Your daily round-up of some of the other security stories in the news

When a Russian-speaking hacker cracks a US Election website…
Fortunately, this is a data breach that couldn’t have affected the US election, but it’s a great reason to learn about web security.

Porn block on new PCs to ‘fight trafficking’ – unless you pay $20
Undefined and probably unworkable ‘porn block’ proposed by South Carolina Republican

News in brief: Obama warns Putin on hacking; China to return US drone; lynda.com hacked
Your daily round-up of some of the other security stories in the news

Ransomware payouts ‘heading for $1bn a year’
Businesses ‘stocking up on bitcoin to pay ransoms’

News in brief: Yahoo woes mount; Evernote backs down; ATM fraudster jailed
Your daily round-up of some of the other security stories in the news

DNC chief Podesta led to phishing link ‘thanks to a typo’
Typing ‘legitimate’ instead of ‘illegitimate’ led DNC chief to phishing link and the hack that compromised his emails, report finds

News in brief: Uber goes driverless in SFO; Skype on macOS; 2016’s breaches tallied; encryption call for cameras
Your daily round-up of some of the other security stories in the news

News in brief: Ashley Madison fined; Pirate Bay blocked Down Under; drone delivery in 13 minutes
Your daily round-up of some of the other security stories in the news

News in brief: fowl play; Google moves into Cuba; teen hacker sentenced
Your daily round-up of some of the other security stories in the news