The UK Government is renewing its plans to retain internet and mobile phone traffic data on everyone for a year.
Google fixes more flaws in Chrome
Google is again fixing flaws in its Chrome browser only a week after plugging 20 security holes with the release of version 17.
CIA provides funding for platform to find malware in binary code
The US Central Intelligence Agency’s private sector research funding arm, In-Q-Tel (IQT), is investing in technology to analyze binary code in order to uncover malware.
Valve lets off some Steam about online gaming data breach
Hackers likely downloaded encrypted credit card transaction information from a backup database of Steam online game distribution platform users, Valve announced recently.
LEA intervention on the internet may encourage ransomware
Visitors to the rnbxclusive website are met with a stern rebuke from a UK LEA. Italian Windows users can receive a similar rebuke from the Polizia. Only one is genuine.
Adobe ships zero-day vulnerability patch for Flash Player
Hot on the heels of its Shockwave and Robohelp patches, Adobe has issued a patch for seven critical flaws in its Flash Player, including a zero-day universal cross-site scripting vulnerability.
Anonymous mischief continues: US stock exchanges face DDoS attacks
The hacktivist group Anonymous launched distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on a number of major stock exchanges this week, continuing its reign of information security mischief.
Cyberwar between India and Bangladesh escalates
Bangladeshi hackers have been hacking Indian sites, and Indian hackers have been hacking Bangladeshi sites. Now it is escalating as each side calls for ‘cyberwar’ against the other.
WikiLeaks denounces its exclusion from UNESCO conference
WikiLeaks has denounced UNESCO for refusing to allow it to speak at a conference being held at UNESCO HQ in Paris today and tomorrow. The conference is called ‘The Media World after WikiLeaks and News of the World.’
Local government discloses employee social security numbers
A response to a freedom of information law request by the City of Rye, N.Y., has exposed the social security numbers of city employees.