Tinder vulnerability provided precise user location

The dating app Tinder suffered a pretty big vulnerability that left users’ precise location open to snoops and other ne’er-do-wells. The issue was discovered by Include Security, which says users’ … Continue reading

AT&T DOJ transparency report shows 300k+ government data demands

It’s AT&T up next with their transparency report regarding the United States Department of Justice and the amount of demands they’ve been sent over the past year. These demands are … Continue reading

Galaxy S5 fingerprint sensor: secure folders, private mode, under home

As we inch toward the Mobile World Congress 2014 reveal of the Samsung Galaxy S5, we’re seeing bits and pieces that fit together to create a smartphone that might battle … Continue reading

Google buys sound-based authentication startup SlickLogin

SlickLogin has proposed a rather novel way to replace or augment the age-old password system with sound. It seems that Google has been listening and has just acquired the startup, … Continue reading

Kickstarter hacked: credit cards safe, addresses and phone numbers lifted

This afternoon Kickstarter sent a message out to users detailing a hacker attack on their network. This network attack apparently had hackers given access to email addresses, mailing addresses, phone … Continue reading

Huawei snubbed in South Korea over spying concerns

According to US officials that spoke with The Wall Street Journal, South Korea has fallen in line with US requests that sensitive communications be routed to bypass Huawei network equipment. … Continue reading

Snowden pilfered coworker’s password to access data

Edward Snowden’s breach of NSA data prompted a sweeping internal investigation into how he managed to pull off his mission. According to an agency memo acquired by the folks at … Continue reading

Microsoft releases Computing Safety Index for Safer Internet Day 2014

Today is the 11th annual Safer Internet Day, and upon it Microsoft has released its 2013 Computing Safety Index report, which details various means consumers take to stay safe online. … Continue reading

Syrian Electronic Army breaches MarkMonitor, toys with Facebook’s domain

The Syrian Electronic Army has kicked up another ruckus, this time posting pictures on its latest Twitter account showing an apparent breach of MarkMonitor, as well as a screenshot to … Continue reading

Google Transparency Report shows FISA data in very, very basic terms

In August of 2013, Google and Microsoft sued the United States government for the ability to be more transparent with data requests made with FISA, also known as the Foreign … Continue reading