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Venmo mobile payment service under fire for security carelessness

by John Zorabedian on March 3, 2015 | Leave a comment

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.

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.

Uber subpoenas GitHub in search for hacker of driver database

by John Zorabedian on March 3, 2015 | Leave a comment

Image of magnifying glass over fingerprint courtesy of Shutterstock.

A breach of one of its databases in May 2014, in which the names and driver license numbers of 50,000 "driver partners" were stolen, is the latest entry on Uber's growing list privacy and security blunders.

5 mobile device risks in your business

by Ross McKerchar on March 2, 2015 | 1 Comment

5 security risks that you need to get on top of before you let employees access corporate resources from mobile devices, and how to mitigate them.

Europol takedown of Ramnit botnet frees 3.2 million PCs from cybercriminals' grasp

by John Zorabedian on February 27, 2015 | 2 Comments

In an international operation coordinated with multiple law enforcement and industry partners, Europol led a takedown of the infrastructure of the Ramnit botnet that infected 3.2 million Windows computers.

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!

Microsoft pulls PowerPoint-killing patch KB2920732

by Lee Munson on February 16, 2015 | 4 Comments

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The latest in a series of Microsoft patch failures rendered PowerPoint inoperable on devices running Windows RT.

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.