Salem State University was horrified when its account was taken over and used to spout racist venom – how could they have prevented it? We’ve got some advice
LastPass’s new cloud backup option – sunny skies or a brewing storm?
Cloud backup for the password manager’s Authenticator certainly reduces the hassle for users – but it’s a security compromise
News in brief: drones could be hobbled; cost of ransomware counted; Target agrees $18.5m deal
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News in brief: Dubai launches its first robocops; Samsung woes over iris recognition; IoT security criticised
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Verizon Patches XSS Issues in its Messaging Client
Verizon patched late last year persistent- DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in its Message+ messaging client that could allow an attacker to control a user’s session.
Judge demands cellphone passwords from social media star
Hencha Voigt and her partner Wesley Victor were unable to unlock their phones despite the judge’s order – and the case highlights some inconsistencies in the law
News in brief: Bitcoin price bubbles up; Uber uses AI to boost its take; WannaCry ‘hero’ censures tabloids
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News in brief: twins fox bank’s voice security; FCC moves on net neutrality; torrent site closes
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Have you inadvertently joined a Trump-supporting robot army?
If your data was exposed in one of two recent breaches, there’s a good chance your details have been used by an army of bots to support the proposals to end net neutrality
News in brief: 17m passwords stolen from Zomato; laptop ban from EU shelved; hackers target MPs
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