Security News

Pornhub says hacker’s claim of taking control of web server is a hoax (Naked Security)
2016-05-17 10:28

Less than a week after announcing a new bug bounty program, Pornhub is refuting a hacker's claims of getting full control of its web server.

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter face legal action over hate speech (Naked Security)
2016-05-17 10:18

Three French anti-racism groups say they'll be filing legal complaints for failure to remove "hateful" posts.

Don’t fall for the washing machine conman Facebook scam (Naked Security)
2016-05-16 16:24

The "buyer" said he wanted to test the £150 appliance but wound up driving away in clean clothes! Did he take the sellers to the cleaners?!

Thought your private phone photos weren’t on Facebook? Think again… (Naked Security)
2015-03-20 12:56

Facebook just fixed a privacy bug in a feature of its mobile app called "Photo Sync." That's good news...but did you even notice that Photo Sync was on in the first place?

NYPD cop arrested for hacking into FBI, traffic databases (Naked Security)
2015-03-20 11:21

The NYPD cop installed a hidden camera and hacked into databases containing personal information about victims of traffic accidents so he could pose, among other things, as an attorney who could...

Dark Web's 'Evolution' market vanishes along with $12 million (Naked Security)
2015-03-20 10:28

The owners of the drugs/guns/malware market 'Evolution' have vanished with about $12 million in Bitcoin.

Apple issues update to recent OS X update (Naked Security)
2015-03-19 23:05

Looks like Apple's OS X security update from early March 2015 is in need of an update. Security Update 2015-002 has now been augmented by re-issued bug fixes in 2015-003.

Google announces "two improvements" to Google Play app approval process (Naked Security)
2015-03-19 21:59

Google recently added actual humans to the Android app approval system... ...now there's age rating and better feedback for rejected apps as well.

Target agrees to pay $10 million to settle data breach lawsuit (Naked Security)
2015-03-19 16:57

Target has proposed a huge $10 million settlement for victims of its 2013 data breach in which at least 70 million records were compromised.

Frat banned for exploiting female students on Facebook (Naked Security)
2015-03-19 12:35

Penn State's Kappa Delta Rho chapter was banned over a group featuring photos of drug deals, hazing rituals, and nude, unconscious women.