November 11, 2015

Three indicted for massive hack and fraud scheme that targeted JPMorgan

Gery Shalon, Joshua Samuel Aaron and Ziv Orenstein have been charged with hacking a number of banks and financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase where 83 million records were stolen.

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November 09, 2015

Tackling crime on the Dark Web with new Joint Operations Cell

The new Joint Operations Cell has been created to tackle online child sexual exploitation, the Dark Web drugs trade and the exchange of stolen information.

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November 06, 2015

Encrypted email provider ProtonMail caves in to extortion, hands over $6000

Having handed over $6000 to DDoS blackmailers, ProtonMail's website is still unavailable following attacks with "an unprecedented level of sophistication."

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November 04, 2015

vBulletin enforces password reset after website attack

vBulletin and Foxit Software forums hack exposes hundreds of thousands of records amid zero-day vulnerability speculation.

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November 02, 2015

Tor Project releases anonymous Messenger app beta

The Tor Project has launched a new Messenger app that combines Tor with OTR to offer private chats across a variety of popular messaging services.

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October 29, 2015

5 tips for safer online dating

Lots of people use dating services to meet someone online, but dating scams cost victims millions each year. We offer 5 tips to help keep trolls, stalkers and scammers away.

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October 28, 2015

Facebook ‘Message Requests’ lets you contact anyone, even if you’re not friends

The new "Message Requests" feature allows Facebook users to message (and ignore) any one of the social network's 1.5 billion users.

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October 26, 2015

Twitter campaign targets fake TripAdvisor reviews

Amazon's decision to sue over 1000 fake reviewers has prompted restaurateurs to lobby TripAdvisor to better authenticate its contributed hotel and eatery reports.

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October 23, 2015

FCC plans weekly name and shame list of robocallers

With over 215,000 complaints last year, robocalling and telemarketing has become a massive issue for US federal regulators who now appear more determined than ever to quash the problem.

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