NUDE SELFIE CLOUD PERV menace: Apple 2FA? Sweet FA, more like [ Mon Sep 8 2014]

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Doubts cast over FBI 'leaky CAPTCHA' Silk Road rapture

Security bod says affadavit makes no sense, omitted exploitation works

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/08/leaky_captcha_behind_fbis_silk_road_rapture/



Google recommends pronounceable passwords

Super Chrome goes into battle with Mr Mxyzptlk

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/07/google_recommends_pronounceable_passwords/



Reddit wipes clean leaked celeb nudie pics, tells users to zip it

Now we've had all THAT TRAFFIC, we 'deplore' this theft

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/07/reddit_kills_fappening_subreddit_hosting_leaked_nude_jlaw_photos/



'4chan may be just a sysadmin who knows his way around', claims

so-called expert

Plus: 'Know what hurts your brain? Googling yourself'

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/07/quotw_ending_september_4/



New software ported from Windows to Mac! You'll never guess what. Yes,

it's spyware

XSLCmd coming your way, whether you like it or not

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/05/cyber_spy_tool_mac_attack/



Apple promises iCloud security alerts, better 2FA after, er, NAKED

Internet of Thingies flap

Star Hack: The Nude Generation

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/05/apple_privacy_flap_response/



Robin Hood virus: Chinese hackers target nation's wealthy

Steal from the rich, give to yourself

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/05/chinas_rogue_hackers_forget_espionage_lets_hack_the_rich/



Back-to-school Patch Tuesday: Critical updates for Internet Explorer,

Adobe Reader

Syadmins, brace yourselves

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/05/september_patch_tuesday_pre_alert/



Microsoft, eBay apps open to man-in-the-middle diddle

Android apps enter SSL hell

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/05/us_cert_warns_of_android_app_maninthemiddle_diddle/



Cyber-hoodlum tripped, fell, landed in Obama's Healthcare.gov server

That's exactly how it happened, honest, says US govt, and no medical

records stolen

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/05/healthcaregov_hacked/



Something smells PHISHY: It's the celeb nudie iCloud PERV trap...

Phishermen to reel you in with JLaw, Kate Upton subject line

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/04/icloud_privacy_flap_phishing_warning/



Mac security packages range from peachy to rancid – antivirus tests

Ah, but are you a Windows nasty CARRIER?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/04/mac_anti_virus_test/



Scared of brute force password attacks? Just 'GIVE UP' says Microsoft

Choose simple password, reuse it, ignore password strength meter and

pray

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/04/scared_of_password_brute_force_microsoft_says_just_give_up/



VirusTotal mess means YOU TOO can track Comment Crew!

Hackers backed by Beijing and Tehran appear to be cheapskates

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/04/virustotal_blue_means_you_too_can_track_comment_crew/



Twitter launches beer-money bug bounty

Finding flaws in avian network could earn you a whole $140

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/04/twitter_launches_bug_bounty_trickles_tender/



NATO nations 'will respond to a Cyber attack on one as though it were

on all'

If we agreed it was serious and we knew who did it, anyway

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/03/nato_article_v_mutual_defence_principle_applies_to_cyberspace/



NUDE SELFIE CLOUD PERV menace: Apple 2FA? Sweet FA, more like

But be fair: Clouds are Clouds

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/03/apple_celeb_pic_flap_2fa_bad_advice/



CNN 'tech analyst' on NAKED CELEBS: WHO IS this mystery '4chan' PERSON?

Ex-spurt also advises use of 'pa$$word'

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/03/nude_celeb_leaked_photos_hack_cnn_tech_expert_thinks_4chan_is_a_person/



Are you a HOT CELEB? Think your SEXY PICS are safe? Maybe NOT

JLaw, Upton snap blurt may be 'tip of iceberg', experts warn

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/03/smut_slingers_sell_out_friends_to_pervert_hackers_for_nude_pics/



Snooptastic US CELL TOWERS pose man-in-the-middle THREAT

Not likely to happen in UK, says expert

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/03/us_celltowers_pose_man_in_the_middle_threat/



Firefox 32 moves to kill MITM attacks

Public key pinning, security fixes, better cache

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/03/firefox_32_moves_to_kill_mitm_attacks/



Car makers, space craft manufacturers infected with targeted recon tool

Watering hole attacks set the stage for nastier breaches

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/03/car_makers_space_craft_manufacturers_infected_with_targeted_recon_tool/



Hot Celebrity? Stash of SELFIES where you're wearing sweet FA? Get 2FA.

Now

Apple says stars should have used proper security

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/02/apple_says_icloud_not_compromised_in_celeb_hacks/



Claimed Home Depot credit card hack could be biggest retail breach yet

DIY megastore may be latest to fall to point-of-sale penetration

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/02/home_depot_investigating_if_its_the_latest_victim_of_retail_hackers/



'Sony and Twitch' hacking crew Lizard Squad: 'We quit'

OMG, the Feds *Cough* We did what we set out to do

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/02/lizard_squad_disbands/



Gang behind '1.2 billion' megahack ransack is pwning our customers –

hosting firm

CyberVor, huh, yeah. What is it good for?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/02/cybervor_linked_hack_detected/



Not even CRIMINALS want your tablets, Blighty - but if that's an iPhone

you're waving...

German thieves prefer Android, ja?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/02/smartphone_theft_study/



iOS phone phlaw can UNMASK anonymous users on social media

Facebook, Google ... nobody read TFM, says security chap

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/02/crap_ios_schema_can_reveal_anonymous_social_media_users/



Security rEsrchRs find nu way 2 spot TXT spam

Symantec boffins analyse 400,000 TXTs to develop new spam-spotting

approach

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/02/hey_bby_flw_my_spam_link/



Apple, FBI: YES we're, er, looking into the NAKED CELEBRITY PICS.

Aren't you?

But we will shut our eyes if we happen to see any

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/02/apple_fbi_probe_nude_celeb_hacks/



Europol picks Brit to lead new international cybercrime taskforce

Six-month pilot project

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/01/cybercrime_taskforce/



Second hacking crew joins Syrian Electronic Army on Team Assad

Malware Team might even be an offshoot, say researchers

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/01/syrian_malware_team/



HP: NORKS' cyber spying efforts actually a credible cyberthreat

'Sophisticated' spies, DIY tech and a TROLL ARMY – report

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/01/north_korea_cyberspies/



NZ Justice Minister scalped as hacker leaks emails

Grab your popcorn: Subterfuge and slur disrupts election run up

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/01/leaker_axe_claims_nz_justice_minister_scalp/



Rubbish WPS config sees WiFi router keys popped in seconds

Another day, another way in to your home router

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/01/wps_flaw_leaves_home_routers_vulnerable/



Virgin Media blocks 'wankers' from permissible passwords

No bollocks, quite literally...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/01/virgin_password_blocks/





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