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Barclays to launch Twitter payments through Pingit mobile app

by Lee Munson on February 26, 2015 | Leave a comment

A new service from Barclays bank will allow its 'Pingit' users to send money to each other over Twitter.

What's SUPER and helps you to PHISH, sorry, FISH? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]

by Paul Ducklin on February 21, 2015 | Leave a comment

Here's our weekly news roundup - from Superfish to Super Spectacles.

It's amusing, informative, and only takes a minute - enjoy!

Apple Watch wobbles? Advanced health tracking features dropped for launch

by John Zorabedian on February 20, 2015 | Leave a comment

The rumor mill is shifting into high gear ahead of the expected April 2015 launch of the Apple Watch, and leaked details imply some setbacks - according to recent reports, Apple has dropped groundbreaking health-tracking features.

Visa asks to track your smartphone to help sniff out credit card fraud

by John Zorabedian on February 18, 2015 | 8 Comments

Image of tourist using navigation app on mobile phone courtesy of Shutterstock.

Visa will begin asking card holders to opt in to a new service in April 2015 that could help reduce credit card fraud - if consumers allow their smartphones to be tracked whenever they make a purchase.

SSCC 186 - Just how firm is your firmware? [PODCAST]

by Paul Ducklin on February 18, 2015 | 2 Comments

Here's the latest episode of our weekly security podcast - from firmware and Firefox to Project Zero and Lightning conductors.

Chet and Duck are in fine fettle as usual...enjoy!

News flash: hacker turns Apple's Lightning connector into a jailbreak conductor

by Paul Ducklin on February 16, 2015 | Leave a comment

A French hacker says he'll soon be making modified Lightning connector cables that will give Apple iOS jailbreakers a better view inside their iDevices.

US wireless carriers now legally have to unlock our phones

by Lisa Vaas on February 16, 2015 | 16 Comments

US wireless carriers now *have* to unlock our phones

Are you a US mobile phone owner? Good news: you just regained your freedom to unlock your device and take it to another network.

WhatsApp Web has privacy holes that could expose user photos

by John Zorabedian on January 30, 2015 | 5 Comments

WhatsApp has just rolled out a new service called WhatsApp Web that allows users to sync the messaging app between their mobile devices and desktop, but the new web client has a couple of privacy pitfalls that indicate it's not really ready for its close-up.

Hotels that block personal Wi-Fi hotspots will get busted, says FCC

by Lisa Vaas on January 29, 2015 | 7 Comments

So ends Marriott's campaign to block guests' hotspots and force guests to pay for its own Wi-Fi, even though they don't threaten security.

SSCC 183 - It's Data Privacy Day! Do something! [PODCAST]

by Paul Ducklin on January 28, 2015 | 2 Comments

From Apple's latest OS X and iOS updates to Data Privacy Day - listen, learn and enjoy!

Google asked to muzzle Waze 'police-stalking' app

by Lisa Vaas on January 27, 2015 | 20 Comments

US police are typically the ones to surveil, not the other way around, as Google's crowd-sourced, police-mapping traffic app is doing. Now sheriffs are asking Google to pull the plug on it.

Whisper editor's out the door after scandal, internal investigation

by Lisa Vaas on January 22, 2015 | Leave a comment

The internal investigation into the secret-sharing app's use and/or abuse of users' data didn't find any wrongdoing, but plenty of questions are still unanswered.

WhatsApp issues 24 hour ban for WhatsApp Plus users

by Anna Brading on January 21, 2015 | 27 Comments

WhatsApp has started giving out day-long bans to those using a third party Android app to send and receive messages through its service.

Hackers for hire? Hacker's List - for those with no ethics or espionage skills

by Lisa Vaas on January 19, 2015 | 2 Comments

Hackers. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.

Prying open a boyfriend's private accounts is just one of the crimes listed on 'Hacker's List' - a Task Rabbit/Craigslist-esque hackers-for-hire website.

Marriott's stopped blocking your Wi-Fi hotspots

by Lisa Vaas on January 16, 2015 | 2 Comments

Post-big-bucks fine, Marriott has now stopped blocking personal Wi-Fi devices at hotels.

Insta-sham: Instagram fixes its not-so-private photo bug… well, sort of

by John Zorabedian on January 15, 2015 | Leave a comment

Instagram has fixed a privacy flaw that allowed anyone with the URL to see photos posted on the service, even if the user's account was set to private. At least, it has kind of fixed it.

SSCC 181 - The Security Duel: "Bug reports at 15 paces" [PODCAST]

by Paul Ducklin on January 15, 2015 | 4 Comments

Microsoft vs. Google - Google vs. Users - Hackers vs. US Army - the fight is on in the latest episode of our weekly security podcast!

Enjoy...

Google flushes 61% of Android users down the security toilet

by Paul Ducklin on January 13, 2015 | 27 Comments

Apparently, pre-KitKat Androids, which currently account for 61% of devices out there, will no longer get web browser security fixes.

You are welcome to send in vulnerabilities, but you'd better send a patch at the same time...

Microsoft discontinues Advance Notification Service, but why?

by Chester Wisniewski on January 9, 2015 | 13 Comments

Microsoft kicked off 2015 by discontinuing its Advance Notification Service which alerted IT professionals to fixes that would ship the following week, allowing time to prepare staff and systems.