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SSCC 180 – Surely zero-days come from cybercrooks, not from Silicon Valley? [PODCAST]

Posted on January 7, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Enjoy the first 2015 episode of our popular weekly security podcast. In this episode: zero-day politics, leaky security features, Bitcoin news, and a shout out to our New Year #sophospuzzle winners!

Hacking group publishes Xbox One SDK, threatens to leak unreleased game builds

Posted on January 6, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Microsoft’s festive woes continue after a hacking group managed to get hold of and subsequently release the November 2014 Xbox One software development kit (SDK).

Zero-day in Windows 8.1 disclosed by Google

Posted on January 3, 2015 by nocrackingzone

A new zero day vulnerability has been disclosed in Microsoft Windows 8.1. Who is behind releasing the attack code behind this flaw? Google.

Have the cops busted one of the Lizard Squad?

Posted on January 1, 2015 by nocrackingzone

The “Lizard Squad” took out Microsoft’s and Sony’s games networks on Christmas Day. Everyone involved knew in advance that law enforcement would be *very* interested in whodunnit…

From Facebook, through iPhones and Androids, to Macs – make the safest start to 2015!

Posted on December 30, 2014 by nocrackingzone

Are you looking to turn over a new security leaf yourself in 2015, or trying to convince your friends and family to do so? Here are some great places to start…

Lizard Squad member ‘Ryan’ explains why it’s OK to ruin Christmas

Posted on December 29, 2014 by nocrackingzone

A man claiming to represent Lizard Squad, the group behind the Christmas day attacks on the Xbox and Playstation networks, has explained why they did it.