Court Upholds Google-NSA Relationship Secrecy
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the National Security Agency’s decision to withhold from the public documents confirming or denying any relationship it has...
Activist hackers temporarily block Putin’s website
Hackers temporarily blocked President Vladimir Putin's web site on Wednesday, carrying out a promise to disrupt government information portals two days after his swearing-in for...
Alert: Major cyber attack aimed at natural gas pipeline companies
A major cyber attack is currently under way aimed squarely at computer networks belonging to US natural gas pipeline companies,...
Operation “GHOST CHANGE”, answers for what’s to come.
DNS is in the news as the FBI will be shutting down Internet use for a large amount of U.S. based users this July, so...
Firefox to introduce click-to-play option to protect against dangerous plugins
Jared Wein of Mozilla blogged last month about a new feature he was developing for Firefox 14 called "click-to-play". The idea is to block the...
Parent sues Facebook
A mom is suing Facebook on behalf of all parents whose children have racked up credit card charges without their knowledge. (more…)
China Admits Sites hit in Hacking Attacks
China has acknowledged that a number of its websites have fallen victim to attack by hackers following a mass campaign by the Anonymous network....
Researchers Release: New Exploits to Hijack Critical Infrastructure
Researchers have released two new exploits that attack common design vulnerabilities in a computer component used to control critical infrastructure, such as refineries and factories....
Facebook Security Hole Found on iPhone and Android Clients
A security flaw in Facebook’s mobile apps can be easily tapped by thieves searching for personal information about you. (more…)
FTC Calls for more privacy from websites.
The FTC is calling for tighter online privacy rules, saying that if companies don't voluntarily introduce a 'do not track' facility, it'll do it for...