Here are the top stories from the past week so you can catch up with what you missed!
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Monday 5 October 2015
- LinkedIn set to pay $13 million compensation over its email persistence
- South Korea: Medical data delivers yet another identity crisis
- Cryptocurrency startup Gemcoin busted for alleged $32m Ponzi scheme
- 15M users breached? Nah, just an "isolated incident." 60 Second Security
Tuesday 6 October 2015
- Google issues Android patches for Stagefright 2 (for some users)
- Reddit launches Upvoted – a site where you can't upvote or comment on stories
- Peeple goes into hiding to retool the app
- Safe Harbor agreement ruled invalid by top EU court
- Facebook glitch leads to marriage
- Virginia Tech ex-student pleads guilty to Yik Yak massacre threat
- Going to IP EXPO this week? Want a free T-shirt?
Wednesday 7 October 2015
- Your identity is secured by TWO Caesar ciphers! [Chet Chat Podcast 217]
- Google: 30% of wireless calls to 911 emergency services are butt dials
- Phone thieves facing stiffer sentences if victims lose photos
Thursday 8 October 2015
- The malicious side of online ads – how unpatched servers hurt us all
- Jury finds journalist guilty of aiding Anonymous in media hacking case
- Threatening to post a sex tape on Facebook isn't a crime, US court rules
- Will the Clean Software Alliance save us from the scourge of unwanted software?
- Facebook relents: 'Something Long and Complicated' is NOT a fake name
Friday 9 October 2015
- Obama opts for "good cop" approach with encryption backdoors
- Blackshades webcam voyeur spared jail over stolen webcam images
- Don't fall for phishing and spear-phishing – stay #CyberAware!
- What you sound like after a data breach
- Practical IT: How to create a culture of cybersecurity at work
- Facebook's 'Dislike' button unveiled, and it's :-O !
- Are you (inadvertently) selling your personal data on eBay?
Monday 12 October 2015
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marten g
Can we have an option to just receive the Monday review e-mails instead of every day?