The Reg Security: Microsoft, HURTING after NSA backdooring, vows to now harden its pipe [Mon Dec 2 2013]

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Nexus phones carry SMS crash bug vuln
You have 1 new message: You've been p0wned
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/02/nexus_phones_carry_sms_crash_bug_vuln/

That toolbar you downloaded is malware? Tough, read the EULA
CPU-and-bandwidth-munching Bitcoin miners buried in freeware
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/01/dont_like_our_malware_tough_read_the_eula/

Aussie boffins can detect orbiting SPACE JUNK using rock gods'
radiation
'It's only rock and roll ... but I sight it'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/29/aussie_boffins_use_radiating_youth_rock_to_track_space_debris/

Blighty's top moneymen: Hackers are SLURPING CASH direct from banks
Bank of England warns financial institutions to take cyber-crime threat
seriously
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/29/uk_banks_cyber_threat_warning/

Fancy knocking off early? Just run our fake computer crash 'virus', say
admen
Bosses worldwide explode in rage at bogus bork campaign
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/29/happy_hour_workshy_virus_fakery/

'Neverquest' bank-robber 'ware throws the whole Trick Book at victims
Carberp? ZeuS? Get into the fridge, grandad
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/29/_meet_the_new_swiss_army_knife_of_cybercrime/

Think unpatched Win XP hole's not a big deal? Hope you trust your local
users
Vulnerability used to breathe life into Adobe Reader exploit, Microsoft
warns
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/28/winxp_0day/

You have a Skype voicemail. PSYCHE! It's just some fiendish
Trojan-flinging spam
UK plod warn punters NOT to unzip those files
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/28/skype_voicemail_alert_spam_flings_zeus_trojan/

Weird PHP-poking Linux worm slithers into home routers, Internet of
Things
Targets x86 but ARM, MIPS, PPC mutants lurking, we're told
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/28/researchers_warn_over_connected_device_malware/

Google: YouTube fights off HUGE ASCII PHALLUS MENACE
Pr0ntastic commenters are having their way with Google
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/28/youtube_comment_spam/

THOUSANDS of Ruby on Rails sites leave logins lying around
Unexpired session cookies can be stolen, re-used
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/28/thousands_of_ror_sites_leave_logins_lying_around/

Microsoft, HURTING after NSA backdooring, vows to now harden its pipe
Snooping on private messages 'breach of the 4th Amendment'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/27/microsoft_encryption_nsa_spying/

GCHQ was called in to crack password in Watkins child abuse case
Not just battling terrorists, it hunts down online predators too
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/27/gchq_role_watkins_child_abuse_case/

NSA spied on 'radicalisers' porn surfing so as to discredit them,
reveals Snowden
Ninety per cent of people surf porn, ten per cent are liars
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/27/nsa_smut_surfing_snooping_against_radicals/

Euro computer emergency teams need better support – ENISA
'We're here to help'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/27/euro_certs_need_better_support_says_enisa/

Eurocrats recommend right to sue American companies over snooping
Citizens need protection against the NSA
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/27/euro_commissioners_to_us_snoop_off/

These lucky people get paid to play CYBER WAR GAMES
NATO cybersecurity bods to fly to Estonia for infosec Cluedo
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/26/nato_cyber_war_game/

Angela Merkel's phone was being listened in on by FIVE foreign powers
If your spooks aren't tapping Merkel, you should fire them really
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/26/merkel_phone_tapped_by_5_countries/

John McAfee punted from Portland party pad
Eccentric security pioneer has moved on to Canada
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/26/john_mcafee_punted_from_portland_party_pad/

'MacGyver' geezer makes 'SHOTGUN, GRENADE' from airport shop tat
Hobby project brings visit from the Feds
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/26/madcap_macgyver_builds_shotgun_grenade_from_airport_shop_parts/

NSA-busting secure, open, router seeks cash and code from crowd
Oz designers deliver TOR, IPSec and 1 Gbps box with locks
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/26/oz_developer_crowdfunding_open_secure_router/

Rare AutoCAD malware rigs drafting machines for follow-up attacks
The FASt can be furious, warn security pros
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/25/rare_autocad_malware/

NSA installed '50,000 malware sleeper cells' in world computer networks
Government tools penetrated many a Brazilian, apparently
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/25/nsa_botnet/

Facebook's Zuckerberg: US gov 'blew it' on mass surveillance
By all means MINE THAT DATA, just tell us about it... bitch
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/25/zuckerberg_says_us_government_blew_it_on_mass_surveillance/

We're making TOO MUCH CASH, say CryptoLocker scum in ransom price cut
Bitcoin bubble prompts 'generous' cybercrooks to slash their demands
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/25/cryptolocker_varmints_lower_decryption_price/



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