Meanwhile, Chrome users got a scare when Google (inadvertently: WHEW!) disabled AdBlock in YouTube. Cue painfully long video ads.
Tag Archives: Security threats
5 security tips for businesses (and everyone else!)
Do you keep databases with information about other people? Do you allow teleworkers, road warriors, suppliers, contractors and so on to connect in remotely? Do you accept payments, for example from credit cards or NFC devices? Do you make payments Read more…
Unnoticed Firefox attacker had access to severe vulnerabilities for over a year
An attacker with access to security-sensitive information about the Firefox web browser went unnoticed for as much as two years, putting hundreds of millions of users at risk.
3 ways to get busted on the Dark Web
While it’s true that it’s hard to see in the dark, it’s not impossible to find things and over the last few years plenty of people who thought that Tor was a cloak of invisibility have come a cropper.
Should the US hit China with sanctions over cyberespionage?
The Obama administration is developing economic sanctions against China for cyberespionage against US companies. Are sanctions likely to succeed in deterring China? Or will they only invite retaliation that will damage the world economy?
Uber hires the guys who hacked a Jeep to develop safer driverless cars
Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, security researchers who caused huge headaches for Fiat Chrysler when they showed the world how to remotely hack a Jeep, have hacked their way into new jobs with Uber.
This email scam targeting businesses is a billion-dollar problem, FBI warns
The FBI issued a warning last week about email scams that have cost businesses $1.2 billion in fraudulent wire transfers since 2013. “Nigerian Prince” scams these are not…
National Crime Agency snares teens who used Lizard Squad DDoS tool
The NCA says it wants to reform the teens caught up in its operation targeting users of LizardStresser, an online tool for attacking websites. Is a stern talking-to enough? Or should they face jail time?
Phone feared drowned posts selfies of adventures with firefighters
Soggy though it was, and passcode-protected it was not, its Facebook posts show it played a mean game of table tennis with its new buddies. 
Meet “SexyCyborg” and her high-heeled shoes… with hacking tools inside!
American TV show, Mr Robot, inspires Chinese web developer to create her own hacking toolkit – hidden away in her high heels.