In 2011, a researcher found that WPS was 10,000 times easier to crack than it was supposed to be. Now, another researcher has found that cracking it may be 10,000 times easier again…
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Jennifer Lawrence, Rihanna, 98 other celebs’ nude photos leaked online
The anonymous hacker reportedly gained access to the private photos of actress Jennifer Lawrence, as well as images of 99 other celebrities, allegedly via Apple’s iCloud storage system.
Grindr app has privacy issues – who’s surprised?
Popular gay dating app Grindr has been criticized for revealing the locations of its users in more detail than they might be expecting, and for allowing the identity of message senders to be spoofed.
Microsoft vows to clean away misleading apps from its Windows Store
Microsoft is vowing to clean up Windows Store after a recent survey of the app store found many scam apps that were deceptively labeled with logos and names of legitimate apps. This has been an ongoing problem. Will Microsoft finally rid its store of “crap apps”?
NASA prepares for serious sysadmin work – reimaging Opportunity Rover out on MARS!
Ever sweated a bit on Patch Tuesday when it’s time to reboot? Then spare a thought for NASA sysadmins – this month they’ll be reimaging a computer 200,000,000km away…on Mars!
How dare you use my camera! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s this week’s 60 Second Security. A week of news distilled into a swift minute of amusing but informative video…
97,000 Bugzilla email addresses and passwords exposed in another Mozilla leak
Around 97,000 early testers of the Bugzilla bug tracking software have been warned that their email addresses and encrypted passwords were exposed for three months. This is the second accidental exposure by Mozilla this month. 
Racing Post let off with stern warning after data breach
The Racing Post, which suffered a data breach affecting over 677,000 users late last year, has been slacking off on its security arrangements since at least 2007. It’s been given until the end of February 2015 to get its house in order.
SSCC 162 – What are *you* doing to fight cybercrime in the next 12 months? [PODCAST]
Here’s this week’s Chet Chat podcast! Chester caught Duck half way up a mountain to talk about why we need synergy to fight cybercrime…
Facebook wants you to know that Messenger is not spying on you
After a long build-up of rumors surrounding the Messenger app’s required permissions to access the device’s camera and microphone, Facebook is finally attempting to set the record straight.