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Malicious computers are spying on Dark Web users on Tor

Publié: juillet 23, 2016, 4:01pm CEST par Mark Wilson

For people concerned with their privacy the Dark Web and Tor seem like natural bedfellows. Not for the first time, concerns are currently raised that Tor may not be anywhere near as anonymous as users might like to think, with researchers saying they have discovered dozens of computers engaged in surveillance of the Dark Web. Computer scientists from Northeastern University used honeypot addresses to identify over 110 malicious machines storing identifying information about users accessing .onion addresses via Tor. At the moment it is not clear whether data gathered by the computers has been used to identify individuals, but the… [Continue Reading]
Windows 10 telemetry will be used to drive enterprise upgrades with Upgrade Analytics

Publié: juillet 23, 2016, 2:40pm CEST par Mark Wilson

Rightly or wrongly, telemetry in Windows 10 has been roundly and soundly criticized. But while the feature may be a privacy concern for some, Microsoft says that it is using the data gathered to provide advice to would-be Windows 10 users about driver and application readiness. This is something that is aimed at enterprise users for whom Microsoft recognizes that certain apps are mission-critical for businesses. This is why the company has launched Upgrade Analytics to "provide customers with insights which allow them to [...] mitigate potential problems". The aim, ultimately, is to get as many enterprise users moved over… [Continue Reading]
Judge wants Yahoo to reveal how it recovered deleted emails

Publié: juillet 23, 2016, 2:04pm CEST par Mark Wilson

Helping out with a drug trafficking case, Yahoo was able to recover emails that had previously been deleted. Now a judge wants to know how this was possible. Yahoo's only policies state that email cannot be recovered once they have been deleted, and defense lawyers for Russell Knaggs -- who planned to move cocaine from South America -- want to know how the company was able to produce deleted email in this case. As explained by Motherboard, Knaggs and his accomplices went to some lengths to try to ensure that their communication could not be intercepted. "As part of the… [Continue Reading]
Cyanogen ditches a fifth of its staff and switches focus from OS to apps

Publié: juillet 23, 2016, 10:29am CEST par Mark Wilson

Cyanogen Inc -- the cheeky little upstart behind Android-based CyanogenMod -- is reportedly laying off 20 percent of its workforce. The company is a fairly small operation with just 136 employees, but the lay-offs are significant as they are mostly from the OS side of things. It seems that the open source Android-inspired operating system has failed to generate quite as much interest as hoped, although it does have a very dedicated cult following. It is not clear quite what the future holds for CyanogenMod, but things are not looking good at the moment. The drastic company shake-up was first… [Continue Reading]
Microsoft patches Windows 10 Anniversary Update Preview Build 14393

Publié: juillet 23, 2016, 9:43am CEST par Wayne Williams

It’s generally considered that the newly released Windows 10 Build 14393 is the Anniversary Update as Microsoft not only hasn’t rolled out any new builds since that one arrived on Monday (and they were coming thick and fast previously), but it’s just released a patch for that build. The cumulative update for PC and Mobile mops up some more problems, and bumps the OS preview up to 14393.3. The patch is all about tackling problems, and the list of fixes, released on the Insider Preview Feedback Hub, include: We have fixed an issue where keyboard input on some Windows tablet… [Continue Reading]
The online tools used by terrorists should come as no surprise

Publié: juillet 23, 2016, 12:15am CEST par Alan Buckingham

Terrorism has been front and center lately thanks to high profile attacks around the world and the scare tactics being used in the current US election. But how do these people communicate? What is the tool of choice for today's Jihadist – well the ones that don't fire bullets or blow up. Communications and internet are essential to any modern group. Flashpoint Security took a look into what programs are most prevalent, and results are largely unsurprising. The researchers ranked them, but there's no way of knowing if they really are in order. The top item is a secure browser,… [Continue Reading]