The Reg Security: Firefox 'death sentence' threat to TeliaSonera over gov spy claims [Mon Apr 22 2013]

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DDOS strikes BitCoin exchange Mt.Gox
Virtual currency in real trouble
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/22/mtgox_ddos/

Japanese Feds urge ISPs to support Tor ban plan
Anonymous on the internet? You must be up to no good
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/22/tor_japan_police_ban/

Ex-LulzSec bloke to spend a YEAR in the cooler for Sony hack
And pay $600,000 to Hollywood giant. Who's laughing now?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/19/lulzsec_sony_hack_sentencing/

Malwarebytes declares Windows 'malicious', nukes 1,000s of PCs
Antivirus biz boss apologies to the entire world
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/19/malwarebytes_false_positive/

Game designer spills beans on chubby-fancying chap with his stolen Mac
'He's f*cked with the wrong nerd', rages bloke
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/19/laptop_plumpergeddon/

'Leccy-stealing, grid-crippling hackers could TAKE DOWN EV-juicing
systems
A computer on the street. What could possibly go wrong?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/18/car_charging_insecurity_exposed/

Magic mystery malware menaces many UK machines - new claim
Who exactly is spying on thousands of Brit biz PCs?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/18/magic_malware_menaces_uk/

Cyberthugs put YOUR PC to work as Bitcoin-mining SLAVE
E-currency just went mainstream
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/18/bitcoin_mining_blackhole/

Black hats attack popular Russian stock-trading software
Also used in Cyprus, as it happens ...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/18/online_broker_malware/

Malware and domain-squatters target Boston Marathon bombing
Tragedy inspires threats both true and false
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/17/malware_squatters_boston_marathon_bombing/

Microsoft joins the two-step verification party
Late convert to dual-protection club
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/17/microsoft_two_factor_authentication/

Oracle slaps critical patch on insecure Java
Tries to educate users about potential dangers of in-browser Java apps
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/17/oracle_java_security_update/

Oracle critical patch plugs 128 security vulns
Database Server, MySQL, Siebel all affected
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/16/oracle_critical_patch_april/

Web host Linode, hackers clash over credit-card raid claim
Crooks boast of swiped privates via ColdFusion hole
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/16/linode_breach/

Ex-hacker leaves Pentagon's TOP-SECRET war boffins for Google
What will he do? We don't know - it's a secret
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/16/google_hacker/

Anonymous squirts all over NORKS in birthday surprise outrage
Happy Birthday, Mr Zombie President
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/16/happy_birthday_norks_hack/

Firefox 'death sentence' threat to TeliaSonera over gov spy claims
Mozilla may snub telecom giant's new SSL certs
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/16/mozilla_threatens_teliasonera/

Sophos picks up axe again, 'plans to DECIMATE staff'
Insider says 1 in 10 face the chop - though Sophos says overall
headcount to rise
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/16/sophos_restructuring/

SWARMS of ZOMBIES unleashed on innocent bloggers
Major hack attack focused on WordPress users named, er, 'admin'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/16/wordpress_zombie_offensive/

Silent Circle adds private email to hush-hush communications
Demand for secure comms brings government invitation
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/16/silent_circle_launches_encrypted_email/

Under the microscope: The bug that caught PayPal with its pants down
Payment giant suffers textbook SQL injection flaw
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/04/15/paypal_sql_injection/



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