Security

Adobe Flash Hit By Dozens Of Critical Flaws

The latest scores of vulnerabilities could allow attackers to take over a system or steal information, says Adobe

8 years ago

Ransomware Forces Hospitals To Payout $100,000 To Cyber Criminals

Intel Security cyber threat data idetifies the legacy IT of hospital as vulnerable to hackers

8 years ago

Hacker Jailed For Stealing £88,000 In Gold Bullion

The hacker used data from a bullion trading company's systems to intercept packages

8 years ago

Government Plans ‘Active’ Cyber Security Approach

Government plans to show more cyber-security initiative, says head of new National Cyber Security Centre, as NAO describes cabinet IT…

8 years ago

Russian Hackers Release US Athletes’ Doping Data

Anti-doping officials confirm hackers accessed sensitive medical records related to Rio 2016

8 years ago

Hackers Breach US Government, Sell Attack Source Code

Two linked hackers are selling tools used to breach US government and military networks along with a trove of 33,000…

8 years ago

MoJ Struggling To Attract ‘Cooler’ Cyber Security Staff

Government is losing top talent because ethical hackers don't want to work for it, writes a senior recruiter

8 years ago

Google Play CallJam Malware Infects Half A Million Users

The CallJam malware achieved a high ranking through deception while raking in funds through premium-rate calls

8 years ago

DDoS Website ‘Ringleaders’ Arrested In Israel

The two teenagers were arrested after DDoS giant vDOS was hacked and its internal records exposed last week

8 years ago

One Year Post-IPO, Sophos Extending Its Security Platform

Sophos' CEO discusses the challenges and opportunities of being a publicly traded security company in 2016

8 years ago

GDS Aims To Boost Gov.UK Verify Adoption With Local Council Pilot

Government Digital Service will continue to push is government-as-a-platform plans beyond Whitehall but cloud challenges await

8 years ago

NHS Digital Bolsters Cyber Security Defences With Expanded CareCERT Service

Three new cyber security services will provide assessment and guidance on how NHS healthcare organisations can protect themselves

8 years ago

Ransomware ‘Nearly Half Of All Cloud Malware’

Nearly half of all malware found in enterprise cloud applications is now ransomware, according to new figures

8 years ago

Google Patches 55 Android Vulnerabilities in September Update

More media server flaws surface as Google splits Android updates into three different patch levels. The update provides patches for…

8 years ago

Dell Completes $60bn EMC Buy

Nearly 11 months after it was announced, the merger has created Dell Technologies, the world's largest private tech firm

8 years ago

Snowden Leaks Tie UK Spy Station To US Kill Operations

The latest documents leaked by Edward Snowden show a link between RAF Menwith Hill and US targeted strikes

8 years ago

Obama Warns Of Cyber ‘Wild West’

Nation-states with advanced cyber-weapons risk entering into a new 'arms race', warns US president

8 years ago

Microsoft Launches UK Cloud Data Centres

The Ministry of Defence and the NHS are amongst those signed up to use Microsoft's UK-based cloud infrastructure

8 years ago

Pokemon Themed ‘Umbreon’ Rootkit Hides In Linux Systems

Rootkit is the latest malicious code to use a Pokemon theme

8 years ago

Data Breach Exposes Brazzers Porn Accounts

Names of 800,000 porn account holders placed in a compromising position after damaging data breach

8 years ago

BlackBerry Delivers ‘Spy-Proof’ Tablets For German Government

Sorry NSA. German government agencies to use 'spy proof' Samsung tablets thanks to Blackberry unit

8 years ago

Inteno Router Flaw Opens Up Home Networks To Hackers

F-Secure has discovered a critical flaw in the way some Inteno routers update their firmware leaving them vulnerable to malware

8 years ago

Apple Issues Patch For Mac OS X To Protect Against iOS Spying Flaw

Patch your Macs now. Apple issues emergency patch for attack that can turn Macs into spying devices

8 years ago

Ransomware, Malware Threats Rise in Second Quarter

The Quick Heal report outlines the top malware afflicting Windows and Android users, with a brief low-down on each of…

8 years ago

Rio 2016 Olympics Suffered Sustained 540Gbps DDoS Attacks

Arbor security claims Rio was a success in terms of mitigating powerful, prolonged DDoS attacks

8 years ago

SWIFT Warns Banks Of Ongoing Cyber Attacks

Sophisticated new hacking attacks against banking system are ongoing and persistent, warns SWIFT

8 years ago