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Technology and the death of privacy

After the PRISM scandal broke, there were a lot of those who said “So what? I have nothing to hide”, but I am convinced that they didn’t do a lot of thinking …

Facebook bug leaked more info than company reported?

Last Friday, Facebook tried to make its latest disclosure of an information-leaking bug as low-key as possible, but luckily there were researchers who actually analyzed the …

Facebook squashes critical account hijacking bug

A U.K.-based security researcher has shared details of a recently patched Facebook vulnerability that he discovered and for which he received $20,000 via the the social …

Opera infrastructure compromised, users hit with malicious update

A breach of the Opera Software internal infrastructure has resulted in the theft of an expired Opera code signing certificate and used it to sign a piece of malware, package …

Data-slurping Facebook Graph Search flaw revealed

A mobile developer has discovered what he claims is a security vulnerability in the Facebook Graph Search that allowed him to automate the compilation of a list of some 2.5 …

Confirmed: Carberp source code leaked

It has been confirmed: the password-protected ZIP file that is currently sold on a number of underground forum does indeed contain the source code of the infamous Carberp …

Stolen laptop containing info on victims, suspects, witnesses and police

Some 2,300 individuals have been notified that they might become victims of identity thieves after a laptop and a personal hard drive belonging to an undercover officer of a …

Blizzard suspends mobile app access following account hijacks

A number of World of Warcraft players have been unpleasantly surprised this last week to find that someone has apparently broken into their accounts and bought low-level items …

Lulzsec hacker Davis freed, back on the Internet

Jake Davis (aka Topiary), the former Lulzsec hacker and spokesman, has been released from the Feltham Young Offenders’ Institution, where he spent 37 days following his …

Car hack attack a possible theory behind journalist’s death

The upcoming DEFCON hacking conference will have many presenters touching on a great number of subjects, including that of car hacking. Security researcher Charlie Miller, …

U.S. senators propose new privacy bill following surveillance scandal

A group of U.S. senators lead by Senator and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy have introduced a new legislation that aims to improve government …

Researchers reveal tricks for Cutwail’s endurance

While some botherders have opted for the arguably much safer P2P architecture in order to assure their botnets’ resilience, others are still clinging to the standard …

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