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Google updates Chrome, finally adds Do Not Track feature
Google’s Chrome web browser finally joined the ranks of privacy-conscious web browsers this week, with a new release that adds a Do Not Track feature, along with other changes.
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Windows Phone 8 malware? This teen hacker claims to have created a prototype
A teenage hacker prodigy in India claims to have developed a prototype of malware that will run on smartphones running Microsoft's new Windows Phone 8 operating system - the first known instance of...
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Google: Government surveillance of the internet is on the rise
Google has released its semi-annual Transparency Report, saying that it received more than 20,000 requests for user data in the first half of 2012 - a sign of greater government surveillance.
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Acai Berry scammers $2 million lighter after FTC settlement
The affiliate ad network behind a tidal wave of bogus pitches for Acai Berry weight loss products and colon cleansers has agreed to pay a $2 million penalty to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for...
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Microsoft pushes IE 9 tweak via Windows Update to close three critical...
Microsoft has reminded Internet Explorer users of the importance of keeping their browser updated against security threats.
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Judge approves $22.5M Google fine for violating Safari privacy
A U.S. federal judge in San Francisco gives the nod of approval, declaring that Google should pay a $22.5M USD fine for misleading consumers about the privacy protections offered to users of Apple's...
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Spy agency employees caught oversharing on LinkedIn and Facebook
The Belgian press is up in arms after members of the country's state security agency were found promoting themselves and their professional affiliation on social networks. Turns out: it's not that...
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Hard-coded password found in Samsung printers, security fix planned
Companies using Samsung and Dell-branded printers are being warned that a hard coded administrative account could allow remote attackers to take control of their device, according to an alert from the...
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Data on International Atomic Energy Agency scientists grabbed in purported hack
A group claiming to be from Iran has claimed responsibility for a hack of the international Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in an effort to expose what the group says is an Israeli nuclear weapons program.
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Hacker attack siphons off $150,000 in teacher salaries from payroll systems
Hackers used the Thanksgiving holiday to launch a crafty attack against a local school district in the state of Wisconsin, compromising a direct deposit system, and stealing $150,000 intended for...
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