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Hello everybody,
I'm Paul Ducklin and this is 60 Second Security.
A flaw in Android's Java random number generator
led to the theft of a bunch of Bitcoins.
It seems that the Java SecureRandom function isn't.
Google has published a lengthy code workaround
you can use in your apps.
The City of London is to get rid of a bunch of "Minority Report" dustbins
that monitor the Wi-Fi airwaves to see who's passing by.
The Information Commissioner's Office has been informed.
Microsoft was forced to withdraw one of its critical Patch Tuesday updates.
It wasn't a catastrophe - Exchange 2013 mail indexing broke,
so that mail searches stopped working.
If you have applied the patch, there is a fairly simple workaround.
And you thought that 3D printers were only good for making parts
for AR-15 rifles.
Think again: Police in Sydney, Australia, have reported the appearance
of 3D-printed ATM skimmers.
They did nab one of cashpoint crooks while they were about it.
And that's a minute up.
Thanks for listening, folks, and until next time, stay secure.