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Nook 7 tablet updated to neutralise ADUPS fear, says Barnes & Noble

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Lisa Vaas

Customised Android tablet ‘still a security concern’, warn observers Continue reading Nook 7 tablet updated to neutralise ADUPS fear, says Barnes & Noble→

Posted in Adups, Barnes & Noble, Firmware, malware, privacy, Security threats, Stagefright, tablets, Vulnerability | Tagged Nook

Vice is the latest site to call it a day on comments

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Lisa Vaas

The ranks of publications sick of donning hazmat suits to clean up hate speech, threats, comment spam and malicious links keep swelling. Continue reading Vice is the latest site to call it a day on comments→

Posted in comments, harassment, hate speech, online abuse, trolls, Vice

AT&T takes aim at scam callers

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Lisa Vaas

Imagine tech support scammers unable to ring through and threaten to chop you up like a stew ingredient when you resist installing malware. Continue reading AT&T takes aim at scam callers→

Posted in att, call blocking, Mobile, phone fraud, phone scams, privacy, robocall, spam calls

Smile! You’re on a stolen iPhone’s candid camera!

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Lisa Vaas

But was it ethical for filmmaker to set up a device as a honeypot for a thief? Continue reading Smile! You’re on a stolen iPhone’s candid camera!→

Posted in Anthony van der Meer, Data loss, Find My Phone, Law & order, Mobile, privacy, spyware, stolen, stolen iPhone

Yahoo breach: your account is selling for pennies on the dark web

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Lisa Vaas

And not just your data, but also the data of government officials, lawmakers and diplomats Continue reading Yahoo breach: your account is selling for pennies on the dark web→

Posted in breach, credentials, dark web, Data loss, email account, espionage, Law & order, privacy, Security threats, Yahoo | Tagged logins

Germany threatens Facebook with €500,000 fine per fake news post

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Lisa Vaas

Berlin lawmakers warn of tough new regime to crack down as Facebook steps up search for a head of news Continue reading Germany threatens Facebook with €500,000 fine per fake news post→

Posted in Facebook, fake news, fines, Germany, Law & order, Social networks, Thomas Oppermann

Third ‘JPMorgan hacker’ arrested as he arrived at JFK

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Lisa Vaas

Trio ‘used stolen data to scoop hundreds of millions of dollars’ Continue reading Third ‘JPMorgan hacker’ arrested as he arrived at JFK→

Posted in cybercrime, Data loss, data theft, Hacking, Joshua Samuel Aaron, JPMorgan, Law & order, Security threats

DNC chief Podesta led to phishing link ‘thanks to a typo’

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Lisa Vaas

Typing ‘legitimate’ instead of ‘illegitimate’ led DNC chief to phishing link and the hack that compromised his emails, report finds Continue reading DNC chief Podesta led to phishing link ‘thanks to a typo’→

Posted in DNC, Hacked, John Podesta, Phishing, Russia, spearphishing, typo, US presidential election

Alleged upskirter ordered to hand over iPhone passcode by court

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Lisa Vaas

Fifth Amendment protection thrown into doubt after court rules that alleged voyeur must unlock his iPhone Continue reading Alleged upskirter ordered to hand over iPhone passcode by court→

Posted in Aaron Stahl, Cryptography, Fifth Amendment, Florida, iPhone, Law & order, upskirt, voyeur, voyeurism

Alleged upskirter ordered to hand over iPhone passcode by court

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Lisa Vaas

Fifth Amendment protection thrown into doubt after court rules that alleged voyeur must unlock his iPhone Continue reading Alleged upskirter ordered to hand over iPhone passcode by court→

Posted in Aaron Stahl, Cryptography, Fifth Amendment, Florida, iPhone, Law & order, upskirt, voyeur, voyeurism

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