The Reg Security: Altcoins will DESTROY the IT industry and spawn an infosec NIGHTMARE [ Mon Feb 3 2014]

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NSA, GCHQ, accused of hacking Belgian smartcard crypto guru
Spear phishing through LinkedIn did for Professor Jean-Jacques
Quisquater
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/03/nsa_gchq_accused_of_hacking_belgian_smartcard_crypto_guru/

Unmanned, autonomous ROBOT TRUCK CONVOY 'drives though town'
US Army droid teamsters 'avoid pedestrians' without trouble
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/03/unmanned_autonomous_robot_truck_convoy_drives_though_town/

Microsoft to build 'transparency centres' for source code checks
Governments invited to Brussels for a look up Redmond' skirts
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/03/microsoft_to_build_transparency_centres_for_source_code_checks/

HP offers $150,000 for 'exploit unicorn' in Pwn2Own hacker competition
Big bucks also up for grabs for browser and app cracking
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/01/hp_offers_150000_for_exploit_unicorn_in_pwn2own_hacker_competition/

Brit security startup turns to France for help
Darktrace plucks GCHQ bloke Andrew France for top job, Sacre Bleu!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/31/darktrace_gchq_appointment/

ChewBacca point-of-sale keylogger SLURPS your CREDIT CARD data
Latest nasty blamed for theft of 49,000 punters' details
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/31/chewbacca_pos_malware/

The TRUTH about LEAKY, STALKING, SPYING smartphone applications
How bad is it? 1 in 3 can hunt you down at HOME - research
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/31/smartphone_app_spy_risks/

Snowden: Canadian spooks used free airport WiFi to track travellers
Report says sniffing was probably illegal as local Spookhaus defends
actions
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/31/snowden_canadian_spooks_used_free_airport_wifi_to_track_travellers/

Yahoo! Mail! users! change! your! passwords! NOW!
Web giant blames 'third-party database compromise'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/31/yahoo_mail_users_change_your_password_now/

Multi-platform Java bot marshals ZOMBIE FORCE against spammers
Windows, Mac, Linux users - it wants your BRAAINS
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/30/java_ddos_bot/

Security 101 fail: 3G/4G modems expose control panels to hackers
Embedded kit depressingly riddled with cross-site request forgery
vulns, says researcher
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/30/3gmodem_security_peril/

Give hackers your data, says former RSA man
Just don't make it real data: feeding them fakes should see them off
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/30/replace_access_denied_with_access_to_fake_data_says_ari_juels/

Developer's rare $50,000 Twitter account @N stolen in web shakedown
'Hand over the password or your internet domains get it'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/30/rare_twitter_account_stolen/

Use MediaWiki and hate malware? This patch is for you
Remote code execution flaw could poison your Wiki
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/30/use_mediawiki_get_patching/

This tool demands access to YOUR ENTIRE DIGITAL LIFE. Is it from GCHQ?
No - it's by IKEA
Order a flat-pack kitchen, surrender your HDD's contents
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/29/ikea_demands_access_all_areas_for_kitchen_tool/

Angry anti-NSA hackers pwn Angry Birds site after GCHQ data slurp
Developers Rovio blame third-party ad networks for leak
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/29/angrybirds_website_defaced_nsa_gchq_spying/

Trojan-laden FileZilla clone slurps data, sends it to the UNKNOWN
Sneaky dupe looks & works just like the real thing
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/29/trojanised_filezilla/

Russian SpyEye author pleads guilty to starting malware onslaught
FBI went down to Georgia
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/29/russian_spyeye_author_pleads_guilty_to_starting_malware_onslaught/

Microsoft to Australian government: our kit has no back doors
PRISM, SCHMISM, Redmond and Oz spooks say to Parliamentary Committee
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/29/microsoft_denies_presence_of_back_doors_to_australias_parliament/

Cisco sends TrustSec offspring to IETF dating site
Borg logic: If you can't beat 'em, bait 'em
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/29/cisco_unborgs_trustsec/

Facebook app now reads your smartphone's text messages? THE TRUTH
Blame Android, says social network
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/29/facebook_android_privacy_flap/

Good news! Today is Data Privacy Day ... Stop sniggering at the back
Tech firms ask for FTC, new laws to end data-protection woes
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/28/stop_sniggering_world_celebrates_data_privacy_day/

Bonk to enter: Starwood Hotels testing keyless check-in via mobe
Smartphone app is your virtual door key in limited trial
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/28/starwood_virtual_door_keys/

Tech giants CAN disclose US spooks' data demands - but with heavy
restrictions
Related: Apple received just 250 data requests in 2013
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/28/us_gov_allows_some_national_security_disclosures/

Android VPN redirect vuln now spotted lurking in Kitkat 4.4
Now may be a good time to check this out, says securo-bod
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/28/android_vpn_vuln_also_in_kitkat_44/

Cops cuff alleged email hackers in GLOBAL bust
Password pinching thieves ran sites in India, China, Romania and US
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/28/fbi_china_india_romania_email_hack_bust/

Sony on the ropes after Moody's downgrade to junk
Mini-revival isn't enough for influential credit ratings biz
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/28/sony_junk_rating_moodys/

Got a TorMail account to avoid Uncle Sam's web snoops? About that...
FBI claims to have cloned mail server and inboxes last year
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/28/kept_a_secret_tormail_account_to_avoid_government_snoops_about_that/

Israel defence ministry, contractors phished by mystery attacker
Security vendor: It was Palestine wot did it
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/28/israel_defence_ministry_contractors_phished/

Fancy a little kinky sex? GCHQ+NSA will know - thanks to ANGRY BIRDS
Evil spooks slurped EVERYTHING about your life from app's phone-home
data
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/27/leaking_smartphone_apps_nsa_gchq/

Altcoins will DESTROY the IT industry and spawn an infosec NIGHTMARE
After Bitcoin cometh the storm. And after the storm...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/27/altcoin_gpu_market_crash_security_nightmare/

Sync'n'steal: Hackers brew Android-targeting Windows malware
Connect device to infected PC, kiss your bank balance bye-bye
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/27/win_malware_hops_onto_droids/


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