Bugzilla attacked and attacks Mozilla
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Monday, 07 September 2015 11:43

Bugzilla attacked and attacks Mozilla


Mothra not drawn into conflict

Big cheeses at the Mozzarella Foundation have confirmed that Bugzilla has been hacked and sensitive data has been turned on Mozilla users.

Eugene Kaspersky threatened to "rub out rival"
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He will sleep with the fishes

The language of the anti-virus industry has always been a little colourful, but Eugene Kaspersky went a little over the top with his godfather impersonation.

Fallout from Ashley Madison hack
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Monday, 24 August 2015 12:27

Fallout from Ashley Madison hack


Blackmail and suicide

The hackers who published the data from Ashley Madison hack appear to have taken more collateral damage than they expected.

Hackers dump cheating partners' details on Darkweb
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There if you know where to look

Hackers dumped online personal details of more than a million users of infidelity website AshleyMadison.com, onto the dark web.

Italian teen found what Apple security experts couldn't
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Forbidden to fix it

An Italian teenager has found two zero-day vulnerabilities in Apple's OS X operating system that could be used to gain remote access to a computer.

Apple spends a fortune protecting Cook
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Friday, 07 August 2015 12:36

Apple spends a fortune protecting Cook


From what?

Fruity cargo cult Apple is so terrified that something bad will happen to its leader Tim Cook that it spends nearly $700,000 to protect him. 

McAfee arrested in US
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Wednesday, 05 August 2015 14:51

McAfee arrested in US


Call security

IT bad boy John McAfee fought the law and the law won.

NSA will stop looking at bulk data collection
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Trust it

The National Security Agency has said that it will end its access to most bulk data collected under a controversial surveillance program in November, but keep records for litigation purposes. 

HTML5 security might hide web exploits
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Monday, 27 July 2015 11:39

HTML5 security might hide web exploits


Turning gamekeepers into poachers

Some of the features introduced in HTML5 can be used to hide web-based exploits and help them evade security.

Apple inserts bug into OSX
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Friday, 24 July 2015 11:07

Apple inserts bug into OSX


Allows designer malware

The software genii at Apple have redesigned their OSX software to allow malware makers to make designer micro-software that can infect Macs with rootkits.