Security News

Europol Shuts Down Two Major Illegal 'Dark Web' Trading Platforms
2019-05-03 19:33

Europol announced the shut down of two prolific dark web marketplaces—Wall Street Market and Silkkitie (also known as Valhalla)—in simultaneous global operations against underground websites for...

German Police Shut Down Major 'Darknet' Illegal Trading Site
2019-05-03 11:34

German police have shut down one of the world's largest illegal online markets in the so-called darkweb and arrested the three men allegedly running it, prosecutors said Friday. The operation...

Friday Squid Blogging: Detecting Illegal Squid Fishing with Satellite Imagery
2019-04-12 21:19

Interesting. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here....

Tech security at Equifax was so diabolical, senators want to pass US laws making its incompetence illegal
2019-03-08 02:33

Now Homeland Security committee sticks the boot in Credit-rating monitor Equifax ignored years of warnings and red flags before it was thoroughly ransacked in 2017 by hackers, who made off with...

Selling fake likes and follows is illegal, rules New York
2019-02-04 11:02

A groundbreaking settlement in New York finds that selling fake likes and followers is illegal.

Friday Squid Blogging: Illegal North Korean Squid Fishing
2018-12-21 22:14

North Korea is engaged in even more illegal squid fishing than previously. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my...

Pirates! Don’t blame your illegal file sharing on family members
2018-10-23 09:25

Stop blaming your piracy on your mum. You can no longer avoid liability by saying that a family member had access to your connection.

Football app tracks illegal broadcasts using your microphone and GPS
2018-06-15 13:30

La Liga is asking users for their consent to turn on the new, eavesdroppy-feeling function, but many users aren't exactly thrilled.

German court says Facebook use of personal data is illegal
2018-02-13 15:13

Facebook’s default privacy settings and some of its terms of service fall afoul of the German Federal Data Protection Act, the Berlin Regional Court has found. By not adequately securing the...

Illegal Bitcoin exchange operator gets 66-month prison sentence (Help Net Security)
2017-06-28 19:16

Anthony Murgio, the operator of the Coin.mx Bitcoin exchange, has been sentenced to 66 months in prison for processing over $10 million in illegal Bitcoin transactions. He has also been sentenced...