CryptoPHP, new "Wordpress" malware

"Evil" plugins for Wordpress, Drupal, and Joomla have been found.

Regin malware

Symantec says it's very complex, made by a "super power," and has been in operation since 2008.

Free SSL certs for everyone

EFF, Mozilla, and others are starting a "free" Certificate Authority to provide SSL certs for anyone.

Firefox switches to Yahoo search, dropping Google as default

You will still be able to switch back to Google.

US State Dept takes email offline

There was a successful attack on their "unclassified" systems.

OS X 10.10.1 Update

Apple has released an update for 10.10 that all users should apply via the App Store.

Phishing Warning:Unflagging Your Account

If you receive an email with the subject "Unflagging Your Account" please delete it.  If you followed the link, and entered your account information, please change your password at https://iam.utc.edu or call the Support Center at 425-4000

November 2014 Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has released its monthly patches and Adobe has issued fixes for Adobe Flash Player.

President Obama, "Internet access should be treated as a utility."

Broadband access should be regulated as a utility with a ban on blocking and prioritizing traffic.

US Postal Service breach

Data lost on 800k+ Postal employees.

Next Week is Patch Tuesday

A large number of patches that include 5 critical ones.

Microsoft Office mobile editing is now free

You can now edit xlsx, docx for free with Office for iOS and Android (preview only).

The rise and fall of Silk Road 2.0

The short but profitable life of the second version of the "black market site."

A few more details on the Home Depot hack

Not many more details...

Some Dept of Homeland Security employees data stolen

Attack on a contracted company may have placed some employee's data at risk.

OS X and iOS WireLuker malware

It targets OS X 64 bit and waits for an iOS device to be connected.  It then infects the iPhone/iPad, scanning for confidential information.  First appeared in "warez" software.

Android 5 Lollipop fixes SD card file access problems

KitKat limited the access apps had to SD cards, neutering most file manager.  Lollipop fixes that.

Google's nogotofail dev tool for detecting ssl/tls bugs

Google has released a tool for developers to detect problems in ssl/tls encryption during live sessions.

Scamming Visa for just under $1m

Requires an "evil" POS terminal and some specific knowledge...

Apple Pay boosts Google Wallet

The age of NFC payments may be almost here.

Arcade in your browser

The Internet Archive project has brought 900 games to your browser.

The spread of the SuperCookie

AT&T and Verizon tracking user's browsing habits using these hard to avoid markers.

RemoteIE, Run Internet Explorer on your iPad

Why would we want to do that?

New "root w/o password" vulnerability for Yosemite?

No public details of a new vulnerability in the latest OS X.

Techcrunch reviews Nexus 9 and Lollipop

TC reviews the new tablet and OS.

New Outlook for Mac

Available to Office 365 users, the new version of Outlook brings some features that were available on Windows only.

DistroWatch Weekly

New info on OpenBSD 5.6 and more.

Disney's piracy free search engine

Ranks results on "authenticity" to make sure you don't get pirated content.

Windows 8 goes to 15%, XP under 20%

Windows 8 and 8.1 is gaining a larger install base.

Windows 10 gets MKV support

Also h.265 codec.

Pirate Bay founder jailed

3.5 years in prison.

Microsoft's new Band

Lots of features, but big and "clunky."

Halloween was the last day to buy Windows 7

From now on its Windows 8 for consumers, but businesses can still get 7.