Twitter rolled out two-factor authentication last week, joining a growing group of tech companies to support the important security feature. Two-factor authentication can help mitigate the damage of a password breach or phishing attack. Read More >>
Hackers claiming to be part of the Anonymous gang have published personal details of people it claims are EDL members and supporters, with a message from Anonymous saying it's about to start a "systematic and comprehensive desiccation" of the inflammatory racist group. Read More >>
According to the WSJ, Iran has hacked US oil, gas and power companies. The hackers were able to gain access to control-system software "that could allow them to manipulate oil or gas pipelines". Basically, the hackers are far enough inside that people are starting to get worried. Read More >>
Featured comment by ipcopyemily:
"He does indeed have a patent, but is it valid? Seems it probably isn't... the European one was already revoked because AT&T got there first: http:..." More »
Featured comment by FRISH:
"No reason not to? You mean apart from being pissed off every time I try to log in. Although personally I prefer my way of protecting myself by not usi..." More »
Most people think of Skype as a secure means of communication, with messages kindly delivered using end-to-end encryption. But a new report by Ars Technica suggests that's far from the case — and Microsoft is often dipping into your communications. Read More >>
Featured comment by daniejam:
"The way this is sent is so misleading.....
1. they wont be sent in plain text as MS will have the private key to decrypt the messages.... therefore..." More »
Sending animals to do our dirty work—specifically of the drug-sniffing, bomb-hunting variety—isn't a novel concept by any means. But while an animal bomb-sniffing squad might conjure up the image of a noble K9 dog, Croatians are now depending on a very different, perhaps not quite as lovable bomb fiend: the common honeybee. Read More >>
Featured comment by Piercy:
"that said i thought they were using them to destroy (set them of) them. Thinking about it that might not be such a good idea." More »
Just three months after hacks by China’s People’s Liberation Army came to an abrupt halt, the country is once again attacking US targets reports the New York Times. Read More >>
Valentin Boanta has a lot of free time on his hands—five years worth, to be exact. That's because Boanta is currently serving a prison sentence for, according to Reuters, "supplying gadgets to an organised crime gang used to conceal ATM skimmers." So with all that time to think about what he's done, the apparently penitent prisoner spent six months developing an ATM add-on to prevent the exact crime that put him there in the first place. Read More >>
Mobile network EE, which was at the centre of a little storm over claims a market research company was offering to sell details of its users to the police, has advised everyone to calm down a little. It was anonymised data that wouldn't be able to identify or lead to the tracking of its users. Read More >>
While some experts claim the plastic "gun" is about as effective a weapon as holding a bullet in your hand with a pair of pliers and hitting it with a pin, it hasn't stopped some from panicking about the possible mass proliferation of plastic weaponry. Read More >>
Featured comment by Mr Tennent:
"Im sure there are other more significant factors such as violence in the media creating an atmosphere of violence and sociological and phycological co..." More »
It's no secret that the police aren't very good at breaking into encrypted iPhones, but they've been asking Apple for help. A lot of help. According to reports by CNET the US government asks for so much help that the "please decrypt this iPhone for me" waiting list is at least seven weeks long. Read More >>
An introductory chat about the weather and last night's TV may soon be enough to get you through your bank's telephone security system, with Barclays successfully testing a voice recognition tool that authenticates users by analysing their speech patterns. Read More >>
Long-running Bittorrent tracker Demonoid appeared to be attempting another relaunch this week, although it's almost certain the return was a scam designed to trick people into visiting a malicious site to fill their computers with malware. Read More >>
Starting just last night, Facebook has started rolling out a new Trusted Contacts feature under your account security settings. Here, you can pick three to five folks who will have the power to help you when you lock yourself out of your account luck a dummy. Read More >>
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