted at the same time!
IT pros, tell us your top security concerns and maybe win some chic swag!
Work in IT? We want to hear from you! Take part in our one-minute (yes, really) security survey and you might win geektastic swag of your choice. 
“I’m dying from boredom” Facebook posts lead to $1K fine for juror
The fine pales in comparison with the thousands wasted when the posts resulted in a mistrial.
US prisons looking for drone-killing systems
The Feds are looking for a system to detect them, knock them out and find their operators. Oh, and please clean up the mess, too. 
You just won a 100-to-1 bet! What harm could a happy selfie do?
How often does a female jockey win the world’s richest two-mile horse race on a 100-to-1 outsider? If you had a winning bet, you’d be open-mouthed, too!
Boasting about your binges on Facebook could hurt your credit score
Do you know how many times the word “wasted” shows up in your profiles and posts? Credit analytics companies do. 
Undercover cop answers Craigslist ad for a hacker
The guy took it out with his personal email address and phone number. He’ll have 2-4 years to ponder where this brilliant plan went wrong.