Greek Tragedy as Apple App Store, iTunes, PayPal and more stop working

The ongoing Greek debt crisis has an unusual victim. While the referendum poll on whether Greece should accept the bailout terms or not takes place tomorrow, citizens have woken up to the harsh reality when restrictions imposed on the use of their credit and debit cards have made them unusable for minor payments as low as a Euro to purchase songs or make online payments.

How private is your email? Not very

Privacy has been a hot issue in recent years partially due to recent revelations with the NSA and spying concerns. A common question I get asked since I’m working on an e-mail startup myself is, “How private are my emails?” and “Can others read my emails?”

The short answer: Your emails aren’t really that private and yes, technically people are able to read your emails.

Apple patches security flaws with new versions of iOS, OS X

Apple has packed patches for dozens of security flaws into the new versions of its iOS and OS X operating systems.

The company noted Tuesday in a security advisory that just-released version 8.4 of the iOS mobile operating system contains more than 20 fixes for vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution, application termination and the interception of encrypted traffic, among other issues.

DOJ investigates ATF official in possible data breach

An executive at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters is under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly improperly accessing and downloading ATF employee data.

Samsung announces fix for major keyboard security flaw

After a recent report from security company NowSecure detailed a vulnerability that potentially affects more than 600 million Samsung smartphones, Samsung announced a fix that should be coming in "a few days" for some devices.

Google’s App Engine For PHP Hits General Availability

Google’s App Engine for PHP is now out of beta and generally available on the company’s platform as a service offering. This means PHP apps are now covered by Google’s App Engine service level agreement and deprecation policy.

Chancellor Merkel 'was patient zero' in German govt network hack

Chancellor Merkel 'was patient zero' in German govt network hack

Her computer was used to spread Trojan, it is claimed

The recent cyberattack on the German government began with the compromise of Chancellor Angela Merkel's personal computer, it is alleged.

South Korea provokes teenage smartphone privacy row

How much control should parents have over teenagers' web browsing?

That's the debate raging in South Korea at the moment.

Because the government has ruled that people under 19 who buy a smartphone must install an app that monitors their web activity.

Officials say deeply personal information in hackers' hands

For those who might be a bit careless or not particularly tech savvy, you could leave yourself open to phishing attacks. More often than not, there are emails being sent to unsuspecting users asking them to reset their bank password, but these emails contain links that takes the user to a website that looks like it belongs to their bank, but in reality it is a phishing scheme.

Apple Has Plans To Do Away With Spoofing And Phishing Attacks

For those who might be a bit careless or not particularly tech savvy, you could leave yourself open to phishing attacks. More often than not, there are emails being sent to unsuspecting users asking them to reset their bank password, but these emails contain links that takes the user to a website that looks like it belongs to their bank, but in reality it is a phishing scheme.

Japanese Xperia Z4 Owners Complaining Of Overheating

The Sony Xperia Z4 was officially announced in Japan back in April. The handset packed some decent specs, one of which was the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810processor. However it looks like it didn’t take long for Xperia Z4 owners to start complaining that their devices have begun to overheat.

North Korea turns off foreigners' mobile internet access

You probably aren't planning a trip to North Korea any time soon, but if you are... well, don't expect to post your Instagram photos while you're there. The country's only cellphone provider, Koryolink, has turned off its 3G network access for foreigners due to a "service outage" from a "local internet provider."

Cyber attack on German parliament still active, could cost millions

A cyber attack on the German Bundestag lower house of parliament reported last month is still stealing data and could force officials to spend millions of euros replacing the entire computer system, German media reported on Wednesday

Adobe, Microsoft Issue Critical Security Fixes

Adobe today released software updates to plug at least 13 security holes in its Flash Playersoftware. Separately, Microsoft pushed out fixes for at least three dozen flaws in Windowsand associated software

49 cyber criminals across Europe arrested over €6 million bank heist

Police have raided 58 locations and arrested 48 people believed to be part of a cyber crime syndicate in Italy, Spain and Poland this week, reportsReuters.

Many Top Retailers Still Resisting Apple Pay Implementation

When Apple Pay was first announced, Apple revealed that huge list of retailers that they had partnered with who would be offering Apple Pay support at their stores. However given that there are so many businesses in the US, the list Apple revealed was only a fraction of retailers in the country.

Hijacking WhatsApp Account in Seconds Using This Simple Trick

The hugely popular smartphone messaging service WhatsApp, acquired by Facebook for over $20 billion last year, has reportedly been found to be prone to hijacking without unlocking or knowing your device password, making its hundreds of Millions of users vulnerable to, not just hackers, but also non-technical people.

IC3 report says social media-related complaints quadrupled over five years

In its annual internet crime report , the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) revealed that it received 269,422 complaints in 2014, up from 262,813 complaints last year.

Apple Mac OSX Zero-Day Bug Allows Hackers to Install RootKit Malware

A zero-day software vulnerability discovered deep in the firmware of many Apple computers could allows an attacker to modify the system’s BIOS and install a rootkit, potentially gaining complete control of the victim’s Mac.

IRS hacked, thieves made off with 100K taxpayers’ data

Hackers accessed the servers at the Internal Revenue Service to steal data from as many 100,000 taxpayers, the agency disclosed today.

The thieves accessed the data through an online service provided by the IRS and took financial data related to users’ actual tax returns.