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Monday 12 January 2015

• Crackers take over social media accounts of US Central Command
• Phish of the Week – when adjectives just aren't enough
• Police warn of sextortion scam targeting men
• Hackers leak bank emails after extortion attempt fails
• When a prank goes wrong: Student indicted after hacking rival college's calendar
• Microsoft swings punch at Google – accuses Project Zero of a "Gotcha!"
• Former US cybersecurity director gets 25 years for online child abuse

Tuesday 13 January 2015

• Barack Obama calls for stricter data privacy, disclosure laws
• Google flushes 61% of Android users down the security toilet
• Anonymous launches #OpCharlieHebdo, attacks terrorist social media

Wednesday 14 January 2015

• Facebook adds warning labels to graphic videos
• Update Tuesday wrap-up, January 2015 – See? We didn't use the word "Patch"!
• Crayola's Facebook page hijacked, redrawn in NSFW style
• David Cameron wants to ban encrypted apps like iMessage and Whatsapp
• "Obamacare" phishing email leads to banking malware‏
• Windows 7: Everything new is old again

Thursday 15 January 2015

• Ouch! Home router security "bypass" actually means no security AT ALL
• Insta-sham: Instagram fixes its not-so-private photo bug… well, sort of
• Sextortionist who preyed on teens via Facebook and Skype gets 53 months
• Barack Obama proposes shielding companies that share cyber threat data
• SSCC 181 – The Security Duel: "Bug reports at 15 paces" [PODCAST]

Friday 16 January 2015

• Cops arrest another man after Christmas PlayStation/Xbox DDoS
• US and UK to play "cyber war games" with each other
• Google Glass – going, going, gone…
• Thieves hijack miles from American and United Airlines accounts
• Marriott's stopped blocking your Wi-Fi hotspots
• Hold data on EU citizens? Check if you'll be compliant with the new Data Protection Regulation
• Young Pirate pulls off Wi-Fi privacy prank – sucks in security experts

Saturday 17 January 2015

• Cyberjihadists attack thousands of French websites after Charlie Hebdo massacre
• Pirate Wi-fi is IN DA HOUSE – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]

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