Snapchat loophole could allow users to be identified

Snapchat is an application that was originally designed to allow users to take photos and videos that they could send to other users that automatically deleted after 10 seconds. The … Continue reading

McAfee and Bletchley Park under fire over cyber security Snowden snub

Attempts to edit Edward Snowden out of cyber security history have prompted fierce debate about the role played by the NSA whistleblower, after famed spy museum Bletchley Park opted not … Continue reading

Target is denying an anonymous executive’s claim that customers’ banking PINs were stolen in the hac

Target is denying an anonymous executive’s claim that customers’ banking PINs were stolen in the hacking spree that compromised 40 million credit and debit cards. Still, if you paid by card at a US Target store, you might want to keep a close eye on your banking info. [Reuters]

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Target says no PIN numbers were lifted in credit card breach

Target was hacked during the busy Christmas shopping season and the resulting data breach is believed to have compromised as many as 40 million credit cards. This breach is notable … Continue reading

Dogecoin online wallet service hacked

We can thank Bitcoin and the popularity of the virtual currency for other forms of virtual money popping up. One of those copycat virtual currencies that has cropped up is … Continue reading

Researchers say Samsung’s Knox security software for the Galaxy S4 could be vulnerable enough to all

Researchers say Samsung’s Knox security software for the Galaxy S4 could be vulnerable enough to allow email tracking and data interception. Bad timing for Samsung’s pitch to compete with Blackberry as the US Department of Defense device of choice. [WSJ]

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Samsung KNOX flaw leaves Galaxy S 4 compromised say researchers

Samsung’s KNOX security system on the Galaxy S 4 has a significant security hole that could allow data believed secure to be intercepted, including messages, browser use, and files transferred, … Continue reading

RSA speaker Mikko Hypponen cancels talk in protest

This has been a bad week for RSA after insiders announced that the NSA had paid the company $10 million. The payment was allegedly to make a random number generator … Continue reading

Bitcoin stolen during on-air newscast by at-home viewer

The digital currency known as Bitcoin has taken part in a newscast in which a fellow by the name of Matt Miller is robbed wirelessly, on live television. Of course … Continue reading

RSA denies NSA collusion over backdoor code access

Security firm RSA has categorically denied colluding with the US National Security Agency (NSA) after allegations that the company accepted $10m of government cash in order to make compromised code … Continue reading