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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 …

Bad Data Handbook

The Bad Data Handbook is a collection of experiences of 19 different data scientists and experts, who share their methods of making data work for and not against them.

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 …

E-voting system used in French election is flawed

A recent electronic election in France has proved electronic some voting systems still cannot be trusted not to include fraudulent votes. The town hall primary election which …

Web developer devises new phishing trick

A British web developer has devised a proof-of-concept phishing attack that could be way more successful than the standard fake login page with the wrong URL. Jack Shepherd …

U.S. judge orders Google to share user info with the FBI

Google has been ordered to comply with FBI requests for user information that came in the form of National Security Letters (NSLs) by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston. …

Google won’t allow facial recognition on Glass

Whether Google Glass ships out to regular users later this year or the next, one things is sure: it won’t make use of facial recognition software – for now. The …

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