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A vulnerability discovered by researchers at UC Berkeley enabled attackers to eavesdrop on and modify calls and text messages sent using T-Mobile's "Wi-Fi Calling" feature, the researchers told SecurityWeek Tuesday.

Security isn’t sexy. In fact, many people think it’s boring. When it comes to selling security, whether as a concept or in a true “sales” context, the lack of interest in security is compounded by the fact that it’s not urgent (or it doesn’t seem urgent) — until it is.

A federal judge brought the hammer down on a man convicted of hacking the AT&T Website and accessing email addresses belonging to 120,000 Apple iPad owners. The judge sentenced Andrew Auernheimer today to 41 months in prison, ignoring a request for probation that he made last week in a pre-sentencing memo that argued his actions were not driven by any intent to defraud or do damage to AT&T.

Protecting critical infrastructure companies means securing the SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems that monitor and manage their activities. Unfortunately however, security in the world of SCADA networks is often bolted-on, leaving enterprises with security holes for hackers to walk through.

VMware recently appeared to confirm they are working with public cloud providers to build vCloud-based offerings under the name vCloud Hybrid Cloud Service. This is an interesting approach, though they haven’t yet provided all of the details.

A casino in Melbourne, Australia is hoping to recuperate their losses, after a high-stakes card player scammed them out of millions of dollars before being caught. The scam took advantage of the Crown Towers’ camera system, which was compromised during the heist.

MUMBAI - Mumbai police have set up India's first "social media lab" to monitor Facebook, Twitter and other networking sites, sparking concerns about freedom of speech online.

A Russian security researcher accused China-based Huawei during a Black Hat Europe presentation last week of being slow to address security issues, stating that their 3G and 4G mobile broadband devices were vulnerable to attack due to problems with their update channel.

Gamers have an additional safety consideration this morning, thanks in part to the platforms developed by houses such as EA, which expose them to risk by design. Two Malta-based researchers presented findings last week during Black Hat Europe that show a combination of issues that can expose gamers to cyberattack.

SEOUL - Cheon Joon-Sahng may not look like an elite warrior, but the shy, South Korean high school student has been fully trained for a frontline role in any future cyber battle with North Korea.

SAN FRANCISCO - A US judge has ordered the FBI to stop its "pervasive" use of National Security letters to secretly snoop on phone and email records, ruling Friday that the heavily used tactic was unconstitutional.

WASHINGTON - A US journalist with the Reuters news agency has been suspended after being charged with conspiring with the hacktivist group Anonymous to break into and alter an online Los Angeles Times article.

WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will press Beijing on cybersecurity issues when he meets with China's new leadership next week, a senior US administration official said Friday.

An ongoing malicious email campaign is masquerading as an unpaid invoice, a Kaspersky Lab researcher said Thursday.

Two Carnegie Mellon University student-run teams will host the first picoCTF, a computer security competition running April 26 to May 6 that challenges high school students to learn the basics of hacking in the context of a story-driven adventure game, the University said Thursday.