Monday review – the hot 23 stories of the week

Get yourself up to date with everything we've written in the last seven days – it's weekly roundup time.

Monday 8 August 2016

• Tor can be cracked “like eggshells”, warns US judge
• Tesla Model S’s autopilot can be blinded with off-the-shelf hardware

Tuesday 9 August 2016

• “900 million Androids vulnerable to Quadrooter bugs” – what you need to know
• Fake QR code app gets hacker into luxury airport lounges for free
• What your hacked account is worth on the Dark Web
• Email: how secure is yours? [Survey]
• Nigerian scammer infects himself with malware
• Blabbing on social media foils terrorists’ rocket attack plan

Wednesday 10 August 2016

• Facebook’s favorite hacker is back – with an ironic security hole
• Teen hacker flies to Black Hat on his one million free airmiles
• 5 critical holes fixed in Microsoft’s August 2016 updates – patch now!
• Faceless recognition can identify you, even when your face is hidden

Thursday 11 August 2016

• Mr. Robot eps2.4m4ster-s1ave.aes – the security review
• Couple sue over IP glitch that repeatedly sent Feds to their house
• Feds move to stop social media mockery of nursing home residents
• Facebook starts bypassing adblockers

Friday 12 August 2016

• IBM PC is 35 – let’s all go back to the 80s!
• Facebook rolls out code to kick the shins off Adblock Plus reblocking
• Text messages aren’t private, judge rules
• SMS or authenticator app – which is better for two-factor authentication?
• Exploit broker offers 2.5 times what Apple offers for serious iOS bugs
• Facebook shutters Bloke’s Advice group after posts encouraged assault
• Researchers announce Linux kernel “network snooping” bug

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