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Get into RSA 2015 for free, hear eye-opening talks!
The annual RSA Conference in San Francisco is next week, starting on Monday 20 April 2015. Get a free expo pass on us…![]()
US lawmaker who’s pushing anti-swatting bill gets swatted
“Some sick, evil person thought it would be funny to send the police to my house on one of these false reports,” he said.![]()
EU accuses Google of abusing search dominance, opens Android investigation
The European Commission has accused Google of abusing its status as the 800-lb. search gorilla and has launched a separate investigation into its Android mobile operating system. ![]()
Update Tuesday, April 2015 – Urgent action needed over Microsoft HTTP bug
We don’t usually focus on one vulnerability and say, “Do that first.” But this month, we’re willing to make an exception. The Microsoft HTTP stack has a bug that could let attackers straight in with a simple HTTP request…![]()
Toxin-buying teen finds police waiting for him on the dark web
A 16-year-old boy who attempted to buy a deadly toxin from the deep web to “commit suicide” was charged after finding police waiting for him on the deep web.![]()
Interpol announces successful takedown of “Simda” botnet
Interpol just announced a botnet takedown that has neutralised the operation of the “Simba” malware. For now, anyway. Paul Ducklin takes a look…![]()
Hot Lotto security director suspected of tinkering with computer to win $14.3m
What’s luckier than a four-leaf clover? Maybe a rootkit on a handy thumb drive, with access to security cameras that can be tampered with. ![]()
New algorithm could auto-squash trolls
Researchers have come up with a tool that spots troll behaviour and low readability 80% of the time. That’s 20% “oops.” Worth it?![]()
TLS certificate blunder revisited – whither China Internet Network Information Center?
Just under three weeks ago, we wrote about a TLS certificate blunder by a Root Certificate Authority called CNNIC. We thought we’d revisit that story today to see how the Big Four browser makers responded to the lapse…![]()
