From the DNS outage that deleted users’ Azure data to the Nest security cam hijacker, and everything in between. It’s weekly roundup time.

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In this week’s Naked Security Live video: what to do about microphone-equipped devices in your home?

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A pair of bugs in a very widely used Linux system tool called systemd have just been “weaponised” – check you’re patched!

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How many user credentials have fallen into the hands of criminals during a decade of data breaches? Billions, according to two recent discoveries.

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Yet another family unnerved by yet another voice coming from a nursery webcam serves as yet another argument against password reuse.

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Users of Microsoft’s Azure system lost database records as part of a mass outage on Tuesday. A combination of DNS problems and automated scripts were to blame, said reports.

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It was using the same Apple enterprise back door as Facebook to get its market research done, but it owned up and backed off.

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Google and Mozilla are tidying up security features and patching vulnerabilities in Chrome and Firefox for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

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Singapore’s Ministry of Health said the HIV status of 14,200 people, plus confidential data of 2,400 of their contacts, is in the possession of somebody who’s not authorized to have it and who’s published it online.

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A US court has sentenced a man to over five years for his part in a massive telecommunications fraud involving stolen cellphone accounts and reprogrammed phones.

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