Security

Hidden websites fall offline following arrest in Ireland

The websites used the TOR network to provide greater privacy to users and people hosting the sites

Will Smith makes unexpected appearance at Defcon hacker conference

The actor came to see a social engineering talk as research for a movie, organizers said

Android one-click Google authentication method puts users, businesses at risk

A researcher has released a proof-of-concept Android app that can steal 'weblogin' authentication tokens for Google accounts

Researchers reveal methods behind car hack at Defcon

They plan to release a research paper and all the custom tools they developed

No, the earth didn’t nearly get taken out by Carrington class coronal mass ejection

It's a shame people talked nonsense about a dangerous solar coronal mass ejection because the risk is real

Instagram, Vine short videos causing explosion on wireless networks

'Younger users don't even think about the data they use'; and there's more trouble ahead as real-time wireless video chat emerges

Attackers turning to legit cloud services firms to plant malware

Researchers see significant growth in number of malware writers using services like Google Code to distribute their malicious wares

Centrify takes unified identity management into the cloud and out to mobile devices

DroidWhisper: How to make an Android spy phone

If loaded on a BYOD device the spyware could spell trouble for businesses, Black Hat speaker says

Apple’s ‘walled garden’ cracked by hacked charger