Security News

Moonpig Warns Customers of ‘Security Issue’ (Threatpost)
2015-07-30 15:33

Moonpig has warned customers that some of their email addresses, passwords, and account balances have been published after what it calls a “security issue”. The company, which sells custom...

Facebook Security Checkup Tool Keeps Tabs on Security Settings (Threatpost)
2015-07-30 13:00

Facebook today released Security Checkup, an online tool that alerts users when unfamiliar devices try to access an account.

New Android bug can put devices into a coma (Help Net Security)
2015-07-30 12:02

In the wake of the explosive discovery of the Android Stagefright vulnerability, Trend Micro researchers have revealed the existence of another, similar one that can make Android devices unresponsive,...

The NSA, Metadata, and the Failure of Stopping 9/11 (Schneier on Security)
2015-07-30 11:13

It's common wisdom that the NSA was unable to intercept phone calls from Khalid al-Mihdhar in San Diego to Bin Ladin in Yemen because of legal restrictions. This has been used to justify the NSA's...

Researchers hack Linux-powered sniper rifle (Help Net Security)
2015-07-30 10:59

When talking about the Internet of Things - "things" with an embedded computing system able to interoperate within the Internet infrastructure - we usually think about fridges, thermostats, smart cars...