Security

Skype instant messaging in China is censored, spied upon

What's being looked for and Microsoft's reaction

US defense scientist bought pirated software from Russians, Chinese, DOJ says

The pirated software was used to design components for military helicopters, including the president's Marine One fleet

Despite new security in Galaxy S4, BlackBerry remains king

Third-party apps ripe targets for cybercriminals, Secunia says

86% of all vulnerabilities in 2012 pinned to non-Microsoft apps

Judge ignores leniency plea, hands AT&T hacker a 41-month-sentence

It's the maximum sentence prosecutors had sought for Andrew Auernheimer

Google pays $40K to ‘Pinkie Pie’ for partial hack of Chrome OS

$3.14M Pwnium contest gets one submission

Site hosting leaked celebrity data goes offline

Not before leaking alleged credit report and personal information of CIA director John Brennan

Huawei wins German sales ban on 4G ZTE base stations

ZTE will appeal the ruling and said it was confident that the court decision won't affect any ZTE business operations

Internal-use SSL certificates pose security risk for upcoming domain extensions

CAs have issued certificates for internal domain names that could become public soon, causing conflicts, ICANN warns

Fear of Facebook: 7 free apps that guard your privacy

If you're a Facebook user and want to make sure your personal data is secure, these apps can help.