The Obama administration is developing economic sanctions against China for cyberespionage against US companies. Are sanctions likely to succeed in deterring China? Or will they only invite retaliation that will damage the world economy?
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Unsolved cipher mystery: Spaniard says he’s cracked Dead Pigeon code
A pigeon skeleton from WW2 with a coded message strapped to its leg was found in England in 2012. The challenge: unscramble the message!
Google accused of rigging search results by India’s competition cops
“Yep, Google’s a search bully,” agree Facebook, Nokia’s maps division, MakeMy-Trip.com, Flipkart and several other companies.
Wikipedia blocks sockpuppet accounts amid blackmail claims
As part of an internal investigation, the Wikimedia Foundation found that rogue editors had violated its terms of use by creating new pages, as well as modifying existing ones for the purposes of financial gain.
Microsoft Word Intruder Revealed – inside a malware construction kit
What happens when cybercrooks take a leaf out of the Advanced Persistent Threatsters’ book? Gabor Szappanos of SophosLabs investigates…
WHSmith contact form spams out personal customer data
Users of UK newsagent chain WHSmith’s online services have reported large amounts of email arriving in their inboxes, containing personal contact data on other users.
Uber hires the guys who hacked a Jeep to develop safer driverless cars
Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, security researchers who caused huge headaches for Fiat Chrysler when they showed the world how to remotely hack a Jeep, have hacked their way into new jobs with Uber.
Secret Service agent pleads guilty to stealing Silk Road bitcoins
If you can’t trust law enforcement, who can you trust? Shaun Bridges, formerly part of the Baltimore Silk Road task force, has become the second agent to plead guilty to serious charges associated with his time investigating the shady online drug market.
National Crime Agency website DDoSed by Lizard Squad
NCA busts a bunch of blokes who allegedly used Lizard Squad’s DDoS service. Guess what happens next?
What Ashley Madison got right
Every cloud has a silver lining. Even for Ashley Madison customers. OK, it’s a tiny silver lining, but the stolen passwords were hashed decently…