Software engineers hassled by airport security
Prove you are a coder
Trump-empowered border patrol guards are getting sillier and are now demanding that software engineers demonstrate their powers of coding at the airport.
CloudFlare leaked personal details for months
Problem fixed
CloudFlare, the popular content delivery network used by more than 5.5 million sites, accidentally leaked customers' sensitive information for months.
Wordpress sites under attack
More than 1.5 million pages defaced
More than 1.5 million Wordpress sites have been defaced after hackers took advantage of a vulnerability in the REST API, patched in WordPress version 4.7.2.
Android pattern security isn't secure
Can be cracked in five goes
The Pattern Lock system which is used to provide security on millions of Android phones is a doddle to crack.
Iran’s fear of breasts broke the internet in Hong Kong
World swept into Iran’s battle with the Bazongas
Iran has a big problem with female breasts and one day decided that people on the internet should not be allowed to view them.
LG to put Wi-Fi in all its products
IoT if you want it or not
LG says that all its products will ship with Wi-Fi connectivity from this year.
Arlo shows off upcoming kid monitoring
Parents can sleep easier at night
Hey baby what are you up to?
Obama orders sanctions against Russian hackers and spies
Don’t game our elections Putin
US president Barak Obama has ordered sanctions against Tsar Putin of all the Russias for hacking his country’s elections to help get Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump elected.
PwC tries to silence security research firm
Security firm should not have had the buggy software
A security research outfit has released details of a "critical" flaw in a security tool made by auditing and tax giant PwC.
Hire your own botnet
The Christmas present for the person who has everything
If you are looking for a Christmas present for the hacker who has everything, why not hire them a IoT botnet to play with?