Regulators investigate parent company of Ashley Madison

Avid Life Media, the owner of infidelity dating website Ashley Madison, is being investigated by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), company executives said. Last year, hackers stole the personal…

US parents warned on hacked baby webcams

American parents are being warned about the dangers of hackable baby monitors. It follows numerous reports by consumers that devices have been hacked and abuse shouted at children. Now, New…

Java plug-in malware alert to be issued by Oracle

According to the FTC’s complaint, Oracle was aware of security issues in the Java SE (standard edition) plug-in when it bought the technology’s creator Sun in 2010. By Leo Kelion,…