A researcher claims to have written an Android app that takes photos and videos using the device camera while the screen is turned off – so you wouldn’t even know the camera was spying on you.
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Will it be Apple versus Google for control of your smart home?
Rumor has it that Apple is poised to jump into the Internet of Things fray with Google, with plans to announce a new software platform that would turn an iPhone into a remote-control platform for lighting systems, home security, kitchen gadgets and the like. 
New Zealand’s 18-tonne supercomputer – was it hacked, or not?
There’s a storm brewing in New Zealand, it seems, after news that a supercomputer at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research was “hacked.”
‘Hack-proof’ drone revealed by Pentagon
The Pentagon’s research arm – the Defense Advance Research Project Agency (DARPA) – has unveiled a new drone which it claims to have built with secure software that can prevent control and navigation of the aircraft by hackers.
Buzzkill: FBI director says he was joking about hiring weed-smoking hackers
FBI Director James Comey says he was being “funny” when he made a comment that the FBI should consider loosening drug policies for its job applicants, but FBI recruitment to fight cyber crime is a serious problem. Should the FBI hire pot smoking hackers?
Facebook rape joke posted by ‘hackers’, Hooters insists
The US emporium of beer, buxom babes and unlimited $10.99 chicken pointed the finger at Facebook hackers after somebody posted a rape joke onto its page on Saturday.
UK convicts two child abusers who used Facebook to groom victims
Two UK men have been found guilty of grooming girls via Facebook, enticing them into meetings at hotels, cars and alleyways where they then raped and sexually abused victims as young as 13. 
US charges Chinese military officers with cyber espionage
Tensions between China and the United States over spying go back a long way. But – in a first – the US has indicted five Chinese military officials for alleged cyber espionage, which could ratchet up the tension to a new level.
Seller of rigged PoS systems pleads guilty to Subway gift card hacking
Former Subway franchisee Shahin Abdollahi pleaded guilty to charges relating to a scheme to sell PoS systems rigged with remote-access toolkits to other Subway stores. 
Convicted Facebook paedophile walks free
A UK man the police called “every parent’s nightmare” admitted to eight counts of inciting children to engage in sexual activity, as well as two counts of making indecent images of children. He was sentenced to 3 years of rehab, with no prison time, and people are furious at the idea that he’s walking free. 