Top news stories:

• Unsafe cookies leave WordPress accounts open to hijacking, 2-factor bypass. Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) had determined that internet users who accessed their WordPress accounts over insecure networks, which are generally public Wi-Fi hubs, are in danger of having their domain hijacked by script kiddies. (Source: Arstechnica)
• Google releases VirusTotal Uploader for OS X, hopes more malware submissions will beef up Mac security. iOS users can now easily upload files they suspect can be malicious without accessing the VirusTotal website with this new tool from Google. (Source: The Next Web)
• Watch Dogs Torrent Comes with Bitcoin Malware. Hackers took advantage of the much-awaited hacking game, Watch Dogs, by luring users into downloading unauthorized torrents of it. The files were found to be Bitcoin mining software in the end. (Source: Tom’s Guide)
• Your iPhone has been taken hostage. Pay $100 ransom to get it back. Reports of Australian users having their Apple mobile devices taken hostage by a hacker, who identified himself as Oleg Pliss. Other reports reveal that this threat reached the shores of California. (Source: Arstechnica)
• Wicked hybrid of Zeus and Carberp malware unleashed to the wild. As ransomware grew in number and sophistication, so do information stealers. (Source: CSO)
• HeartBleed Virus Removal Tool Actually Carries a Trojan. We were expecting this: online criminals using a mainstream threat to get users to download their malicious product has been a tried-and-tested method—unfortunately, with much success. (Source: Softpedia)

Stay secure, everyone!