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Apple gets bug for free, while world sees first $1m bug hunter

An Argentinian has garnered $1m in bug bounties, while a German researcher has given up on getting any bounty at all from Apple.

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TikTok to pay record fine for collecting children’s data

It's been a predator's playground, where children's photos have been public by default and trolling adults could message them.

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Is a Facebookcoin in the works?

Facebook, Signal and Telegram are all planning cryptocurrencies. But why these companies, why now, and will they be successful?

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Anomaly in pen-test tool made malware servers visible

A security company was able to track command and control traffic generated by hacking groups thanks to an anomaly in a pen-testing tool.

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Monday review – the hot 21 stories of the week

From the Momo Challenge to Mozilla's potential insider threats from Aussie staff, and everything in between - it's weekly roundup time.

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The Momo Challenge urban legend – what on earth is going on?

Why you shouldn't worry about the Momo Challenge, and what we can learn from it.

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Data-tracking Chrome flaw triggered by viewing PDFs

Researchers have spotted an unusual ‘trackware’ attack triggered by a viewing a PDF inside the Chrome browser.

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For sale: iPhone hacking tool, one previous (not very careful) owner

At $100, the old-gen iPhone encryption-cracking tools are a bargain to hackers looking to pick up leftover forensics or police Wi-Fi data.

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Disgruntled dev blames crypto-wallet for losing cryptocoins

Warith Al Maawali is blaming wallet vendor Coinomi for the loss of $65,000 in bitcoin. Coinomi countered by blaming him for blackmail.

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Dow Jones Watchlist of risky businesses exposed on public server

A company with access to the Dow Jones Watchlist of risky people and businesses left it on a public AWS server without a password.

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The “Momo challenge” – why it’s time to stop the hype [VIDEO]

What's the real deal with the "Momo challenge"?

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Thunderclap: Apple Macs at risk from malicious Thunderbolt peripherals

Researchers have revealed how malicious Thunderbolt and PCI Express (PCIe) peripherals could be used to compromise computers running macOS, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.

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US House and Senate debate new data privacy law

A steady stream of hair-raising revelations about the treatment of users' data by Facebook, et al. is pushing Congress to do *something.*

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US pushed Russian troll factory offline during US midterm elections

The US blocked internet access to Russian trolls who, they say, were trying to spread FUD.

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Ep.021 – Leaked calls, a social media virus and passwords exposed [PODCAST]

Here's the latest Naked Security podcast - enjoy!

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Nvidia patches eight security flaws in graphics products

Chip maker Nvidia has released a security update, fixing eight CVE flaws in its Windows and Linux graphics display drivers.

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Researchers break e-signatures in 22 common PDF viewers

Researchers have discovered a flaw in some PDF document viewers that allows new content to be added to documents without breaking the electronic signatures.

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Police bust their own radio shop manager for dodgy software updates

Police allege that he updated radios with fraudulent software from a radio enthusiast who allegedly hacked encrypted radios for drug cartels.

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Millions of utilities customers’ passwords stored in plain text

Plain-text, unencrypted passwords were sent instead of having users reset them. There was no breach, the firm claims, but how would it know?

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Mozilla fears encryption law could turn its employees into insider threats

Mozilla has told the Australian government that its anti-encryption laws could turn its own employees into insider threats.

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Facebook apps secretly sending sensitive data back to the mothership

New York governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered an investigation into how Facebook is still allowing blabby apps to violate its privacy policies.

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