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Latest Security News- Feds apply for DNSChanger safety net extensionApply for extension before millions of infected PCs are disconnected Federal authorities have applied for permission to extend the operation of a safety net that allows machines infected by the DNSChanger Trojan to surf the net as normal beyond a 8 March deadline.…
- Brits guard Facebook passwords more than work logins – surveyToo many of the damn things to remember A survey of UK consumers revealed many are far more careful with their social network login credentials than passwords that grant access to corporate systems.…
- Obama pushes 'bill of rights' for punters' privatesNaughty data-slurping web bizes to face FTC spankings US President Obama has proposed a "bill of rights" for online privacy that could give the US government greater powers to wallop the likes of Google and Facebook for fumbling sensitive data.…
- Apple, Google, RIM plaster privacy warnings on prying appsCali's chief legal bod strong-arms mobile software stores Mobile software that meddles with your sensitive info must have privacy polices and must display them clearly, California's Attorney General Kamala Harris declared yesterday in a statement agreed by all major app sellers.…
- Juniper buys Mykonos to beat off web app attacksThe art of deception Juniper has bought web application security firm Mykonos Software in a deal valued at around $80m (£51m) in cash.…
- Global DNS takedown plotters disowned by AnonymousAlleged power grid threat also cobblers, say hacktivists Anonymous has distanced itself from a plot to knock out critical systems in the backbone of the internet.…
- Grumble-flick chat site exposes flirts' privatesOh, put it away - no, too late The email addresses and passwords of more than a million users of the YouPorn sex chat site were exposed to all and sundry this week following a coding error that went undetected for years.…
- Spam crashes to historic low as malware explodes on mobilesAndroid Trojans soar, Mac viruses fall off a cliff The volume of malware samples detected by McAfee passed the 75 million milestone late last year, the Intel-owned security firm reported this week.…
- Crap PINs give wallet thieves 1-in-11 jackpot shotWhat are the odds? Cambridge boffins work it out Four-digit banking PINs are almost as insecure as website passwords, according to a study by Cambridge University computer scientists.…
- Councils spunk £515m in 4 years on CCTVHey big spender, Birmingham UK local authorities spent a total of £515m installing, operating and maintaining CCTV between 2007-11, according to the privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch.…
- Feds apply for DNSChanger safety net extension
