Yahoo slams new ‘digital will’ law, says users have privacy when they die
What should happen to your personal digital communications — emails, chats, photos and the like — after you die? Should they be treated like physical letters for the purposes of a will? read moremore…
Everything you need to know about keeping your Google account safe
Last week there were inaccurate reports that millions of Google passwords were hacked. It wasn't really the case, but you still should keep your Google account as safe as possible. Here's how to go a long way towards making sure it doesn't get hacked. read moremore…
Open-source project promises easy-to-use encryption for email, instant messaging and more
A software development project launched Monday aims to create free tools that simplify the encryption of online forms of communication like email, instant messaging, SMS and more by solving the complexity associated with the exchange and management of encryption keys. read moremore…
Nigerian bank IT worker on the run after $40m cyber heist
A Nigerian IT worker is wanted by police after a major cyber-heist at the bank where he was employed.more…
Facebook predator charged after posing as teenager to stalk girls online
A 22-year-old man from New Jersey has been charged with stalking one teenage girl and soliciting sexually explicit photos from another via Facebook.more…
Habitual Facebook users: Suckers for social media scams?
A new study finds that habitual use of Facebook makes individuals susceptible to social media phishing attacks by criminals, likely because they automatically respond to requests without considering how they are connected with those sending the requests, how long they have known them, or who else is connected with them.more…
Legendary NYC steakhouse sues Yelp to unmask spitting-waiter reviewer
A man turned down for a job at the eatery shares a name with the reviewer, who claimed to work at Sparks Steak House, where management purportedly encourages spittle garnishes. He says it wasn’t him; it was an imposter! Sparks wants Yelp to reveal the true identity to get to the bottom of the bogus […]more…
Liberty Reserve CTO pleads guilty to involvement in massive money laundering
Mark Marmilev, CTO of former digital currency brokerage Liberty Reserve, has pleaded guilty to playing a major role in the operation of the business which became a favourite for cybercrooks and money launderers.more…
Facebook wants to know why you hate specific adverts
Facebook’s not happy to just let us hide ads anymore; now it wants to know why we hid a given ad so it can purge newsfeeds of super-cruddy ads.more…
64-bit Version of MIRAS Used in Targeted Attack
We have been investigating the MIRAS malware family, which was recently linked to attacks that targeted a Europe-based IT company. Our analysis shows that MIRAS, or BKDR64_MIRAS.B is a 64-bit malware that was used for the data exfiltration stage in a targeted attack. MIRAS is available in 32-bit (BKDR_MIRAS.B) and 64-bit (BKDR64_MIRAS.B) Windows operating systems. An analysis of BKDR64_MIRAS.B To serve […]more…
The Easy-to-Miss Basics of Network Defense
Last month we released a paper on backdoor techniques which highlighted the importance of setting up your network properly to detect and block C&C communication. In this post, I will share some rules that IT administrators can proactively implement in order to set up “basic defense” for their network. I say basic here because these rules are not […]more…
Sprint, Windstream traffic routing errors hijacked other ISPs
Internet traffic routing errors made by U.S. operators Sprint and Windstream on the same day last week underscore a long-known Internet weakness, posing both security and reliability issues. read moremore…