Zeljka Zorz
NSA has direct access to Google, Facebook, Apple servers
After yesterday’s news that Verizon is compelled to share all phone call metadata with the NSA on a daily basis comes the incendiary revelation that the spy agency has …
U.S. Veterans Affairs Dept. repeatedly targeted by foreign hackers
Conflicting claims were heard at Tuesday’s hearing of the House Veterans’ Affairs oversight and investigations subcommittee, leaving open the question on whether …
Smart TVs vulnerable to a host of attacks
Smart (connected) TVs are becoming a common fixture in Western world homes, and most users consider it a handy tool and an improvement over the basic television sets of …
NSA legally forces Verizon to hand over all phone records on a daily basis
An order issued by the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) that compels Verizon to share metadata on all the phone calls its users make with the NSA has been …
Fake Mt. Gox pages aim to infect Bitcoin users
Mt. Gox is the the largest Bitcoin exchange in the world, and as such it and its users are being repeatedly targeted by attackers. Some two months ago, it battled a massive …
Google researcher publishes Windows 0-day exploit
Less than two weeks after Google researcher Tavis Ormandy released information about a new Windows zero-day vulnerability on the Full Disclosure mailing list and asked for …
Windows 8.1 will allow locking folders with a finger
Windows 8.1 is scheduled to be released at the end of 2013, and among the various changes that Microsoft aims to implement in it is native support for fingerprint readers, so …
Internet-savvy Turkish protesters turn to anti-censorship apps
In the months leading up to the current protests in Turkey, its government has been censoring content on Twitter and Facebook, as well as throttling and blocking access to …
Spyware sold to foreign governments aimed at U.S. woman critical of Turkish movement
A failed phishing attempt aimed at an unnamed woman openly critical of the G??len Movement has revealed that spyware created for lawful intercept purposes is being used for …
Net neutrality soon to be on EU’s agenda
Lack of regulation has contributed much to the success of the Internet, and made it a hotbed for new ideas. But there are some things that should be regulated and enforced in …
FBI warns car buyers against scammy online deals
If you are looking to buy a car or other vehicle online, be careful not to fall for a scam that has lately had a resurgence and that will leave you without money and possibly …
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