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Disqus security flaw used to deanonymize online commenters

A security flaw in the API of popular blog comment hosting service Disqus can be exploited to reveal the email addresses of users, and therefore occasionally even their …

US phone carriers and wireless surveillance of Americans

As part of his ongoing investigation into wireless surveillance of Americans by law enforcement, US Senator Edward J. Markey released responses from eight major wireless …

CyanogenMod introduces built-in SMS encryption

CyanogenMod developers have announced the fruit of several months of labor headed by Open Whisper Systems’ Moxie Marlinspike: a seamless implementation of TextSecure, …

Tech giants call for government surveillance reform

Eight Internet giants have formally urged the US president and Congress to reform and limit government surveillance, and have offered several suggestions on how to do it. AOL, …

9 out of 10 consumers would rather companies didn’t store their info

In the wake of data scandals, consumer trust in data security has hit a ten year low, with over 1 in 10 suffering from a data loss, Fujitsu’s data research report has …

Top six security threats for 2014

The Information Security Forum (ISF) has announced their forecast of the top six security threats global businesses will face in 2014. Key threats include BYOD trends in the …

90,000 patients’ info exposed in hospital malware attack

Personal information of some 90,000 patients of two Seattle hospitals has been compromised after an employee opened an email attachment that contained malware. The incident …

Can we expect a cyberwar resurgence?

Neohapsis security experts predict that next year there will be a cyberwar resurgence, the cloud will begin to show its hidden costs, and privacy will continue to lose in the …

F-Secure launches KEY, a secure password manager

F-Secure Key safely stores your passwords, user names and other credentials so that you can access them wherever you are through one master password. Your personal data is …

Facebook “flaw” discloses users’ private friends list

A recently unearthed potential Facebook security vulnerability can turn out to be a boon for stalkers or social engineers trying to get their friendship request accepted by a …

Do large companies follow encryption best practices?

Following last month’s revelations of the existence of the MUSCULAR program, in which the NSA and the British GCHQ have collaborated in tapping the overseas fiber-optic …

Lavabit founder submits final arguments in potentially game-changing privacy case

The saga surrounding secure email provider Lavabit and its legal fight against the US government continues with a reply brief filed last Friday by the former, arguing that …

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