What is a botnet, and what can you do to prevent your computer becoming part of one?
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Say What? Required contents of notice in data breach notifications
With so many data breaches happening these days, Americans are getting a lot of breach notification letters and emails, but do they deliver useful, readable content, other than a general warning to remain vigilant?
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Lenovo and Superfish? Don’t panic, you may not be affected
Lenovo’s installation of a security-breaking app called Superfish on some computers has customers justifiably angry, but some folks are now unnecessarily confused by false positive detection.
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Lenovo apologizes over pre-installed tracking software
Lenovo has issued a public apology, admitting it “messed up badly” by selling laptops with a controversial tracking software pre-installed.
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Jamie Oliver website serves up a side of malware
Jamie Oliver’s website was affected by a malware issue, a spokesperson for the British celebrity chef has told the BBC.
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Hacker puts words into wrestler’s mouth in WWE Twitter hack
WWE superstar Antonio Cesaro was the victim of a Twitter hack this week, as a wrestling fanatic hacked his account to vent against company chairman and CEO Vince McMahon.
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12,000 exposed to possible ID theft after Jeb Bush publishes emails
Possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has has had to retroactively redact over 12,000 personal details from emails published in the name of transparency
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Did GCHQ illegally spy on you? Here’s how to find out
Law enforcement agencies shouldn’t be above the law.
Find out if the UK’s GCHQ illegally spied on you…
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Google’s Project Zero extends 90 day exploit disclosure deadline
Google has extended the disclosure period for vulnerabilities uncovered in its Project Zero program by an additional two weeks, if a vendor is planning a patch in the two weeks following the deadline.
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Russia seeks VPN and Tor ban in anonymity clamp down
Russian authorities have indicated that VPNs and online anonymising software Tor could soon be banned for the country’s 143.5 million residents.
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