Foundation exec slams Microsoft for 'meaningless' security pledge
The Free Software Foundation on Thursday attacked Microsoft for "meaningless" public statements on privacy and security, claiming that Windows is "fundamentally insecure."
Stories by Jon Gold
Georgia Tech researcher flags flaw in open-source vets health system
An academic exercise by a security researcher blossomed into a live-fire infosec emergency last month, after a major vulnerability was found in a central U.S. government healthcare database system.
Million-dollar robbery rocks Bitcoin exchange
Bitcoin Internet Payment Services, a Denmark-based exchange billing itself as Europe's biggest, was robbed of bitcoins worth more than $1 million in a theft that took place over the course of the past several days.
Android Roundup: Samsung takes its medicine in astroturfing, defective phone flap
Samsung made a lot of headlines this week, though probably not for the reasons it would like.
Firefox community roiled by Java crackdown
The Firefox web browser will, henceforth, require users to manually activate Java objects on sites that they visit, Mozilla has confirmed. The change is aimed at improving security and moving away from a dependence on proprietary plug-ins, but critics say it will cause untold headaches for developers, admins and less-technical end-users.
Google among ad networks doing business with shady injector services
Rogue web plug-ins that inject their own content over the top of legitimate ads are still in widespread use by unscrupulous advertisers – and Google, Yahoo and other major networks are keeping them in business, according to a recent study.
Tesla's Model S vulnerable to hackers, kind of
It's the curse of the connected car – once it's linked to the Internet, it's, well, on the Internet. In the case of the Tesla Model S, this means that malicious hackers could, in theory, control some functions of the vehicle and even track it without the owner's knowledge.
In Pictures: The 9 ugliest allegations of China-based IP theft
IP theft continues to be a threat to businesses’ bottom lines – and a major issue for Sino-American relations.
Dangerous Linux Trojan could be sign of things to come
Desktop Linux users accustomed to a relatively malware-free lifestyle should get more vigilant in the near future – a researcher at RSA has detailed the existence of the "Hand of Thief" Trojan, which specifically targets Linux.
Hands-on: Android device manager confirms that, yes, Google really is watching
Google's Android Device Manager, a web service designed to help track lost or stolen phones and tablets, began rolling out Wednesday, using your Google account to keep an eye on you.
Ubuntu Edge smartphone funding levels dying off
The first heady rush of support for Canonical's crowd-funded Ubuntu Edge smartphone appears to have tapered off, as donations for the eye-catching device have slowed substantially over the past several days.
Spanish crook snags almost $53,000 in sneaky smartphone scam
A 23-year-old man was arrested last week in the Spanish region of Murcia for a simple but ingenious scam involving the ultra-popular Whatsapp messaging system that netted him nearly $53,000 over two months.
Jelly Bean overtakes years-old Gingerbread as top Android version, finally
The latest major version of Android, known as Jelly Bean, is now the most widely used variant of the platform, according to new statistics from Google.
Stopwatching.us: Reddit, Mozilla, EFF and others join forces to fight for privacy
A group of high-profile advocacy organizations, businesses, and important figures in the technology world have started a petition aimed at pressuring U.S. lawmakers into action over controversial digital surveillance activity undertaken by the government.
Google's latest Penguin update lets you squeal on spammy websites -- as well as anyone else
The latest version of Google's sophisticated anti-spam algorithm, dubbed Penguin 2.0, was announced yesterday in an official blog post from the company's well-known webspam czar, Mike Cutts.