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• 2.5K Twitter accounts hacked to spread links to adult content

  24-05-2016 23:30
  
  Hackers hijacked 2,500 Twitter accounts and used them to spread links for adult content.
  
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• Petya and Mischa - the Ransomware Twins (sort of)

  24-05-2016 22:23
  
  These two malwares have been much in the news over the past week or so.
  
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• Apple rehires prominent security pro as encryption fight boils

  24-05-2016 20:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc , which has resisted pressure from U.S. law enforcement to unlock encrypted iPhones, this month rehired a top expert in practical cryptography to bring more powerful security features to a wide range of consumer products. Jon Callas, who co-founded several well-respected secure communications companies including PGP Corp, Silent Circle and Blackphone, rejoined Apple in May, an Apple spokesman said. Callas had worked at Apple in the 1990s and aga
  
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• Can Google replace passwords by tracking you more thoroughly?

  24-05-2016 19:23
  
  What if we combine lots of mobile device data to build a "Trust Score" so your phone can judge you in real time?
  
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• China's Huawei sues Samsung Electronics claiming mobile patent infringement

  24-05-2016 18:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Yimou Lee and Anne Marie Roantree HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] said on Wednesday it has filed lawsuits against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd claiming infringement of smartphone patents, in the first such case by the Chinese firm against the world's biggest mobile maker. Huawei has filed lawsuits in the United States and China seeking compensation for what it said was unlicensed use of fourth-generation (4G) cellular communications technology, operating systems and us
  
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• Man hacks highway sign to read “Drive Crazy Yall”

  24-05-2016 18:14
  
  It should have been a "construction ahead" warning, and the electronic sign should have been secured with a less guessable password!
  
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• Pebble just re-invented the iPod Shuffle, and it runs Spotify

  24-05-2016 18:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Back in the days before RunKeeper and GPS watches, my jogs were a beautifully simple thing: I strapped on an iPod Shuffle loaded with a strong mix of Britney and Eminem, and vanished into my own little world for an hour. A couple years later, I transitioned to Spotify and never really looked back. But running with an armband and a 5-inch phone never felt quite the same, and clearly other people agree. That's why I'm absurdly happy that Pebble, a small Canadian company that makes wearables,
  
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• Saudi Arabia's rulers adapt message for social media age

  24-05-2016 17:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Sylvia Westall and Angus McDowall DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) - The participation of tens of thousands of young Saudis in a social media debate over plans to reform the kingdom's oil-reliant economy last month marked a shift in how Riyadh's conservative rulers interact with their subjects. Saudi Arabia's dynastic leaders, who rule by fiat and strictly limit public dissent, have historically courted public opinion only via informal councils with tribal, religious and business leaders or citizens se
  
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• Ads are for humans, not bots, say advertisers

  24-05-2016 15:46
  
  Someday this may change… but, in 2016, when advertisers pay for online advertising, they still want actual humans to see those ads
  
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• Japan an alluring target for Standard Bank ATM thieves

  24-05-2016 14:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The gang used counterfeit Standard Bank credit cards to withdraw 1.4 billion yen ($13 million) in 14,000 transactions from ATMs at 7-Eleven convenience stores over three hours on a Sunday morning, according to a source familiar with the matter.
  
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• Vivid offers free active shooting survival course online

  24-05-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: access_control_identificationImage Caption: Vivid Learning SystemsPASCO, WA, May 23, 2016To help address growing concern over the rise of active shooter events across the nation, today Vivid Learning Systems launched a free, online training experience for active shooter response. The goal is to help lower the body count by equipping people with the latest life-saving knowledge.Take the course now by clicking here: learnatvivid.com/active-shooter.Why Everyone Needs
  
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• Synergem completes Next Generation 9-1-1 implementation for Montana county

  24-05-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: communicationsImage Caption: Synergem Technologies, Inc.TETON, MT and PILOT MOUNTAIN, NC, May 23, 2016Synergem Technologies, Inc, a leading provider of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) solutions, today announced it has completed the implementation of Teton County's NG9-1-1-ready call-taking platform. NG9-1-1 solutions are designed to provide access to emergency services from all connected communication sources including text and multimedia.Homepage position: 1r
  
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• New CRU devices drastically reduces time needed to acquire digital evidence

  24-05-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_respondersImage Caption: CRU’s WiebeTech Ditto DX Forensic Field StationLAS VEGAS, May 23, 2016Today CRU introduced the WiebeTech Ditto DX Forensic FieldStation, its fastest, most capable digital forensic imaging appliance to date. Building on the success of the browser-manageable Ditto remote imaging hardware device introduced in 2013, the Ditto DX remote imager offers accelerated data acquisition speeds, enhanced usability features, an
  
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• Long Island utility conducts preseason hurricane drill

  24-05-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: infrastructure_protectionImage Caption: PSEG Long IslandUNIONDALE, NY, May 20, 2016In preparation for what the National Weather Service has forecasted to be a potentially busy hurricane season, PSEG Long Island hosted its annual hurricane preparedness drill yesterday at Nassau County's Office of Emergency Management headquarters in Bethpage. Nearly 100 PSEG Long Island employees, together with representatives from the Long Island Power Authority, the Department of
  
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• Author sees potential similarities between Cold War and nuclear Israel, Iran

  24-05-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: access_control_identificationImage Caption: Ozzie PaezDENVER, May 23, 2016History doesn't need to repeat itself – not when leaders and citizens understand and apply the lessons of the past. That's the position of information systems expert, researcher and author Ozzie Paez. His recently published "Decision Making in a Nuclear Middle East" uses the Cold War as a template for understanding the risks of nuclear conflict in the Middle East if Iran becomes a nucle
  
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• Albireo Energy attains UL certifications for industrial security and commercial fire alarm systems

  24-05-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: security_servicesImage Caption: Albireo Energy, LLCSAN DIEGO, May 23, 2016Building automation, energy services and life safety solutions provider Albireo Energy, LLC ("Albireo Energy") today announced it has been authorized to provide UL-listed certificates for industrial security systems and commercial fire alarm installations.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• SWIFT to unveil new security plan after hackers' heists

  24-05-2016 12:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Huw Jones and Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - The SWIFT secure messaging service that underpins international banking said on Tuesday it plans to launch a new security program as it fights to rebuild its reputation in the wake of the Bangladesh Bank heist. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)'s chief executive, Gottfried Leibbrandt, told a financial services conference in Brussels that SWIFT will launch a five-point plan later this week. In February, thieves h
  
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• Facebook party invitation leads to teens barricaded in bedroom

  24-05-2016 12:35
  
  Yet another party invitation goes viral, leading to a swarm of some 200 gatecrashing kids smashing windows and doors to get in.
  
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• Clinton email probe in late stage, FBI may question her

  24-05-2016 09:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents probing whether Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server imperiled government secrets appear close to completing their work, a process experts say will probably culminate in a sit-down with the former secretary of state.
  
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• Soccer-Lewandowski has score to settle on biggest stage

  24-05-2016 04:01 via news.yahoo.com
  By Adrian Krajewski WARSAW, May 24 (Reuters) - Poland's Robert Lewandowski has chalked up so many big-game landmarks during his club career that the 27-year-old seems overdue a major tournament performance with his country. Few strikers in Europe can match his astonishing scoring record which will leave Germany particularly wary of facing the Bundesliga's leading scorer when the two countries meet at Euro 2016. For the last six years, since joining Borussia Dortmund and then Bayern Munich, goals
  
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• Ocean’s 100: Thieves steal $12.7 million from ATMs in just three hours

  24-05-2016 03:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Ocean's 11 movies are spectacular stories about crazy heists that take lots of effort, careful planning and just a touch of skillful improvisation to pull off. But it turns out that jobs like this exist in real life, too. And they’re equally impressive. A few days ago, 100 coordinated thieves stole no less than $12.7 million (1.4bn yen) from ATMs. The entire thing took just three hours, and no suspect was apprehended since then. DON’T MISS: Watch the Britney S
  
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• Bangladesh Bank heist trail goes cold in Manila as probes falter

  24-05-2016 01:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Raju Gopalakrishnan MANILA (Reuters) - More than three months have passed since $81 million was stolen in a brazen cyber-heist from Bangladesh's central bank and sent to Manila – yet authorities in the Philippines appear no closer to nabbing those who laundered most of the money through a bank and casinos here. Nobody has been arrested, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) - the nation’s equivalent of the FBI - has not been allowed to get fully involved in the probe, and a P
  
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• NY lawmaker warns on U.S. financial security after SWIFT attacks

  24-05-2016 01:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Recent hacks of international banks through the SWIFT messaging system raise serious questions about cyber-related risks to U.S. firms, Representative Carolyn Maloney wrote on Monday in a letter to the country's top banking regulators that asked about measures to strengthen systems' security. Maloney, a Democrat who represents part of Manhattan - home to many people employed in finance and banking - wrote to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, U.S. Comptroller Thomas Curry and Federal Deposit In
  
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• Whatever you do, don’t buy these smartphones

  24-05-2016 00:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  There is nothing in consumer tech right now that's as hot as the smartphone market, even as it nears saturation in many regions, and the real beauty of it is that there are so many options. Every company out there wants a piece of the action and they're all looking for ways to differentiate their products, so there really is something for everyone. It's not easy to make a choice that can truly be considered wrong since different people have different needs and wants, but there is one line of sma
  
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