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News in brief: Street View goes out of this world; GoT fans warned on torrenting; Citadel man jailed
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
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ATM crooks up the ante by using infrared to steal your PIN
Using infrared for data transfer isn't new, but finding an IR transmitter on an ATM in Oklahoma took law enforcement by surprise
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“Orpheus’ Lyre” – where it came from, and what to do [VIDEO]
From how the "Orpheus' Lyre" bug got its weird name all the way to what we can learn from it. No jargon, just plain English. Enjoy...
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Facebook has got your number – even if it’s not your number
Make sure you check which phone number you have associated with your Facebook account - if it's assigned to someone else, they could take over your profile
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Twitter users targeted by an army of 86,262 sex-starved bots
More than 30m wishful thinkers clicked on the links tweeted out by the bots - who were after your wallet rather than after your heart
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BSidesLV: What’s on the agenda in Las Vegas
Dropping in to BSidesLV while you're in Vegas? Come and see our data scientists talk about machine learning and the threats there - we'd love to say hi
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News in brief: moving Segway hacked; Google Glass resurrected; 308 Oracle fixes
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
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Windows security hole – the “Orpheus’ Lyre” attack explained
A long-standing bug in the network authentication protocol called Kerberos led to a security hole in Windows, Linux and more.
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Myspace bug left old accounts vulnerable to attack
Myspace is still there, and so's your old account
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Police bodycams get tech that can identify “faces and people”
Bodycams aimed at Police will soon be able to identify stolen bicycles, missing children and other "objects of interest".
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Want porn? Prove your age (or get a VPN)
The UK government plans to put age verification in front of pornographic websites from April 2018
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News in brief: laptop ban curtailed; robot meets a soggy end; Dow Jones leaks 2.2m customers’ data
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
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Black Hat USA 2017: what’s on the agenda in Las Vegas
We'll be at Black Hat with talks and a shirt giveaway if you give us the right passphrase - come and say hi; we'd love to see you
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Google wants you to bid farewell to SMS authentication
Google's shift to a more secure option is welcome, but also adds to the confusion of the post-password world
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Hacked drones flying up, up and away over geofencing restrictions
Error or brilliant marketing ploy? Either way, drone owners have been able to override geofencing restrictions
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Access all areas – but for how long after you’ve left the company?
How quickly do you push the big red Delete button on someone's access after they leave?
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When good extensions go bad: buyer turns Particle into adware
The tale of what happened when the Particle extension was sold and turned by its buyer into adware is a reminder that it's a good idea to keep an eye on what you've added to your browser
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News in brief: Beijing bans Pooh; Ashley Madison offers settlement; patient data shared on Facebook
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
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What does Imogen Heap have in common with mail? The blockchain
The blockchain isn't just for verifying Bitcoin transactions - a number of very different ventures are using it to cut out middlemen and keep people honest
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Wait, you didn’t want to clean the toilets? Should have read the terms!
Some 22,000 people unwittingly agreed to clean bathrooms and hug stray cats and dogs in return for free WiFi - and their experience is a good reminder to be aware of what you're agreeing to
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