Within 1 hour of the online onslaught against his daughter, the former Red Sox pitcher had published tormentors’ names and backgrounds. One was suspended, another lost his job, and others were kicked off school athletic teams. 
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RIP Leonard Nimoy: a hero to Trekkies, but so much more than “Spock”
Leonard Nimoy was beloved by millions, including many of us at Naked Security and at Sophos. So it is with great sadness that we acknowledge his passing on Friday, at the age of 83, and offer this modest tribute.
Barclays to launch Twitter payments through Pingit mobile app
A new service from Barclays bank will allow its ‘Pingit’ users to send money to each other over Twitter.
How nine out of ten healthcare pages leak private data
A recent study has shown that nine out of ten visits to health-related web pages result in data being leaked to third parties like Google, Facebook and Experian. That’s not new, so why do we care now? And how does it happen in the first place?
Twitter’s new tool should stop password sharing and help fend off hijackings
The new tool, TweetDeck Teams, lets users share Twitter accounts without having to share passwords.
Lizard Squad returns, claims attack on Xbox Live and Daybreak Games
Hacking group Lizard Squad has returned, apparently disrupting Microsoft’s Xbox Live service and Daybreak Games with DDoS attacks.
Robot tweets “I seriously want to kill people”, prompts police response
When Dutch police responded to a death threat made by a local Twitter account, they discovered the culprit was nothing more than an automated bot.
Twitter CFO Anthony Noto has account hijacked
Twitter’s Chief Financial Officer Anthony Noto is making headlines again after having his Twitter account hijacked and used to send out spammy links.
Anonymous takes down dozens of “terrorist” social media accounts in #OpISIS
Infamous hacktivist group Anonymous has begun a new operation designed to take down ISIS sympathisers on the web.
Chipotle apologises for offensive tweets, says account was hacked
Mexican fast-food chain Chipotle was forced to apologise after its hacked Twitter account spewed out a string of unpalatable tweets.