Web attack knows where you live

One visit to a booby-trapped website could direct attackers to a person's home, a security expert has shown.The attack, thought up by hacker Samy Kamkar, exploits shortcomings in many routers to find out a key identification number.It uses this number and widely available net tools to find out where a router is located.Demonstrating the attack,...

Private browsing modes leak data

The private browsing modes on modern browsers leak information about where people have visited, suggests a study.Available in many browsers, the private modes are not supposed to log information about sites visited.However, the study found that in many cases the privacy mode was compromised by additions to the browser or extra security on...

Saudi Blackberry services Resumes

Blackberry services have been restored in Saudi Arabia, reports say.A ban on the use of the device for sending and receiving messages was due to have come into force.And locals said the handsets had stopped working for four hours.But there is no sign yet that the ban has been lifted. Earlier reports that Blackberry manufacturers RIM (Research...

Net neutrality talks stall in US

US regulators have halted closed-door meetings intended to find a way to make sure all web data is treated equally.The Federal Communications Commission began the meetings after a court limited its net regulation powers.The FCC faced criticism over the meetings by groups that supported the principle known as net neutrality.The FCC decision...