TalkTalk keeps talking about that data breach but never says the right thing

With every new piece of information about the TalkTalk breach, we seem to get no closer to the truth about what exactly happened, who was responsible, and what TalkTalk is doing to fix this messy affair.

Hacker detained for giving US service members’ personal info to ISIS

A hacker detained in Malaysia now faces extradition to the US to face charges that he provided material support to the Islamic State, which US Department of Justice (DOJ) officials are calling a “first of its kind” case.

Accused game hacker flees to Europe, says he can’t afford defence

The Australian, who’s fled to Europe, was 17 when he allegedly took part in the heist of unreleased gaming and Apache helicopter training software.

1.2 billion logins scooped up by CyberVor hacking crew – what you need to do

Hackers have amassed a vast collection of stolen data, including 1.2 billion unique username/password pairs, by compromising over 420,000 websites using SQL injection techniques. This data haul may yet turn out to be a ‘Heartbleed’ moment for website owners who assume their sites are too small to be of interest to hackers.

SSCC 158 – What do you mean, “Don’t knit your own remote authentication?” [PODCAST]

Here’s this week’s Chet Chat security podcast for your listening pleasure. Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin of Sophos dissect the week’s security news to see what we can learn from other people’s mistakes…