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Cryptomining versus cryptojacking – what’s the difference?

When cryptomining is done on the sly, it turns into cryptojacking - a crime that has become a serious global problem. Here's what to do...

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Facebook says “let me get that for you”, secures your links

The campaign to make HTTPS universal scored a huge win this week.

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Rift keels over after Oculus forgets to renew security certificate

Users got an unwelcome dose of non-virtual reality: “Can’t reach Oculus Runtime Service”

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Amazon’s trying to get Alexa to stop laughing at us

Amazon's Alexa has been startling people by randomly laughing.

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Smart traffic lights cause jams when fed spoofed data

Researchers have found that attack cars sending out fake trajectory data can plug up an intersection solid.

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Spyware maker shuts down surveillance services after hacks

Retina-X has been repeatedly attacked by hacktivists who objected to covert surveillance, and now the company has had enough.

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How women are helping to fight cybercrime

We asked some female Sophos professionals about their roles in cybersecurity.

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Patch now! Half a million Exim mail servers need an urgent update

Exim is the world's most popular mail server and it has a bug that can be triggered remotely

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‘We know all about you’ – MoviePass CEO admits to tracking users

"We watch where you go afterwards," Mitch Lowe said at an industry forum. "We know all about you."

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Safer browsing coming soon to MacOS Chrome users

Google's security team recently announced that Chrome is expanding its "Safe Browsing" capabilities to help protect MacOS users from Mac-specific threats and malware.

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Facebook photos expose “sick” couple as food poisoning fakers

Thanks to happy Facebook holiday photos, fraudsters have lost their compensation battle with holiday company Tui.

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Second company claims it can unlock iPhone X

A tiny US company called Grayshift is reportedly quietly touting software it claims can unlock Apple’s flagship handsets, the iPhone X and 8.

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Have password attacks quadrupled, or are we just noticing them more? [PODCAST]

Here's the latest Naked Security podcast - enjoy!

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“Prince Charming” is a happily married, gay, identity theft victim

Former BBC producer Steve Bustin has had it with the scammers who've stolen his photos to try to woo women online.

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“Big Bitcoin Heist” sees 600 Icelandic servers stolen

Police arrested 11 people but haven't found the hardware, which is worth nearly $2 million.

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Games site customers offered $5 voucher after credit card breach

Games developer Nippon Ichi Software (NIS) has admitted that a recent hack has put some of its customers at risk of credit card fraud.

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Terrorist social media posts should be removed within an hour, says EC

The internet bigwigs say it could do more harm than good as they balance fast illegal content removal with protection of users' rights.

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World’s largest DDoS attack thwarted in minutes

What has been tagged the largest DDoS attack ever disclosed slammed into the servers of software development site GitHub at 17:21 UTC last Wednesday.

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Bill Gates: Cryptocurrencies killing people in “fairly direct way”

It's also "super risky" over the long term, he said in a Reddit Ask Me Anything session.

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Monday review – the hot 22 stories of the week

From the bug that lets you logon as someone else and US border agents not verifying e-passports to the cryptojacking attack on LA Times, and more!

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20,000 web certificate private keys outed in “business tiff”

How would you react if the company that sold you your web certificate leaked it by email to force the certificate issuer to revoke it?

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