Facebook explains that it’s keeping its eye out for credentials – email, password combinations – dropped on sites after data breaches, running them against its own users’ credentials to see if password reuse is going to land its users in trouble. 
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FBI Director James Comey says Apple and Google go “too far” with default encryption
FBI Director James Comey says Apple and Google go too far with default encryption settings on mobile devices, including the iPhone 6 and Nexus 6 running on Android 5.0 Lollipop. Does the FBI really have a legal right to exploit encryption backdoors to pursue suspects?
Whisper CTO trashes reports that it tracks even those users who turn off geolocation
Supposedly anonymous social media app Whisper actually tracks some users – particularly newsworthy ones – even after they’ve specifically opted out of geolocation, according to reports.
Four online romance scammers jailed – don’t get sucked in to Advance Fee Fraud!
Advance Fee Fraud, or AFF, is an age-old scam that goes back at least to the 16th century. Here are some resources you can use to help vulnerable friends and family keep out of the clutches of online romance scammers…
“Oops! I’m sorry about that” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here it is – this week’s 60 Second Security video. News that will amuse, and it only takes a minute…
Apple kills the POODLE – also fixes Shellshock in case you forgot
Apple just shipped OS X 10.10 Yosemite – including a fix for the POODLE vulnerability. Mavericks and Mountain Lion also got updates to kill the POODLE. As for Lion, now three releases off the pace…bad news.
Average person has 19 passwords – but 1 in 3 don’t make them strong enough
The vast majority of people are leaving themselves at risk of identity theft, fraud and extortion by not taking simple but necessary steps to protect themselves online, according to a new study.
Facebook’s new Safety Check lets you tell friends you’re safe when disaster strikes
Facebook has graced its users with a new tool called Safety Check that lets people tell friends if they’re OK when disaster strikes.
SSCC 169 – Mirror, mirror, on the wall, what’s the biggest breach of all? [PODCAST]
It’s Chet Chat time! Here’s this week’s episode of our news-you-can-use security podcast…
‘The Snappening’: stolen Snapchat photos site defaced, details of site owner published
Owner of TheSnappening.org photo site, Mudit Grover, took the stolen Snapchat images and the site down. But within hours, attackers identifying themselves as “Team Danny” allegedly took over the domain and published Grover’s personal details. 