Security

MarsJoke Ransomware Targets US Government And Education Institutions

Cyber criminals are using the Kelihos botnet to extort Bitcoin payments out of the ransomware's victims

8 years ago

Apple iOS 10 Flaw Makes It Easier To Hack iPhone Backups

Researchers uncover “major security flaw” in Apple's iOS 10 backup protection for iTunes as iOS 10.0.2 fixes unrelated headphone issue

8 years ago

DDoS Attacks Heading Toward 1-Terabit Record

ANALYSIS: Although a 665Gbps attack is considered an outlier today, there will likely come a day when it is not…

8 years ago

Snooping Becomes Legal In Switzerland To Combat Terrorism

Swiss voters have approved a law that allows security services to conduct surveillance operations

8 years ago

Yahoo, LinkedIn, Apple iCloud: 10 Big Data Breaches

Data breaches from hack attacks continue to get bigger and bolder but which of these do you remember?

8 years ago

What Should You Do After Massive Yahoo Hack?

ANALYSIS: Hackers have stolen details of 500m Yahoo accounts. Here's what you should do and what businesses should do next

8 years ago

Sky And BT Email Users Are Caught Up In Yahoo Password Hack

Sky and BT email users on the Yahoo Mail platform are urged to reset their passwords following data breach

8 years ago

Latest iOS 10 Security Features Help Apple’s Business Case

ANALYSIS: Integration with partners such as Cisco and centrally managed restrictions make iOS 10 a more secure enterprise platform, according…

8 years ago

Hackers Are Using Consumer IoT Devices To Launch DDoS Attacks

Lax IoT security is allowing cyber criminals to syphon bandwidth to launch attacks on big businesses

8 years ago

Hack Attacks On Satellites Pose ‘Catastrophic’ Risk To The World

Chatham House researchers warn space assets are ripe targets for cyber criminals, hackers and terrorists

8 years ago

Apple macOS Sierra Fixes 68 Vulnerabilities

macOS Sierra isn't just a pretty face. Apple has patched quite a few security flaws, including one that affects Docker

8 years ago

Malicious Android Apps Due To Increase By 400 Percent In 2016

Webroot's threat intelligence data identifies Asian countries as a hotbed of malicious IP addresses

8 years ago

BT Issues Patch For Wi-Fi Extender Security Vulnerability

Patch that firmware now BT urges, after researchers uncover security issues with Wi-Fi extender device

8 years ago

Hackers Seize Control Of Tesla Model S From 12 Miles Away

Keen Security Lab researchers discover a cyber vulnerability in Tesla's connected car

8 years ago

Android Scam Call And SMS Security Is Undone By HTML Exploiting Malware

Android's built-in protection which flags warnings about apps trying to send premium rate messages without user consent can be manipulated…

8 years ago

SWIFT Offers Daily Reports To Help Tackle Bank Fraud

Customers to receive 'anti-fraud reports' as security clampdown continues for banking messaging system

8 years ago

Apple iPhone 5C Password Lock ‘Defeated’ With £75 Hardware Hack

A Cambridge computer scientist claims has achieved an iPhone 5C hack the FBI struggled to do with $1 million

8 years ago

Bank Of England To Rewrite Core Payment Tech By 2020

The update to the 20-year-old bank-to-bank settlement service is to take into account new technologies such as blockchain ledgers

8 years ago

Microsoft Isn’t Patching ‘Significant’ Windows Safe Mode Flaw

Researchers say Windows 10 Safe Mode flaw is easy to exploit but Microsoft doesn't acknowledge it as a primary threat

8 years ago

Google Pulls Four Overseer Spyware Infected Apps From The Play Store

The spyware harvested user and device data from infected Android smartphones

8 years ago

FBI: Ransomware Targeting Business Servers

Ransomware attacks have quadrupled in frequency since last year, US officials say

8 years ago

Financial Regulator Publishes Final Cloud Rules

The recommendations approve cloud services but recommend clear policies around where data is held

8 years ago

Bugs Found In ‘Secure’ Signal Messaging Service

Attackers could use the bugs to block attachments sent using the Edward Snowden-recommended service

8 years ago

US Congress Report On Snowden ‘Aggressively Dishonest’

A report describing Edward Snowden as a 'disgruntled employee' distorts facts in an act of 'bad faith', Snowden responds

8 years ago

Tesla Lambasted By Former Partner Mobileye Over Approach To Safety

Mobileye accuses Tesla's Autopilot of 'pushing the envelope in terms of safety'

8 years ago

Google Play ‘Tracking Android Users 24/7’

Users may be surprised to know that Google is tracking users' every move - even if Google Maps is switched…

8 years ago

Emergency Services Network Plan ‘High Risk’, NAO Warns

The plan for a new emergency-services communications network relies on an approach as yet untested anywhere in the world, the…

8 years ago

EU Telecoms Proposals Stir Fierce Debate

The draft text could mean better broadband infrastructure, while clamping down on online copyright and encrypted communications

8 years ago

Bruce Schneier: ‘Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet’

Security expert Bruce Schneier suspects state-sponsored DDoS attacks are being levied at major internet infrastructure providers to test cyber defences

8 years ago