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12 Days competition: Day 3 – This buffer overflow broke sysadmins’ hearts
In April 2014, a critical bug in OpenSSL wasn’t just reported and fixed, it was given a media-savvy name, a logo and massive publicity. So you should be able to answer Day 3’s question without too much trouble…
Supreme Court quotes rap as it mulls Facebook free-speech case
The Supreme Court is wrestling with violent Facebook postings and the notion that posting “rap lyrics” is therapy that kept a ranting guy from really killing.
Wearable technology to be looked at for handling e-health data in the mainstream
With the right security and data privacy, researchers hope doctors could remotely monitor patients’ health, thereby throttling soaring medical costs. 
12 Days competition: Day 2 – Microsoft waved goodbye to this fondly remembered ex-P
In April 2014 Microsoft said adieu to its stalwart OS but despite seven years of warnings some weren’t ready to let it go. Can you work out the answer to our question in day two of our 12 Days of Christmas competition?
‘Annie’, ‘Fury’, other Sony blockbuster movies pirated after network attack
At least five new movies have been leaked online after Sony Pictures’ computer systems were attacked last week.
Point-of-Sale systems breached at major US parking garage operator
An intruder used a remote-access tool to get their fingers into the systems that process payment cards at some of SP+’s parking facilities.
Airport busts for 118 credit card fraudsters
A global operation to tackle online fraud led to 118 arrests across 80 airports last week, Europol has revealed.
Browser fingerprints – the invisible cookies you can’t delete
The holy grail for tracking online is a unique ID that you can’t delete. It exists – it’s called a browser fingerprint and it’s being used in the wild.
12 Days competition: Day 1 – This much-maligned feline was completely innocent
Can you work out the answer to our question in day one of our 12 Days of Christmas competition?