North Korea falls off the internet – is the United States to blame?
Barack Obama promises that the United States will respond to the Sony hack, and North Korea drops off the internet.…
April 2025
Biometrics – can your fingerprint be ‘copied’ from a normal photo?
Fingerprint biometrics are entering the mainstream as a security measure, with both Apple and Samsung relying on readers to secure…
Hobbit-inspired sword can help you find unsecured WiFi hotspots
Like many others, I was enchanted by The Hobbit (and later Lord of the Rings) at a young age –…
Unpatched security hole has left millions of Moonpig customers at risk for 17 months
Moonpig, the online personalised card company, has been accused of a shockingly sloppy attitude to security, after apparently leaving a…
Bitstamp hacked for $5 million in Bitcoin
19,000 Bitcoin – valued at around $275 each, so $5 million together – have been stolen from a majour European…
CES 2015 in Las Vegas: first impressions, 5 hot topics
With nearly 160,000 lust-ridden techies, corporate denizens and a few of us security types descending on a slightly crisp wintery…
Windows exploitation in 2014
Today, we published our research about Windows exploitation in 2014. This report contains interesting information about vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows…
Microsoft warns of banking malware targeting German speakers
Microsoft has warned of a new variant of a banking malware that appears to be targeting German speakers, according to…
AOL blocks malicious ads from its advertising platform
AOL has taken steps to stop a set of malicious advertisements being served through their sites, including The Huffington Post,…
Digital Invasion: 3 things we learned from CES 2015
Ever lost a kid somewhere? Not anymore if the gadget vendors have anything to say about it. Now you can…