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Let’s Encrypt, Comodo blamed for issuing phishing SSL certificates http://www.cso.com.au/article/617612/let-encrypt-comodo-blamed-issuing-apple-paypal-phishing-ssl-certificates/?eid=-302 8 comments 13/4/2017

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Europe to end anonymous Bitcoin exchanges to fight terrorism http://www.cso.com.au/article/602936/europe-end-anonymous-bitcoin-exchanges-fight-terrorism/ 24 comments 6/7/2016 btc
Researchers have discovered a serious vulnerability affecting multiple distributions of the Linux OS... they have "…developed a proof of concept (PoC) attack “in which we send a specially created e-mail to a mail server and can get a remote shell to the Linux machine”. http://www.cso.com.au/article/564898/remotely-exploitable-ghost-bug-strikes-all-linux-distros/?utm_campaign=online-data-security-briefing-2015-01-28&utm_medium=newsletter&eid=-302&utm_source=online-data-security-briefing 115 comments 28/1/2015 sysadmin
Swedish hacker finds 'serious' vulnerability in OS X Yosemite - CSO http://www.cso.com.au/article/558684/swedish-hacker-finds-serious-vulnerability-os-x-yosemite/ 106 comments 3/11/2014 apple
Linux servers turned into bots by 'IptabLes' and 'IptabLex' malware - CSO http://www.cso.com.au/article/554354/linux-servers-turned-into-bots-by-iptables-iptablex-malware/ 15 comments 7/9/2014 linux
Hacked Quadrotor Flies Around Hacking Other Quadrotors http://www.cso.com.au/article/533471/hacker-built_drone_can_hunt_hijack_other_drones/ 3 comments 7/12/2013 technology
More info is released making healthcare.gov's problems look like it's related to the Ping Identity platform http://www.cso.com.au/article/529736/missing_standards_created_integration_struggles_healthcare_gov/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=authorfeed 6 comments 29/10/2013 technology
PRISM surveillance revelations triple signup rate for SpiderOak http://www.cso.com.au/article/521233/prism_surveillance_revelations_triple_signup_rate_secure_cloud-storage_contender/ 13 comments 18/7/2013 technology
Schneier joins EFF board in wake of NSA scandal. http://www.cso.com.au/article/466181/schneier_joins_eff_board_wake_nsa_scandal/ 6 comments 7/7/2013 technology
Schneier joins EFF board in wake of NSA scandal - When a cryptologist with strong ties to the US military wants the NSA's "unconstitutional spying" shut down, you know something's up. http://www.cso.com.au/article/466181/schneier_joins_eff_board_wake_nsa_scandal/ 12 comments 6/7/2013 privacy
Experts question guilty verdict for AT&T 'hackers' http://www.cso.com.au/article/442820/experts_question_guilty_verdict_t_hackers_/ 3 comments 25/11/2012 technology
Facebook to revoke users' right to vote on policy changes. Your comments weren't good enough to merit a vote, Facebook tells users http://www.cso.com.au/article/442747/facebook_revoke_users_right_vote_policy_changes/ 33 comments 22/11/2012 technology
New cryptographic hash function not needed, Schneier says http://www.cso.com.au/article/437359/new_cryptographic_hash_function_needed_schneier_says/ 6 comments 25/9/2012 crypto
Time to Give Java the Boot? http://www.cso.com.au/article/435336/time_give_java_boot_/ 17 comments 4/9/2012 technology
Tools released at Defcon can crack widely used PPTP encryption in under a day http://www.cso.com.au/article/432039/tools_released_defcon_can_crack_widely_used_pptp_encryption_under_day/ 210 comments 29/7/2012 technology
Killing wirelessly: Lethal medical device hack taken to next level; Barnaby Jack has shown how attackers can hack an insulin pump wirelessly and instruct it to deliver a lethal dose without first knowing the device's ID number http://www.cso.com.au/article/404909/lethal_medical_device_hack_taken_next_level/ 81 comments 25/10/2011 netsec