Security News

Miami police body cam videos up for sale on the darkweb
2019-07-03 10:43

Videos from Miami Police Department body cams were leaked and stored in unprotected, internet-facing databases, then sold on the darkweb.

Cop a load of this: 1TB of police body camera videos found lounging around public database
2019-07-01 22:18

Miscreants grabbed sensitive footage belonging to officers in Miami, elsewhere, it is feared In yet another example of absent security controls, an infosec biz claims it found a trove of sensitive...

Beware! Playing Untrusted Videos On VLC Player Could Hack Your Computer
2019-06-21 19:33

If you use VLC media player on your computer and haven't updated it recently, don't you even dare to play any untrusted, randomly downloaded video file on it. Doing so could allow hackers to...

Cartoon Network Hacked Worldwide to Show Brazilian Stripper Videos
2019-05-01 15:32

Ricardo Milos joined Ben 10, Adventure Time and We Bare Bear videos on its websites over the weekend.

Hoax! Nope, hackers aren’t posting invisible sexual videos on your wall
2019-04-05 11:47

A Facebook hoax from 2011 is doing the rounds again. Don't fall for it, do something useful instead.

Spycam sex videos of 1,600 motel guests sold to paying subscribers
2019-03-22 11:57

1,600 guests were filmed with hidden webcams that livestreamed the action. The site also sold videos.

Videos and Links from the Public-Interest Technology Track at the RSA Conference
2019-03-08 20:24

Yesterday at the RSA Conference, I gave a keynote talk about the role of public-interest technologists in cybersecurity. (Video here). I also hosted a one-day mini-track on the topic. We had six...

YouTube disables comments on millions of videos of children
2019-03-04 12:18

After big brands pulled ads, YouTube banned millions of comments, closed hundreds of accounts, and sped up development of a predator filter.

Pedos pollute YouTube comments on kids’ videos, advertisers flee
2019-02-22 13:18

Can YouTube ever keep video comments under control, or it is time to kill off comments altogether?

Scammers steal social media videos to wring hearts and wallets
2019-01-30 11:43

They're putting up fake accounts to bilk the tender-hearted for donations, using the images of a real 5-year-old with real cerebral palsey.