Australian Peter Nash, who worked as the main moderator of the online drugs bazaar, pleaded guilty to money laundering and drug trafficking.
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Google forgets one little “Yes/No” setting, leaks private WHOIS data
Even Google can make data leakage mistakes, as network security expert group Talos recently noticed. Just one tiny little Yes/No setting that went wrong…
Yahoo slices your password out of login process, shows off end-to-end encryption
The result of snipping out passwords: one-factor authentication. Just make sure not to lose that phone!
Facebook clarifies what you can and cannot post on the site
Facebook has issued detailed new guidance on what it counts as “unacceptable content”, such as some nudity, hate speech and graphic videos.
TeslaCrypt ransomware attacks gamers – “all your files are belong to us!”
TeslaCrypt is a new ransomware that goes above and beyond CryptoLocker in the types of files it seeks out to hold for ransom, including those related to video games. SophosLabs dug in to find out what TeslaCrypt has in store for gamers, and everyone else. 
Full rules for protecting net neutrality released by FCC
The commission will decide what’s acceptable on a case-by-case basis. Let the legal battles begin! 
Bank tests heartbeat-encoded wristbands for online authentication
Halifax is trialing the use of a wristband to store our ECGs, given that our hearts are random number generators unique to every individual. 
If you hammer your RAM, won’t that break it? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
From CPUs on fire to hammered memory modules – here’s our latest 60 Second Security video! Why not give it a try…
New anti-terrorism unit will tackle extremist content on the web
European security officials have proposed a new online counter-terrorism unit to help combat increasing online extremism.
Reboot loop! Microsoft update to fix an old update ends up breaking a new update…
O! What a tangled web we weave! Microsoft reissued a broken update from back in October 2014…and promptly broke a new update from March 2015.