The Reg Security: DON'T BREW THAT CUPPA! Your kettle could be a SPAMBOT [ Mon Nov 4 2013]

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Off your bikie laws: Anonymous to Queensland Premier Newman
Online threat, real-world d0x ... and it makes a nice change from
website defacing
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/04/anonymous_tells_queensland_premier_expect_us/

Crypto boffins propose replacing certification authorities with ...
Bitcoin?
Goodbye centralised control, hello 'Decentralised Direct Anonymous
Attestation'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/03/crypto_boffins_propose_getting_rid_of_cas/

Google teaches Chrome Canary to sing when it sniffs dodgy downloads
Bleeding-edge browser shoots down malware on sightsmell
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/01/google_canary_security_update/

Indestructible, badass rootkit BadBIOS: Is this tech world's Loch Ness
Monster? VOTE NOW
Amazing claims of MRSA-like super-malware scrutinised
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/01/breaking_badbios/

Snowden leaks latest: BT, Vodafone, Verizon jack GCHQ into undersea
fiber
We're just following the law, say telcos
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/01/bt_vodafone_verizon_gchq_undersea_fiber/

John Kerry bombshell: 'Yes, the NSA... reached TOO FAR,
inappropriately'
But the US Secretary of State remains defiant amid global surveillance
outrage
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/01/john_kerry_nsa_spying/

A post-Snowden US had better not SQUEAL about Chinese cyber-spying
Some countries spy. Get over it, says ex-Marine
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/01/snowden_effect_us_china_cyberespionage/

Snowden: Oh, PLEASE let me come to Germany and help Merkel with her
phone
It's bloody freezing here on this Siberian helldesk
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/01/edward_snowden_wants_to_investigate_merkel_phone_tapping_in_germany/

Anonymous hacked off with Singapore's menacing net rules plan
Hacktivist attacks The Straits Times for 'misleading the people'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/01/singapore_anonymous_hacks_internet_rules/

How Dark Mail Alliance hopes to roll out virtually NSA-proof email next
year
El Reg chats to cofounder Jon Callas
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/01/dark_mail_alliance_promises_nearly_nsaproof_email_next_year/

Australian confirms Huawei ban
Political bedfellows on local board can't sway new government
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/01/australian_confirms_huawei_ban/

Firefox's plugin-blocker slams into beta - but don't jump for joy,
Flash haters
Malware, you shall not pass (unless it's in a .swf)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/01/firefox_plugin_blocking_enters_beta/

From Russia with Code: Edward Snowden gets job on website helldesk
Bypasses frying pan, leaps straight into fire with legs akimbo
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/31/whistleblower_edward_snowden_gets_web_job_russia/

Infosec bod reports ONGOING ATTACK at RSA securo-confab
Conference staffer blames device config snafu
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/31/rsa_show_diary/

Facebook tests sinister CURSOR-TRACKING in hunt for more ad bucks
Silently stalking your every move ... bitch
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/31/facebook_testing_cursor_tracking_for_more_ad_bucks/

Give young infosec boffins more cash or BAD THINGS will happen – RSA
boff
State-sponsored malware already making crypto 'irrelevant'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/31/research_investment_us_academia/

Win XP? Your PLAGUE risk is SIX times that of Win 8 - NOW
... and that's BEFORE Microsoft ends support - report
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/31/security_intelligence_report_microsoft/

Mavericks Mail's spam-spewing 'flaw' was scripted by red-faced user
FastMail says sorry for crying wolf, is still grumpy Mavericks Mail
don't speak no good IMAP
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/31/mavericks_mails_spamspewing_flaw_was_scripted_by_redfaced_user/

Crypto protocols mostly crocked says euro infosec think-tank ENISA
Get ready to change ciphers and double key lengths if you want to live
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/31/most_security_protocols_insecure_suggests_enisa/

NSA, UK hacked Yahoo! and Google data center interconnects – report
Project MUSCULAR taps millions of YOUR records a month
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/31/nsa_and_uk_hacked_yahoo_and_google_data_center_interconnects_report/

Lavabit, Silent Circle form Dark Mail Alliance to destroy email
snooping
Plans to open source end-to-end email encryption for all
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/31/lavabit_and_silent_circle_create_dark_mail_alliance_to_stop_snoops/

So many 'cyberspying hackers' about... and most of you are garbage
You're living off your reputation, sniff infosec boffins
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/30/apt_panel/

Three million Adobe accounts hacked? Sorry, make that 38 MILLION
Could be as much as 150 million, Photoshop giant warned
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/30/adobe_data_breach_millions_of_accounts/

IBM gives up fight to build CIA's $600m secret cloud, hands deal to
Amazon
Withdraws injunctive action and scuttles back into shadow
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/30/ibm_amazon_court_ko/

Anonymity is the enemy of privacy, says RSA grand fromage
There's only one letter between RSA and NSA, after all
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/coviello_keynote_rsa/

Email-sniffing Linkedin Intro NOT security threat, insists biz network
But it can WIPE your MOBE, shrieks infosec company
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/linkedin_defends_intro/

DON'T BREW THAT CUPPA! Your kettle could be a SPAMBOT
Russian report says Chinese appliances hide Wifi slurping
spam-spreaders
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/dont_brew_that_cuppa_your_kettle_could_be_a_spambot/

New Oz government keeps Huawei ban after spook briefing
Attorney-General won't review exclusion from 'NBN'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/huawei_still_scary_say_spooks_to_new_oz_government/

Syrian Electronic Army claims Obama social media hijacking
Hacked non-profit emails gave access to URL shortener ... and mayhem!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/sea_hijack_obama_twitter_facebook_hack/

'Thousands of iPhone, iPad apps' vulnerable to simple redirect
joyriders
Wanna edit the news yourself? Here's how, say security bods
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/thousands_of_ios_apps_left_wide_open_to_redirection/

Mozilla goes where Google fears to tread with geolocation service
Privacy? We're keen on it now but might let you opt out in future
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/29/mozilla_goes_where_google_fears_to_tread_with_geolocation_service/

Tenda seals shut router backdoor found by D-Link hole-prober
Shut the back door!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/28/tenda_bricksup_router_backdoor/


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