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Mini PCs sold on Amazon contained factory-installed spyware

TechSpot

The issue came to light after Jon Freeman from YouTube channel The Net Guy Reviews tested the AceMagic AD08 mini PC and discovered it contained files flagged by Windows Defender as malware. He alleges that other models marketed by AceMagic, including the AD15 and S1, also contain similar malware. Read Entire Article

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There's now a tool to test for NSA spyware

Network World

It's designed to detect an implant called Doublepulsar, which is delivered by many of the Windows-based exploits found in the leak and can be used to load other malware. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here National Security Agency.

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Antitrust investigations aren’t the biggest threat to Facebook’s future

The Verge

The US government sued Microsoft for bundling its Internet Explorer browser with Windows out of fears that doing so would permanently entrench its monopoly in personal computers. Facebook is accusing the spyware maker of creating accounts to send malware to mobile phones of 1,400 people to snoop on them. Mike Allen / Axios ).