Hawking: RISE of the MACHINES could DESTROY HUMANITY [Mon Dec 8 2014]

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*** Security News ***

Kaspersky drops deets on Sony hacker malware
Looks like Shamoon, quacks like Dark Seoul
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dsj

Norks DENY massive Sony hack attack – dubs it a 'righteous deed'
Kim Jong-un's dignity hurt by Seth Rogen 'terrorist' movie, apparently
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2ds9

Plusnet customers SWAMPED by spam but BT-owned ISP dismisses data
breach claims
Refuses to notify watchdog despite subscribers' fears
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2ds4

'We're having panic attacks' ... Sony staff and families now threatened
in emails
Join us or else say messages purportedly from GOP hackers
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2drX

The internet is less free than last year. Thanks a bunch, Snowden
Running around, warning everyone the NSA is spying on us all. What is
he like?
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2drU

Nothing illegal to see here: Tribunal says TEMPORA spying is OK
Rules mass surveillance is legal, in principle at least
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2drw

Kaspersky: That 2 years we took to warn you about Regin ? We had GOOD
REASON
Security community: We only saw fragments...
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2drv

'Sign in with LinkedIn' spoof allows baddies to penetrate Slashdot,
NASDAQ.com and more
Public bug reporting works – here's the concrete proof
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2drr

Stupid humans and their EXPENSIVE DATA BREACHES
Non-human cockups only account for 7% of leaks
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2drd

VMware warns of vCenter cross-site-scripting bug
Six quick fixes flicked to give vAdmins Friday snits
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dr4

Norks: We might be aggressive but we didn't hack Sony!
Quiet Mandiant mops blood amid din of spin
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dr0

Microsoft remote code exec killjoys to dump seven fixes next week
IE, Office on the patch list
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dqT

Snowden files show NSA's AURORAGOLD pwned 70% of world's mobe networks
Brits and Yanks snoop on security standards bods
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dqP

Sony Pictures MEGAHACK: Securobods pull out probes, analyse badness
Experts start dissecting HDD-busting nasty
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dqL

DeathRing: Cheapo Androids pre-pwned with mobile malware
Ringtone app's crap, dangerous and impossible to remove
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dqw

Big Blue patches big blooper in Endpoint Manager for mobes
Hole means bad guys could manage your mobile devices for you
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dqa

Deloitte's files on bean counters swept up in Sony hack stash – report
Breach gets a bit stranger as auditors' wages seemingly spotted in
movie studio dump
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dq9

Squashed bug opened EVERY PayPal account to hijacking
Yet another tale of incredibly crocked software
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dq5

Facebook cosies up to ESET for malware detection
Is this the world's largest comparative test?
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dpZ

Google kills CAPTCHAs: Are we human or are we spammer?
Do you make up these questions, Mr Wonka?
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dpP

Not sure what RFID is? Can't hack? You can STILL be a card fraudster
with this Android app
Sorry, mate - you want iOS? We can't help you
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dpG

Hawking: RISE of the MACHINES could DESTROY HUMANITY
Prof Steve also says net firms should do more to fight terror and crime
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dph

Sony Pictures struggles as staff details, salaries and films leaked
Fury and Annie now doing the rounds - along with staff's privates
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dpg

Alca-Lu security stuff goes virtual
'Your device may be infected with malware'
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dpc

GCHQ boffins quantum-busted its OWN crypto primitive
'Soliloquy' only ever talked to itself
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dpa

Google will see other clouds and raise them a PCI certification
Chocolate Factory's cloud now cleared for credit card crunching
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dp8

Fort Lauderdale websites DDoSed after Anonymous threats over feeding
ban
Turns out the whole thing was pointless anyway
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dp7

Iranian CLEAVER hacks through airport security, Cisco boxen
Plausibly-deniable Iranians suspected of Stuxnet reprisal attacks
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dp6

An alleged 27GB Sony Pictures data dump. 65 PlayStation web servers.
One baffling mystery
What were those EC2 cloud instances doing torrenting files?
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dp0

US parking operator: YEP, hackers got your names, credit card numbers,
secret codes...
DOH! Card expiration dates too
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dnH

FBI warns of disk NUKE malware after Sony Pictures megahack
This thing could spread, say g-men
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dnD

Brits conned out of nearly £24m in phone scams IN ONE YEAR
Folks keep handing out financial data to cold callers
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dnB

Device fingerprinting tech: It's not a cookie, but 'cookie' rules apply
EU: You can't 'secretly identify or single out users'
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dnm

Silver-tongued phish bait lures execs, hooks M&A deals
Swindlers savvy with corporate comms
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dnd

Australian Government funds effort to secure wearable data pulses
Skipping hand-in-hand with government and insurance company databases
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dnb

OpenVPN plugs DoS hole
VPN providers patch! Everyone else relax.
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dn8

Feds dig up law from 1789 to demand Apple, Google decrypt smartphones,
slabs
We're sure the Founding Fathers would approve
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dn1

E-cigarettes fingered as source of NASTY VIRUS
Not the mouth-hole kind, says IT support bloke
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dmG

Ex-GCHQ boss: Hey, UK.gov, have you heard how crap iPhone biometrics
are?
Last year in El Reg? Hmmm, OK. Did I mention I now flog mobile
biometrics kit?
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dmz

Pay with your credit card at station kiosk? 'Dare Devil' is targeting
YOU
Please collect your ticket and change (& ta for the card data)
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dmy

EVIL researchers dupe EVERY 32 bit GPG print
Keys fall in four seconds
http://go.reg.cx/ml/9e7f3/54adc87f/ab79d60f/2dmp


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