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‘Wi-Fi Pineapple’ Allows Covert Penetration Tests
A small, Linux-powered device unveiled at DEF CON allows hackers to take over devices' Wi-Fi connections and manipulate data flows
Security IS Fun! Hack A Toilet Or A Robot Rabbit!
If hacking toilets and a talking electronic rabbit doesn't get kids excited about IT security, then nothing will, says Tom Brewster
Windows 8.1 Boosts Security And Enterprise Features
Windows 8.1 isn't perfect, but the enterprise version adds features IT has been wanting, says Wayne Rash
Lloyds Bank Of Scotland Fined £75k Over Faxing Blunders
Lloyds Banking Group gets in trouble for sending faxes containing customer data to the wrong people
Tor Websites Down As Alleged Freedom Hosting Admin Arrested For Child Porn Distribution
Evidence suggests hackers employed by the FBI managed to track some Tor users
Google Launches Android Device Manager
Google has launched its version of Find My iPhone for Android
Websites Hacked To Serve Up Child Abuse Images And Malware
Criminals, or possible vigilantes, are delivering illegal images and malicious software in one go
Researchers Expose Industrial Infrastructure Sabotage Risk
Security weaknesses in industrial control systems could allow hackers to create cataclysmic failures in infrastructure, according to researchers at the Black Hat security conference
Researcher Demonstrates DIY Eavesdropping System
CreepyDOL, a £40 device built from easily available parts, demonstrates how easy it is to track and gather information on people from their mobile devices
Latvia Refuses To Extradite The Creator Of Gozi Trojan
The country’s Foreign Minister says the 67-year prison term facing hacker Deniss Calovskis is too severe
FBI ‘Can Eavesdrop Via Android Phones, Laptops’
The FBI has reportedly expanded its use of hacking techniques, including the use of eavesdropping tools on smartphones and laptops, to the dismay of civil liberties advocates
Wikipedia Crew Plotting Anti-NSA Snooping Security Boost
Wikimedia Foundation says it appears to have been “specifically targeted by XKeyscore” NSA surveillance tool
1,700 Websites In Russia Go Dark In A SOPA-Style Protest
Popular websites stop their services for a day to highlight the possible effects of a new anti-piracy law
DEF CON: 30 Percent Of Mobile Malware Made By 10 Russian Firms
Russian mobile malware factories working with thousands of affiliates to exploit Android users
Quiz Of The Week: Troublesome Trolls
Know your enemy and try out our trolls quiz!
Black Hat 2013: Trustwave Releases Spear-Phishing Tool
Trustwave's researchers have built a tool designed to help improve security by mimicking highly targeted attacks
Edward Snowden Granted Temporary Asylum In Russia
After two months in legal limbo, the whistleblower finally leaves the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow
Twitter Report Reveals Another Jump In User Data Requests
US made 902 of 1,157 requests in the first half of this year
BlackHat: Researchers Sneak Malware Past iOS Security Protections
"Jekyll" exploit can introduce malicious functionality after Apple checks, whilst bespoke chargers can install malware on iPhones
NSA Chief Heckled At BlackHat As Agency Defends XKeyscore
Alexander fends off attacks from BlackHat audience member
Most Mobile Apps Leak Private Data, Study Warns
A study has found that the vast majority of mobile apps on Android and iOS leak private information
NSA XKeyscore Tool ‘Could Crack VPNs And Expose The Anonymous’
A slide leaked by Snowden reads: "Show me all the VPN startups in country X, and give me the data so I can decrypt and discover the users."
Mozilla And BlackBerry Collaborating On Bug Squishing Tech
Firefox maker announces two open source security projects, one a fuzzing tool, the other a security testing platform
MIT Was ‘Neutral’ In Aaron Swartz Case
Internet activist's former parter labels the report a "whitewash"
From Bahrain To Belarus: Attack Of The Fake Activists
EXCLUSIVE: Activists in Bahrain are being targeted by IP trackers via Twitter, whilst fake domains are causing problems for civil society groups across the globe
Yahoo Surveillance Orders Set To Be Declassified
US court will reveal details of Yahoo's fight against a bulk surveillance order from 2007
Ex-Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs Becomes AVG Chief
Kovacs joins the security industry but choice of AV company may baffle some
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Thomson Reuters’ Twitter Account
Another day, another successful Twitter hack by the Syrian Electronic Army
Spy Agencies ‘Ban Lenovo Gear’ On Security Grounds
Intelligence agencies in the UK, Australia, the US, Canada and New Zealand are reportedly banned from using Lenovo computers on classified networks due to back-door concerns