Shellshock is the media-friendly name for a remote code execution hole in Bash, a command shell commonly used on Linux and UNIX systems. Paul Ducklin explains…
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Netflix deadlocked with broadcast regulator over “confidential” subscriber data
Things are getting testy between Netflix and Canada’s broadcast regulator over “confidential” subscriber data which the regulator wants to be able to access.
Disgruntled employees are increasingly e-sabotaging businesses, FBI says
Employees with an axe to grind are increasingly sticking it to their current or former employers by carrying out “computer network exploitation and disruption”, the FBI says. 
Mozilla fixes “phishing friendly” cryptographic bug in Firefox and Thunderbird
Mozilla just patched a bug in its cryptographic library, NSS. The bug is rated “critical” because it could permits skullduggery in apparently secure connections.
Emma Watson threatened with hoax nude photo leak by internet marketers
Up sprung the threateningly titled emmayouarenext.com website which featured a clock counting down to the release of apparently stolen photos of Emma Watson. Were there photos? No, it was just a viral marketing stunt.
DuckDuckGoAway: China blocks privacy-oriented search engine
Getting selected as the default private search engine for Apple’s Safari browser has been a boon for young search engine DuckDuckGo. But it may well have tainted the search engine in the eyes of the Apple-leery Chinese government. 
Is it *really* such a bad idea to use a password twice?
We regularly warn you against using the same password for multiple accounts. But if you memorise one really long and complex password, isn’t that enough? No! Here’s why…
No, ‘Apple Wave’ does not let you charge your iPhones in the microwave
No, new features in iOS 8 do *not* include “Apple Wave” wireless microwave frequency charging, regardless of what 4chan tells you. Remember: Don’t let Apple-new-release fever fog your brain, and do NOT believe everything you read on the intertubes!
Bistro turns the tables on Yelp, offers discounts to customers for 1-star reviews
A business is asking its customers to write one-star reviews on Yelp, in exchange for a 25% discount, after it said it got fed up with Yelp advertising calls.
Tor users could be FBI’s main target if legal power grab succeeds
The US Department of Justice is proposing a power grab that would make it easier for domestic law enforcement to break into computers of people trying to protect their anonymity via Tor or other anonymizing technologies. 