Get yourself up to date with everything we’ve written in the last seven days – it’s weekly roundup time.
Monday 14 December 2015
- Exploit upgrade for Microsoft Word Intruder crimeware kit
- Twitter users targeted in possible state-sponsored attacks
- Advent tip #14: Beware of login links in emails!
- US State Dept. cyberstalker pleads guilty to sextortion
- Google extends Safe Browsing to Android Chrome
- Steam tightens security to stem tide of 77,000 monthly hijackings
- Monday review – the hot 28 stories of the week
Tuesday 15 December 2015
- MacKeeper fails to keep 13 million Mac users safe
- Advent tip #15: Set your Facebook so you can’t be searched for by phone number or email
- Tor Project’s new director faces big challenges in reaching broader public
- Car parking apps vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks
- Massive high school texting scandal results in… sanity!
- VTech: 21-year-old man arrested after toy maker hack
Wednesday 16 December 2015
- Spoiler alert! Try these “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” spoiler-blocker extensions
- Police could hack any device, even toys, under UK surveillance draft bill
- Advent tip #16: Logout when you’re done. Yes, even from Facebook!
- OFFICIAL! Good passwords more difficult than rocket science
- Ban under-16s from social media? Europe says no!
- HIV dating app leaks sensitive user data, threatens infection when alerted
- Register your hobby drones by 19 February 2016, declares FAA
- Facebook rolls out Security Checkup tool to Android users
Thursday 17 December 2015
- No, IKEA is NOT selling a swastika-shaped table called Hadolf
- Advent tip #17: “Reply All” is probably not what you want
- Facebook throttles antagonistic, drive-by ‘fake name’ reporting
- Facebook, Google and Twitter agree to German demand to delete hate speech within 24 hours
Friday 18 December 2015
- Crooks update their exploits – have you updated your Office?
- Can tech billionaire Elon Musk save us from evil robots?
- Advent tip #18: Avoid typosquatting – type carefully at Christmas!
- Should visitors to Islamic State sites face punishments like fines or jail time?
- WhatsApp blocked in Brazil after it refuses to hand over user data
- Hackers plan to ruin Christmas for gamers again
