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Canadian hacker, 22, gets 18 months in prison over US trade secrets theft
A Canadian member of the gang who hacked into the US Army and Microsoft is believed to be the first foreign hacker to be convicted of stealing trade secrets in the US.
IRS announces 2016 anti-fraud arrangements – but do they go far enough? [POLL]
As a result of the IRS breach announced in May 2015, changes are afoot in how US tax returns will be authenticated in 2016. Are they enough? Have your say in our poll…
FTC settles first crowdfunding case over deceptive Kickstarter project – but don’t expect a refund
The FTC just settled its first case involving crowdfunding against a man who pocketed $122,000 in contributions on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter without delivering the project – but he’s not going to have to pay them back.
Reddit bans r/fatpeoplehate, four other subreddits under new harassment rules
Reddit’s newly minted anti-harrassment policy has led to the axing of some subreddits but has left other blatantly racist subreddits untouched.
Twitter’s new ‘Block Together’ enables en masse blocking of trolls
The new Twitter tool is meant to enable communities to share lists of problem accounts instead of having to pick them off one by one.
Watch out for Acai Berry scams on Facebook
Imagine a friend sends you a link, and you end up on a scammy diet site… Could that cause any harm? What should you do?
Snapchat steps up its security with login verification
Snapchat has an optional new security feature in version 9.9, called Login Verification. Here’s why you should definitely update your app and turn it on.
49 busted in Europe for Man-in-the-Middle bank attacks
A multination bust nabbed 49 people on suspicion of using Man-in-the-Middle attacks to sniff out and intercept payment requests from email.
Feds seize man’s computers in raids connected to celebrity nude photo hack
The FBI’s investigation points to a ring of thieves who used phishing and password-reset scams to crack celebrities’ iCloud and email accounts and steal nude images.