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NSA intercepts routers, servers to slip in backdoors for overseas surveillance
US intelligence has been covertly implanting interception tools into US networking equipment heading overseas, alleges Glenn Greenwald. 
Patch Tuesday wrap-up, May 2014 – Adobe and Microsoft both patch multiple remotable holes
Patch Tuesday updates from both Microsoft and Adobe are out. There aren’t any huge surprises this month, but both companies have critical patches for remote code execution holes…
Twitter glitch makes it more difficult to report abuse, while “mute” is on its way
It’s supposed to be fixed soon, but in the meantime, trolls’ favorite targets are once again suffering the typical onslaught. On the plus side, Twitter on Monday also said it would be offering a “mute” function – the same thing it tried to do in December, but this time around, it seems to be doing it right. 
16-year-old Canadian boy arrested for over 30 swattings, bomb threats
Police arrested a Canadian 16-year-old who might have been the swatter of not only security journalist Brian Krebs, but also of schools, to which he allegedly made bogus threats of bombs, hostage-taking and active sniper shooting. 
Free One Direction tickets? Facebook scam goes multi-generational, targets Directioners
Last week’s Rolling Stones scammers are also targeting Tomorrowland fans and Directioners. Whether you’re into rock-and-roll, dance or, er, the other sort of music, these guys have a ticket scam for you…
Cybercrime boss offers a Ferrari for best online scam
A top cybercrime boss has offered up a sports car to the hacker who comes up with the best online scam, according to the head of the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3).
Mandatory phone kill switch bill resurrected by California Senate
The first time it came up for a vote, legislators turned it down, saying the pro-consumer bill would be “bad for business”. Now, after having dropped the requirement for tablets and having added 7 months to the deadline for phones to have mandatory kill switches, the bill has passed and is headed to the Assembly. 
“Open the iPhone door, Siri!” – Apple’s digital helper coughs up another lock screen hole
A hacker has found a way to bypass the iPhone 5 lock screen to get at your contacts. Ironically, he got in by asking Siri, Apple’s voice-activated “helper.” Here’s how to close the hole while you wait for Apple’s fix…
US Navy sailor allegedly led team that hacked government computers
A US Navy systems administrator stationed on the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman acted as ringleader for a gang of anti-government cyber crooks, prosecutors alleged last week. 