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Monday 2 February 2015
- Hackers breach password database at Atlassian's "HipChat" collaboration service
- Facebook's got a new privacy policy, and it plans to share your data with partners
- Anatomy of a browser dilemma – how HSTS 'supercookies' make you choose between privacy or security
- Baby monitor hijacked; change default password urges Foscam
- Google to change privacy policy after settling case with ICO
Tuesday 3 February 2015
- "Exploit This": Evaluating the exploit skills of malware groups
- News Flash! 3rd time unlucky! New 0-day hits Adobe's browser plug-in…
- Google extends its all-seeing eye, invites third party apps to Google Now
- Google redesigns security warnings after 70% of Chrome users ignore them
Wednesday 4 February 2015
- Internet Explorer has a Cross Site Scripting zero-day bug
- D-Link routers vulnerable to DNS hijacking
- Revenge-porn website operator Kevin Bollaert guilty of identity theft and extortion
- New-style ransomware locks out your customers – demands money to let them log back in
- Google, Amazon, Microsoft pay to get ads past Adblock Plus
Thursday 5 February 2015
- Silk Road's Ross Ulbricht found guilty, may face life sentence
- Cat and mouse game is over for Japanese death threat hacker
- Canary Watch site will keep an eye out for vanishing warrant canaries
- SSCC 184 – What's the lifespan of a GHOST? [PODCAST]
Friday 6 February 2015
- More iCloud phishing: don't get sucked in
- Facebook's DeepFace facial recognition technology has human-like accuracy
- Want to be a safer surfer? Join our Twitter Chat on Safer Internet Day!
- Twitter CEO admits: 'We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls'
- US health insurer Anthem drained of 80 million records
Saturday 7 February 2015
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