Security

“Revenge porn” operator busted over extortion allegations

Nightmare scenario sees charges that man extorted money from victims after his site posted their pictures

NSA taps tracking cookies used by Google, others, to monitor surveillance targets

Browser cookies used to serve targeted ads are a rich source of material for NSA, report says

Security tactics might have helped in foreign ministry hacks

Adobe patches critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player, Shockwave

An exploit targets one of the vulnerabilities by using Flash content embedded in Microsoft Word documents, Adobe warns

10 top tests of 2013

Disqus scrambles after leak fuels Swedish tabloid expose

The company's API leaked information that allowed a tabloid to link offensive forum comments to email addresses

The week NSA surveillance finally jumped the shark

Forget about the complaints from top tech leaders, the NSA's biggest problem is its own ridiculousness

Microsoft Patch Tuesday reinforces the value of software upgrades

Microsoft has issued five critical security bulletins in December's round of Patch Tuesday

Update vulnerability in third-party SDK exposes some Android apps to attacks

Attackers could force apps using the HomeBase SDK to download and execute rogue code, researchers from Bitdefender said

A fistful of security fixes to help CSOs stay ahead of risks

Enterprises are having a challenging time getting ahead of security risks, but experts say a handful of long-term improvements could help