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Facebook post criticizing employer lands Florida man in Abu Dhabi prison

by Lisa Vaas on March 6, 2015 | 11 Comments

Used to First Amendment protection, he never would have imagined that berating his employer would land him in an Emirati jail. Now, Ryan Pate faces a potential 5 years in jail and a stiff fine.

Twitter troll fired, another suspended after Curt Schilling names and shames them

by Lisa Vaas on March 5, 2015 | 19 Comments

Within 1 hour of the online onslaught against his daughter, the former Red Sox pitcher had published tormentors' names and backgrounds. One was suspended, another lost his job, and others were kicked off school athletic teams.

Venmo mobile payment service under fire for security carelessness

by John Zorabedian on March 3, 2015 | 4 Comments

Venmo is taking heat after a news report last week revealed security holes you could "drive a truck through," in the words of one aggrieved Venmo user whose account was drained of $2850.

Facebook explains when and why it peeps at your account

by Lisa Vaas on March 3, 2015 | 12 Comments

A Facebook engineer asked if it would be OK to take a look at Paavo Siljamäki's profile. Sure, he said. Then he wondered: how many employees can get in without credentials?

Woman reunited with stolen iPhone thanks to accidental Facebook selfie post

by Lisa Vaas on March 3, 2015 | Leave a comment

Woman reunited with iPhone thanks to accidental Facebook selfie post

A woman and her iPhone have been happily reunited, thanks to the new owner having accidentally posted a selfie onto her Facebook page that went viral.

RIP Leonard Nimoy: a hero to Trekkies, but so much more than "Spock"

by John Zorabedian on February 28, 2015 | 5 Comments

Leonard Nimoy photo courtesy of Vicki L. Miller / Shutterstock.com.

Leonard Nimoy was beloved by millions, including many of us at Naked Security and at Sophos. So it is with great sadness that we acknowledge his passing on Friday, at the age of 83, and offer this modest tribute.

Facebook Bug Bounty report for 2014: $1.3M paid out to more than 700 bug finders

by Paul Ducklin on February 27, 2015 | Leave a comment

Facebook just released details of how much it paid out in bug bounties for 2014.

Rewards ranged from $500 to over $50,000...

Barclays to launch Twitter payments through Pingit mobile app

by Lee Munson on February 26, 2015 | 1 Comment

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

Koppie Koppie sells photos of your kids to prove you shouldn't post them online

by John Zorabedian on February 26, 2015 | Leave a comment

Image of mother and little baby taking selfie courtesy of Rasstock / Shutterstock.com.

Two "privacy advocates" running an online store that sells mugs printed with pictures of children are intentionally stirring up controversy by grabbing photos from Flickr. The duo behind Koppie Koppie say it's perfectly legal, but they hope you get mad about it anyway.