Current European data protection laws require that multinationals abide by the national data protection law in each country in which they operate. This is burdensome. To ease this burden, the proposed General Data Protection Regulation includes a one-s…
Skorpion Charger Hopes to Take the Sting Out of Android Malware
Wireless hardware specialist Belkin and Kaprica are tackling Android security with a mobile malware detection scheme that is as simple as plugging in a handset to charge. The Skorpion USB charger is designed to perform a deep scan of a connected device…
PureVPN WAS Hacked, But is NOT Closing
Ever since the extent of government surveillance of the internet became known through the Snowden leaks, public and commercial interest in virtual private networks (VPNs) to both bypass internet blockades and provide user privacy has escalated.
How Does Law Enforcement ‘Subvert’ Tor?
Last summer an FOI request showed that the FBI had abandoned an investigation into TSChan, allegedly a child pornography site on the Darknet, since “because everyone… connected to the TOR Network is anonymous, there is not currently a way to trace th…
Google: Android Malware Threat is Vastly Exaggerated
Legions of vendor reports have highlighted the sheer pervasiveness of Android malware: that there are now 1 million samples in the wild; and that 99% of all mobile malware is Android-related. Google however says that the actual threat has been vastly o…
Adobe Hacked – Customers’ Card Details and Adobe Source Code Stolen
Adobe has been hacked. Source code for numerous Adobe products including Acrobat and ColdFusion has been stolen. Customer IDs and passwords have been accessed; and card details for 2.9 million customers stolen.
Industrial Sector’s Confidence Outruns its Security Preparedness
When it comes to industrial systems, manufacturers believe they’re doing well in terms of cybersecurity, even as data breaches are actually increasing. In an era of increasing cyber-espionage by state-sponsored attackers, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) s…
Was Nortel’s Ottawa Campus bugged?
On Monday of this week it was reported that listening devices had been found in the former Nortel campus – due to be occupied by the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND). DND has since denied this; but the accusation remains.
Yahoo Swap Bug Bounty Tshirt for $15,000
On Tuesday this week Infosecurity reported that Yahoo had offered the equivalent of $12.50 (being a voucher redeemable in the company shop) as a reward for responsibly disclosed vulnerabilities. Launch of a new Yahoo reward program has now been rushed …
Silk Road Shut Down, and Dread Pirate Roberts Arrested
Silk Road is perhaps the most infamous illicit marketplace on the hidden (dark) web. It has been seized and shutdown by the feds; and its owner, allegedly Ross William Ulbricht (aka Dread Pirate Roberts), has been arrested.