The University of Greenwich might not have noticed the website but hackers did.
Monthly Archives: May 2018
TeenSafe phone monitoring app leaks teens’ iCloud logins in plaintext
The “secure” monitoring app is used by over a million parents.
Please vote for Naked Security at the European Blogger Awards 2018!
We’ve been nominated in 8 categories at the European Blogger Awards 2018… but we need your help to win!
DrayTek router user? Patch now to keep the crooks out…
DrayTek has announced a security hole in its Vigor range of routers.
Mugshots.com’s alleged owners arrested for extortion
Mugshots.com publishes people’s mugshots and extorts a removal fee.
Guilty! Anti-anti-virus crook convicted, could spend decades in jail
Scan4you crook is looking at a maximum penalty of 35 years
Facebook conspiracy theories after Android app tries to “get root”
Facebook’s Android app suddenly started making a bid for superuser access. Conspiracy theories popped up like fungi. (It’s now fixed.)
Real-time cellphone location data leaked for all major US carriers
From the carriers to LocationSmart to 3Cinteractive to Securus: there appears to be a chain pockmarked with lack of authentication and data lost to hackers.
Chrome drops ‘secure’ label for HTTPS websites
When it comes to browser security, how important are the address bar icons and labels that tell users about a site’s security status? For Google at least, they matter a lot.
Senate votes to restore net neutrality… but don’t get your hopes up
It’s people-pleasing, but it’s probably just symbolic.