The Reg Security: Motorola shows off tattoo and swallowable password hardware [ Mon Jun 3 2013]

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TSA: Perv scanners now fully banished from US airports
New machines spot targets, not todgers
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/01/perv_scanners_pulled_from_us_airports/

Motorola shows off tattoo and swallowable password hardware
Mobe manufacturer playing long game for end times
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/31/motorola_tattoo_pill_authentication/

'Syrian Electronic Army' fails to crack Israeli water system
Pro-Assad hacktivists foiled, says former cyber security chief
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/31/syrian_water_plant_hack_foiled/

Apple's two-factor security isn't as good as Microsoft or Google's, say
experts
'Weakest of all the major tech firms'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/31/apple_2fa_security_weak/

Google gives vendors seven-day bug disclosure deadline
Chocolate Factory appoints self judge, jury, and executioner
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/31/google_gives_vendors_sevenday_bug_disclosure_deadline/

EFF files objections with W3C decrying addition of DRM to HTML5
Will Microsoft, Google, and Netflix have their way?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/31/eff_objects_drm_html5_with_w3c/

China denies hacking claims, says it doesn't need US tech
'You underestimate our wisdom' warns Middle Kingdom
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/30/china_denies_hacking_disses_us_tech/

Drupal hacked, resets passwords after millions of accounts exposed
Websites running our CMS are safe, insists top brass
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/30/drupal_sites_hacked/

UN to call for 'pre-emptive' ban on soulless robot bomber assassins
Fire up the time machine, lads!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/30/o_noes_ban_the_killer_robots_again/

Ruby on Fails: Zombie SERVER army built thanks to Rails bug
The undead are coming, and they have 1Gbps pipes!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/30/rails_botnet_threat/

Belarus becomes world's top country ... for SPAM
White Russia dons black hat, becomes junkmail conduit
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/30/belarus_surprise_worlds_spam_relaying_top_dog/

PayPal denies stiffing bug-hunting teen on bounty
Someone else got there first, claims firm
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/30/paypal_bug_bounty/

Kaspersky plans source code reveal to avoid Huawei's fate
Chinese giant has 'grey areas' but politics the reason for ban says
AV's party boy
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/30/kaspersky_plans_source_code_reveal_to_avoid_huawei_taint/

Indonesia to build crack IT-trained military unit to deflect attacks
Defence force needed to deal with growing online threat
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/30/indonesia_military_unit_defends_cyber_attack/

Australia's de-facto net filter has ZERO regulation
Work starts on approval process and oversight for web-ban law
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/30/dbcde_worlddog_might_be_able_to_block_oz_sites/

US National Intelligence Council boss gets personal email hacked
Guccifer claims another political scalp with anti-Obama rant
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/29/national_intelligence_council_boss_hacked/

China announces giant military hackathon at SECRET Mongolian base
Forces will practice cyberespionage 'informationalised war'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/29/china_announces_digital_war_games/

Anonymous 'plonks' names, addresses of far-right EDL types on web
But who was able to write them down in the first place?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/29/anon_edl_list_leak/

Saved-game bug dumped PlayStation 3 fans in hijackers' sights
What's on that USB stick? Don't shove that in there!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/29/ps3_firmware_flaw/

'Secret Pentagon papers' show China hacked into Patriot missile system
Also cribbed designs for Blighty's F-35 fighter jet, claims report
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/29/us_weapons_systems_hacked/

Bobbies need broadband-enabled gear, insist 4G LTE fans
Streaming video doesn't put out fires, say opponents
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/29/critical_comms/

Raspberry Pi puts holes in China's Great Firewall
RPi plus WiFi hotspot plus VPN equals portable censorship destroyer
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/29/raspberry_pi_helps_hassle_free_circumvention_great_firewall/

ASIO still secure, says government
China denies scooping plans for new Oz spook HQ
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/28/asio_still_secure_says_government/

Oz opposition says to stop hackers first stop refugee boats
Australian opposition says to stop hackers first stop refugee boats
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/28/oz_opposition_says_to_stop_hackers_first_stop_refugee_boats/

Microsoft loads botnet-crushing data into Azure
C-TIP gives ISPs near-realtime access to MARS data
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/28/microsoft_azure_ctip_security/

Hammond pleads guilty to Stratfor hack: 'It's a relief'
Says he won't be cooperating with the Feds, though
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/28/hammond_strafor_anon_plea/

'$6bn money-laundering website' Liberty Reserve kingpin cuffed in Spain
Feds seize 'cyber-crooks' favourite' dot-com, lay charges
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/28/liberty_reserve_titsup/

Google cyber-knight lances Microsoft for bug-hunter 'hostilities'
While revealing a Windows 0-day security flaw
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/28/google_engineer_slams_microsofts_handling_of_0day_windows_bug_bug/

Symantec retires low-end security software
PC Tools' security wares won't make it into post-PC era, but PC-tuners
safe
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/28/symantec_retires_lowend_security_software/

Security boffins say music could trigger mobile malware
Justin Bieber really evil virus theory just got more credible
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/28/light_sound_magnetic_malware_hidden_trigger/

DSD's 'don't be stupid' mitigation strategies still work
Journos booted from talk in which senior Oz spook says some agencies
'never compromised'
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/28/dsds_dont_be_stupid_mitigation_strategies_still_work/

Huawei: 'trust us, we are being transparent'
Security chief advances charm offensive with 'our stuff is made all
over' spiel
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/28/huawei_trust_us_we_are_being_transparent/

'Chinese hack' scoops plan to Oz spook HQ
Designer of new building breached before building completed
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/27/asio_building_plans_accessed_in_chinese_hack/


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