Personal information of 31 world leaders was emailed to the wrong person
Massive DDoS Takes Out Anti-China GitHub Pages
Beijing suspected once again as developer platform struggles
UN Creates Privacy Watchdog to Go After Government Surveillance Programs
An expert will be tasked with investigating the privacy implications of member countries’ cyber-spying programs.
Twitch Botnets-for-Hire Inflate Video Views
Attackers have been compromising users’ computers to add them to botnets, which are rented out to artificially inflate Twitch channel audience numbers.
PayPal Coughs Up $7.6 Million After Processing Payments to WMD Suspects
Payments giant took years to implement long-term solution, says US Treasury
Sextortion Apps for Android, Just for Criminals
Trend Micro has found four malicious apps, which criminals can use to siphon their victims’ online passwords and contacts in order to give them more leverage with victims.
Guest Wi-Fi Flaw Endangers Devices, Full Hotel Networks
Attackers can take full control of a device and even access the hotel’s guest management system with a simple exploit.