Attacks against major Russian banking sites ratcheted up fear over cyberespionage

News in brief: smart toys ‘threaten kids’ security’; Samsung battery teardown; HP turns off Telnet
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Flaw spotted in North Korea’s Red Star operating system
Flaw in bundled browser could give an attacker complete control over a user’s PC

News in brief: porn database hacked; Obama call to Trump; MPs move on Snooper’s Charter
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How to guess credit card security codes
That “short code” on the back of your credit card does make things harder for cybercrooks – but perhaps not that much harder.

Rogue admin jailed after taking down former employer’s network
Former employee’s response to being fired is a lesson for other companies about the power of their sysadmins

Researcher ‘gobsmacked’ by data breach exposing 35,000 Indian patients
Troy Hunt struggles to get a response from affected company

News in brief: meals on robot wheels; Mirai blamed for new attacks; police bypass iPhone encryption
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‘Avalanche’ botnet takes a tumble after Europol cyber-bust
Multi-agency global operation takes down longstanding cybercrime platform

News in brief: Pi bakes in security; net neutrality fears; Rule 41 delay fails
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