The Reg Security: The Schmidt hits the Man: NSA spying on Google servers? ' OUTRAGEOUS!' [Mon Nov 11 2013]

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Stuxnet infected Russian nuke power plant - Kaspersky
Another unintended victim of game-changing Iran attack
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/11/kaspersky_nuclear_plant_infected_stuxnet/

Hand over the goodies, Brazil tells Chocolate Factory
StreetView legal roadshow out for one more tour
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/10/hand_over_the_goodies_brazil_tells_chocolate_factory/

Anonymous threatens cyberwar with Anonymous
And it's all because of climate change and Edward Snowden
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/09/anonymous_attacks_anonymous/

Lavabit, secure email? Hardly, says infosec wizard Moxie Marlinspike
Claims of multiple security measures just 'promises,' researcher claims
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/09/lavabit_not_secure_claims_marlinspike/

Snowden: Hey fellow NSA worker, mind if I copy your PASSWORD?
Whistleblower talked colleagues into handing him their login
credentials
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/08/snowden_persauded_nsa_colleagues_to_hand_over_passwords/

Spies and crooks RAVAGE Microsoft's unpatched 0-day HOLE
It's Operation Hangover. Word
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/08/ms_0day_widely_abused/

Windows, Office zero-day vuln must wait for next Patch Tuesday, says MS
November's updates promise relief for critical IE and Windows bugs
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/08/ms_nov_patch_tuesday_prealert/

Bitcoin burglar bags a million bucks
Australian victim says there's no point telling the cops
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/08/bitcoin_burglar_bags_a_million_bucks/

Watch out spooks: STANDARDS GROUPS are COMING AFTER YOU
IETF promises PRISM-proofing plan for the future internet
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/08/watch_out_spooks_standards_groups_are_fighting_back/

AT&T turns spying on customers for CIA into cash waterfall – report
Telco runs $10m-a-year snooping contract, whisper sources
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/08/at_and_t_cia_claim/

Does F-Secure's antivirus turn a blind eye to spook spyware? CEO hits
back
Malware is malware, says top Finn
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/fsecure_to_feds_malware_is_malware_and_youre_not_getting_any_favors/

Brit spymasters: Cheers, Snowden. Terrorists are overhauling their
comms
And it's all your fault, 007's M moans to MPs and lords
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/terrorists_switching_ccmms_techniques_because_of_sncwden_leaks_claims_gchq_chief/

Berners-Lee: 'Appalling and foolish' NSA spying HELPS CRIMINALS
Crooks rush in where spies boldly tread, says internet godhead
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/berners_lee_criminal_nsa_gchq_prism_tempora_spying/

Furious Google techie on NSA snooping: 'F*CK THESE GUYS'
'Laws are for the little people' groans saddened securo-bod
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/google_engineers_slam_nsa/

Fury as OS X Mavericks users FORCED to sync contact books with iCloud
It's gotta go up to Cupertino's servers and back down again and who
knows in between
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/apple_mandates_icloud_contact_syncing/

Chinese hacker bust drove crims underground says report
Oh GREAT, concludes Congress, now they'll be even HARDER to find
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/mandiant_exposure_drove_apt1_underground/

IPMI in Supermicro servers vulnerable says HD Moore
Metasploit founder flays firmware, finds flaws
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/ipmi_in_supermicro_servers_vulnerable_says_moore/

Another zombie 'bogus app' bug shambles out of Android
KitKat is safe, older Androids susceptible to .ZIP-derived attack
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/another_zombie_bogus_app_bug_shambles_out_of_android/

Truly secure clouds? Possible but not likely say Georgia Tech boffins
And that's before we hook up the Internet of Things
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/cloud_mobile_keep_sysadmins_awake_georgia_tech/

Microsoft, Facebook: We'll pay cash if you can poke a hole in the
INTERNET
New bug-hunting program to shore up security across the whole damn web
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/07/microsoft_and_facebook_offer_cash_for_other_peoples_coding_flaws/

Make him a wiki he can't refuse: MafiaLeaks takes on the Godfathers
Informers urged to tattle on their capo di tutti capi
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/06/mafialeaks_web_informer/

Crowdfunded audit of 'NSA-proof' encryption suite TrueCrypt is GO
Line-by-line code exam will blow hidden backdoor doubts into orbit,
hope devs
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/06/truecrypt_audit_is_go/

It's the Shiz: Mutant RAT spotted gnawing at SAP apps
Mystery trojan peeps at your SAP privates - but nobody knows why
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/06/sap_rat_malfeasance/

Google preps Chrome password-blab bug fix
A password to view your passwords
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/06/google_preps_chrome_passwordblab_bug_fix/

Cyber dragnet: Five new HACKERS join FBI's 'most wanted' list
'Operation Ghost Click' seeks its last fugitive
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/06/fbi_cyber_most_wanted/

Mobe-makers' BLOATWARE is Android's Achilles heel
Chocolate Factory mostly absolved for security failings, say
researchers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/06/android_security_problems_come_from_phone_vendor_apps/

Anon hacktivists tear through Philippines govt in web graffiti rampage
'Expect us' ... in pretty much every country it seems
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/06/anon_philippines_defacement_protest/

Child protection group's creep-catcher passes Turing Test
Online predators stung by avatar of ten year old girl
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/06/child_protection_group_deploys_avatar_to_trap_webcam_creeps/

A-list celebs, biz barons' privates EXPOSED in limo hire hack – report
Data harvest linked to Adobe source, database swipe
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/06/hackers_claim_celebrity_data_from_limo_site_heist/

Apple: How we slip YOUR data to govts – but, hey, we're not Google
'We have no interest in amassing personal information'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/apple_transparency_report_sticks_thumb_in_eyes_of_google_facebook/

Lavabit bloke passes hat for open-source secure email master plan
Snowden's old mail provider wants '100 Lavabit-like services'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/lavabit_kickstarter_project/

Microsoft in a TIFF over Windows, Office bug that runs code hidden in
pics
New vulnerability found, workaround issued ahead of patch
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/microsoft_in_a_tiff_over_security_flaw/

Playtime's over: Next NSA boss may be torn away from US cyber-war
effort
Too much power for one person in wake of Snowden snooping leaks
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/nsa_cyber_command_split_analysis/

Reding: NSA, friends don't spy on friends. Europe, let's team up for
our own SPOOK CLUB
EU justice commish says Europe needs to 'level the playing field'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/the_nsa_needs_a_counterweight/

Late with your ransom payment? Never mind, CryptoLocker crooks will,
er, give you a break
Ransomware hoodlums let you settle your bill later... for a price
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/cryptolocker_late_payment_option/

Antivirus bods grilled: Do YOU turn a blind eye to government spyware?
AS IF G-men would tell us about state-sponsored badness, scoff AV firms
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/av_response_state_snooping_challenge/

Big Beardie's watching: Alan Sugar robots spy on Tesco petrol queue
Thought no one saw you buy entire cake, eat it in the car?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/big_beardie_is_watching_lord_alan_sugar_spies_on_tesco_shoppers/

Adobe users' purloined passwords were PATHETIC
'123456' used as password by nearly TWO MILLION punters
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/adobe_users_purloined_passwords_were_pathetic/

Bitcopocalypse! Top crypto-currency can be HIJACKED, warn boffins
Selfish miners could derail Bitcoin's decentralized design, according
to new study
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/bitcoin_exploit/

Quantum-classical crypto sends secret vote from Switzerland to
Singapore
Honest Bob, it doesn't matter if we can trust you
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/quantumclassical_crypto_sends_secret_vote_from_switzerland_to_singapore/

Crack our 'military-grade' email encryption and we'll give you 5% of
our firm
Hungarian startup tries novel bug-testing system
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/05/hungarian_startup_email_crack_contest/

Sysadmins! Microsoft now offers $100k for tales of your horrible
infections
Software flaws wanted: DEAD or ALIVE
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/04/microsoft_expands_bug_bounties_to_give_it_admins_a_chance/

Switzerland to set up 'Swiss cloud' free of NSA, GCHQ snooping (it
hopes)
Gnomes of Zurich want spook-immune system
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/04/switzerland_to_set_up_swiss_cloud_free_of_nsa_snooping/

The Schmidt hits the Man: NSA spying on Google servers? 'OUTRAGEOUS!'
Collecting info on everyone ... isn't that the advertising giant's job?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/04/eric_schmidt_blasts_nsa_for_spying_on_google/

UK.gov BANS iPads from Cabinet over foreign eavesdropper fears
Ministers told to leave mobes and slabs in lead-lined boxes
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/04/cabinet_ipad_ban/

That time when an NSA bloke's son borked the ENTIRE INTERNET...
... 25 years ago. 2 words that still stop old sysadmins' hearts: Morris
Worm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/04/morris_worm_anniversary/

Cyber-terrorists? Pah! Superhero protesters were a bigger threat to
London Olympics
Seb Coe: Taxi drivers blocked from 2012-only lanes were also a bit
testy
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/04/olympics_rsa_coe/


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