Security News

Googles April Fools prank inadvertently broke their security Netcraft (Reddit)
2015-04-17 13:00

GitHub issues transparency report (Help Net Security)
2015-04-17 12:44

GitHub has released its first ever transparency report. Of the 10 subpoenas for user data, GitHub has disclosed information in 7 of them, and has informed affected users about it in 43 percent of ...

Good News From The Wikileaks Sony Files? Dr Who Movie May Be Coming Soon (Forbes)
2015-04-17 12:00

'Hackers racked up $$$$s via the Android Play Store, and Google won't pay me back' (The Register)
2015-04-17 12:00

Lack of secure protocol puts US whistleblowers at risk, says ACLU (The Register)
2015-04-17 12:00

Recently Patched Windows Flaw Exploited in the Wild for DoS Attacks (SecurityWeek)
2015-04-17 12:00

The No-Fly List and Due Process (Schneier on Security)
2015-04-17 11:54

The Congressional Research Service has released a report on the no-fly list and current litigation that it violates due process....

Julian Assange's website Wikileaks twists the knife into Sony by releasing EVERY email from cyberhack in searchable database
2015-04-17 11:11

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3042478/WikiLeaks-creates-online-archive-hacked-Sony-documents.html By ASSOCIATED PRESS 16 April 2015

Hacker In Trouble With Feds After Tweeting About 'Playing' With Plane Comms Mid-Flight
2015-04-17 11:11

http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/04/17/hacker-tweets-about-hacking-plane-gets-computers-seized/ By Thomas Fox-Brewster Forbes Staff 4/17/2015

DEA, US Army bought $1.2M worth of hacking tools in recent years
2015-04-17 11:11

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/04/dea-us-army-bought-1-2m-worth-of-hacking-tools-in-recent-years/ By Cyrus Farivar Ars Technica April 16, 2015