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Researcher detained at U.S. border, questioned about Wikileaks
Jacob Appelbaum, who volunteers with Wikileaks, is questioned for three hours and has mobile phones confiscated on his way back to the U.S. for hacker show.
Contest finds workers at big firms handing data to hackers
Organizers of contest at hacking confab hope showing how easy it is to get data from cold calls to companies will help alert firms to the threat of social engineering.
Tighter security coming in Firefox 4
At Black Hat, a trio of security representatives from Mozilla detailed how the company plans to push the browser to be more secure for users while nudging developers toward safer coding practices.
Microsoft rushes fix for Windows shortcut hole
Attackers exploiting a hole involving how Windows handles shortcut, or .lnk, files prompt Microsoft to rush out an emergency patch, well before its next scheduled Patch Tuesday.
Did Dell tech support display woman's naked pics?
A woman calls Dell tech support to ask for help in locating pictures of herself on her computer. The pictures end up on a newly created Web site. She accuses the support representative of creating the site.
Did we pronounce privacy dead this week?
Academics Jeff Jarvis and Danah Boyd, on stage at Supernova, can't pinpoint a solution to online privacy controversies, but agree misguided attempts to define privacy are part of the problem.
Report: Google, CIA fund predictive analytics firm
Google Ventures and CIA's investment arm fund Recorded Future, a start-up that monitors Web and connects dots between people, places, events, Wired says.
Black Hat shines light on security (roundup)
Las Vegas is the setting this week for two of the most popular annual security events. First comes Black Hat for the professional crowd, followed by the more antic Defcon gathering.
Can your mobile calls be intercepted? This tool can tell
Airprobe software, combined with hardware and crypto cracker tool allows people to test the snoop-factor of their GSM phones, and even intercept calls of others.
U.S. military cyberwar: What's off-limits?
Ex-NSA and CIA head tells Black Hat crowd that rules for when military can attack foreign networks might exempt power grids and financial networks.
Searchable Facebook user data posted to Pirate Bay
The names and Facebook profile Web addresses for 171 million accounts are scraped from the site and posted on file-sharing site Pirate Bay.
Expert: Critical system flaws a 'ticking time bomb'
Combining legacy SCADA systems that have their own weaknesses with Internet technologies is a dangerous mix for protecting systems that provide energy, water and other basic needs, Black Hat presenter says.
Security researcher demonstrates ATM hacking
IOActive's Barnaby Jack reveals at Black Hat how he found ways to remotely log into ATMs without a password and force them to spit out cash.
DHS tries to defuse privacy criticism, asks for help
At Black Hat, Homeland Security's second in command receives mixed response when trying to downplay privacy concerns, asks attendees for help.
Adobe to follow Microsoft plan of sharing security info
The company will begin sharing vulnerability information early with security vendors just as Microsoft does. Plus: a new toolkit from Redmond.
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