“Woman Accused of Using Spyware to Track Boyfriend and Have Him Killed” plus 4 BleepingComputer.com

“Woman Accused of Using Spyware to Track Boyfriend and Have Him Killed” plus 4 BleepingComputer.com


Woman Accused of Using Spyware to Track Boyfriend and Have Him Killed

Posted: 19 Jan 2018 04:43 AM PST

The US Department of Justice has arrested and charged a 37-year-old California woman with hiring a hitman to murder her 55-year-old boyfriend. [...]

Top Bug Hunters Make 2.7 Times More Money Than an Average Software Engineer

Posted: 18 Jan 2018 10:00 PM PST

A survey of 1,700 bug bounty hunters registered on the HackerOne platform reveals that top white-hat hackers make on average 2.7 times more money than the average salary of a software engineer in the same country. [...]

Hacker Might Have Stolen the Healthcare Data for Half of Norway’s Population

Posted: 18 Jan 2018 12:44 PM PST

A hacker or hacker group might have stolen healthcare data for more than half of Norway's population, according to reports in local press. [...]

Microsoft Resumes Meltdown & Spectre Updates for AMD Devices

Posted: 18 Jan 2018 09:45 AM PST

Microsoft has resumed the rollout of security updates for AMD devices. The updates patch the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. [...]

Future Apple iOS Update Will Allow Users to Stop Battery Slowdown Feature

Posted: 18 Jan 2018 08:30 AM PST

In an ABC interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Cook apologized once again for the battery slowdowns and stated a future iOS will allow users to disable this "feature". [...]