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Section: It · 49 stories (clear)

• UK Tabloids Doxxed the 'Hero' Hacker Who Stopped a Global Cyberattack (theoutline.com)
  It · Security · 2017-05-15 08:40 · posted by msmash · from the what-in-the-world dept. · 164 comments
• PCs Connected To the Internet Will Get Infected With WanaDecrypt0r In Minutes (bleepingcomputer.com)
  It · Security · 2017-05-14 11:36 · posted by EditorDavid · from the search-and-destroy dept. · 82 comments
• Microsoft Finally Bans SHA-1 Certificates In Its Browsers (zdnet.com)
  It · Microsoft · 2017-05-13 07:51 · posted by EditorDavid · from the living-on-the-Edge dept. · 38 comments
• As World Reacts To WanaDecrypt0r, Microsoft Issues Patch For Old Windows Systems (bleepingcomputer.com)
  It · Microsoft · 2017-05-13 05:47 · posted by EditorDavid · from the Windows-Update dept. · 150 comments
• Google Found Over 1,000 Bugs In 47 Open Source Projects (helpnetsecurity.com)
  It · Bug · 2017-05-13 03:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the fuzzy-logic dept. · 55 comments
• 'Accidental Hero' Finds Kill Switch To Stop Wana Decrypt0r Ransomware (theguardian.com)
  It · Security · 2017-05-12 19:00 · posted by EditorDavid · from the exploiting-an-exploit dept. · 182 comments
• Wana Decryptor Ransomware Using NSA Exploit Leaked By Shadow Brokers To Spread Ransomware Worldwide (threatpost.com)
  It · Security · 2017-05-12 10:40 · posted by BeauHD · from the never-before-seen dept. · 197 comments
• Nuisance Call Firm Keurboom Hit With Record Fine (bbc.com)
  It · Spam · 2017-05-12 03:20 · posted by msmash · from the now-pay-the-price dept. · 81 comments
• Director of National Intelligence Warns of IoT Security Threats (engadget.com)
  It · Security · 2017-05-11 08:40 · posted by msmash · from the shape-of-things-to-come dept. · 36 comments
• Keylogger Found in Audio Driver of HP Laptops, Says Report (bleepingcomputer.com)
  It · Security · 2017-05-11 02:30 · posted by msmash · from the security-woes dept. · 116 comments
• New IoT Malware Targets 100,000 IP Cameras Via Known Flaw (csoonline.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-05-10 22:00 · posted by BeauHD · from the tape-over-your-webcam dept. · 60 comments
• Hackers Came, But the French Were Prepared (nytimes.com)
  It · Security · 2017-05-10 06:00 · posted by msmash · from the nope,-not-today dept. · 286 comments
• FCC Should Prove DDoS Attacks Stopped Net Neutrality Comments (networkworld.com)
  It · Government · 2017-05-09 19:00 · posted by BeauHD · from the proof-is-in-the-pudding dept. · 104 comments
• NIST's Draft To Remove Periodic Password Change Requirements Gets Vendors' Approval (csoonline.com)
  It · Security · 2017-05-09 04:00 · posted by msmash · from the going-forward dept. · 149 comments
• Inside Germany's Plan To Kill Online Registrations (cnn.com)
  It · Privacy · 2017-05-08 05:20 · posted by msmash · from the one-service-to-rule-them-all dept. · 140 comments
• Slashdot Asks: How Do You Handle Interruptions At Work?
  It · Business · 2017-05-07 19:34 · posted by EditorDavid · from the problems-of-the-employed dept. · 224 comments
• WikiLeaks Reveals A CIA LAN-Attacking Tool From 'Vault 7' (betanews.com)
  It · Security · 2017-05-07 10:39 · posted by EditorDavid · from the men-in-black-in-the-middle dept. · 52 comments
• HandBrake Urges Mac Users To Verify Recent Download, Says Mirror Server Was Compromised (handbrake.fr)
  It · Security · 2017-05-06 19:10 · posted by msmash · from the security-woes dept. · 22 comments
• New Shodan Tool Tracks Down Botnet Command-And-Control Servers (thestack.com)
  It · Botnet · 2017-05-06 06:54 · posted by EditorDavid · from the malware-search-engines dept. · 11 comments
• 39 Years Ago The World's First Spam Was Sent (mercurynews.com)
  It · Advertising · 2017-05-06 05:49 · posted by EditorDavid · from the eggs-bacon-spam-and-sausage dept. · 60 comments
• Google Was Warned About This Week's Mass Phishing Email Attack Six Years Ago (vice.com)
  It · Security · 2017-05-04 12:20 · posted by BeauHD · from the come-back-to-haunt dept. · 45 comments
• Known Flaws in Mobile Data Backbone Allow Hackers To Trick 2FA (vice.com)
  It · Security · 2017-05-04 08:00 · posted by msmash · from the everything-is-broken dept. · 50 comments
• How Good is Antivirus Software at Protecting Itself? (tomsguide.com)
  It · Security · 2017-05-04 05:20 · posted by msmash · from the a-look-at-the-gatekeepers dept. · 73 comments
• IT Contractors In Australia Are Not Being Paid Due To Dispute With Payroll Service (theregister.co.uk)
  It · Australia · 2017-05-03 10:40 · posted by BeauHD · from the no-explanation-needed dept. · 49 comments