The Reg Security: Secret US spy court lets Microsoft, Google reveal their petitions [Mon Jul 1 2013]

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Facebook slurped phone numbers says Norton
The Social Network promises to behave
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/01/facebook_slurped_phone_numbers_says_norton/

Secure phone app library vulnerable
SilentCircle, others need upgrades
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/30/secure_phone_app_library_vulnerable/

Retired 4-star general probed over Stuxnet details leak - report
Marine Corps man under investigation over malware revelations
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/28/stuxnet_general_arrested/

Facebook fix a bounty boon for researcher
SMS hijack bug worth $US20k
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/28/facebook_fix_a_bounty_boon_for_researcher/

Cisco issues IronPort patch
Vuln exposed systems to remote crash, takeover
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/28/cisco_issues_ironport_patch/

Secret US spy court lets Microsoft, Google reveal their petitions
We'll see their pleas to be ungagged, no actual gags will be dropped
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/27/google_microsoft_fisa/

Privacy activists sue FBI for access to facial recognition records
Feds ignore FOIA queries about massive biometrics database
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/27/eff_sues_fbi_over_biometrics_database_info/

Think you're streaming Superman? Think again, punk
Slideshare hit by Man of Steel Spam sign-up scams
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/27/slideshare_movie_spam_scam/

Dancing Sepp Blatter on 'World Cup site' creates security flap
Footy kingpin spotted throwing electronically doctored shapes
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/27/dancing_sepp_wc_site_silliness/

Opera network cracked
Malware signed with copied certificate
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/27/opera_network_cracked_cert_stolen/

StoreOnce: HP issues patch
Spikes undocumented support account
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/26/storeonce_hp_issues_patch/

Report: Android malware up 614% as smartphone scams go industrial
iOS users look smug, but with reason this time
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/26/android_malware_bloom_security_updates/

A simple SSL tweak could protect you from GCHQ/NSA snooping
It might slow you down, but hey, you can't have everything
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/26/ssl_forward_secrecy/

Bank details - PAH! Phishers want your FACEBOOK password
Spam emails? Pff, old hat, dodgy IMs are where it's at now
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/26/phishing_trends/

HP StoreOnce has undocumented backdoor
Secret admin account fail
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/26/hp_storeonce_has_undocumented_backdoor/

North and South Korea hit by cyber-blitz on Korean War anniversary
Official Nork portals knocked offline, South Korean prez and PM also
KO'd
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/25/korean_war_anniversary_ddos_attacks/

Freed LulzSec hacker banned from contacting Anons, wiping data
Returns to Twitter to plan prison diary, film project
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/25/former_lulzsec_spokesman_davis_released_from_jail/

Charlie Miller to tell Vegas punters how to hack your car
Lock up your SUVs, folks
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/25/miller_car_hacking/

Trend Micro turns RAT catcher as Taiwan cops cuff hacker
Ghost RAT attacks hit thousands on the island...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/25/trend_micro_catches_a_ghost_rat/

Privacy expert dismisses PRISM-busting typeface as 'art project'
If you really want unbreakable message security, buy a pigeon
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/24/freedom_font/

Media phone-hacking? Tip of the iceberg, says leaked police report
Thought the NotW was bad... check out the lawyers, insurers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/24/private_eye_malfeasance/

Home Office launches £4m cyber security awareness scheme
Be afraid. Be judiciously afraid
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/24/home_office_cyber_education_scheme/


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