US retailer Supervalu is warning customers that an intrusion of its network may have resulted in the theft of credit and debit card account numbers from up to 200 of its stores. Meanwhile, a related data breach affected another 800 stores for which Supervalu provides IT services. Could this be the next Target?
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Twitter injects favourites into newsfeeds, but is it an ‘invasion of privacy’?
Twitter is taking people’s favourites – what many (mistakenly) have assumed were private – and sticking them into people’s newsfeeds, along with follow notifications. 
Shark attack! Google wraps underwater cables in Kevlar-like vests
Google has to wrap its underwater sea cables in a Kevlar-like material, it says, because sharks like to bite them. 
How will you pay for the internet of the future?
In this, the 25th year anniversary of the invention of the World Wide Web, the man who claims to have invented the pop-up ad and gave rise to an economy of surveillance has apologized, said that the consequences were unforeseen, and invited the world’s citizens to re-imagine a different web. 
Microsoft pulls Patch Tuesday kernel update – MS14-045 can cause Blue Screen of Death
MS14-045, which fixes various security holes in the Windows kernel, can cause a BSoD and leave you stuck in a reboot loop. Here’s how to escape… 
The EPIC edition – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
One less opt-in app, one more Android virus, and a bunch of EPIC failures… All in this week’s 60 Second Security.
Google adds deceptive software warnings to Safe Browsing service
The days of having your homepage switched or suddenly discovering a mysterious toolbar in your browser may be set to come to an end following an announcement from Google yesterday. From next week, Chrome will display a message whenever a piece of software attempts to do anything sneaky or unexpected with your browser or computer.
Thousands of computers open to eavesdropping and hijacking
Many, many people and businesses are running a remote access tool, Virtual Network Computing, without a password. The tool lets people see everything we do online or reach through and take over our systems. The list of exposed sites is astonishing: everything from power stations to pharmacies to people watching porn. 
Snowden: NSA working on ‘MonsterMind’ cyberwar bot
The cyber defense system would instantly and autonomously neutralize foreign cyberattacks against the US and could also be used to launch retaliatory strikes. To do so, it would have to control and analyze all traffic entering the US – a chilling prospect that was the last straw, the whistleblower says. 
The top 5 privacy failures – what’s the most epic fail of all? [POLL]
The list of culprits in our eroding privacy is long, but some privacy fails stand out above the rest. So we’re calling out five privacy killers that deserve an extra level of shaming. Take our poll, and help us crown the most epic privacy fail of all …