Security

DDoS Attack Shuts Down Parenting Website Mumsnet

Armed police also attend Mumsnet founder's home following a 'swatting attack'. Oh, and the website's been hacked, too

9 years ago

Microsoft Releases Emergency Internet Explorer Patch

Microsoft finds zero-day flaw found that could let attackers take control of infected PCs

9 years ago

Google Patches Another Stagefright-Style Android Flaw

The 'high severity' bug affects every version of Android since 2010, according to Trend Micro

9 years ago

Ashley Madison Hackers Release Huge Data Cache

The 'massive' cache includes users' personal details, as well as a wide range of internal corporate documents, researchers said

9 years ago

Most Businesses Are Potential Targets for Nation-State Cyberattacks

IT security professionals believe their companies are on the hit list

9 years ago

Akamai Warns Of ‘Mega Attacks’ As DDoS Numbers Double Again

DDoS attacks are getting less powerful but lasting longer - apart from increasingly frequent mega attacks capable of taking out…

9 years ago

The New Cyberattacks Threatening Public Sector Companies

Targeted attacks on public utilities and governments are intensifying, Trend Micro report finds

9 years ago

Darkode Suspect Pleads Guilty Of Selling Botnet Access

A New York man arrested in the raids on Darkode hackers last month admitted to selling access to systems compromised…

9 years ago

Advanced Persistent Threats Going Unnoticed By Website Owners

Websites are failing to cope with Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), despite many of them not being advanced at all, says…

9 years ago

Google Fixes Broken Stagefright Patch

Google acknowledged a flaw in its first patch for the Stagefright issue, which affects nearly 1 billion Android devices

9 years ago

Should Businesses Be Concerned About Mac Security?

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Mac's security strengths are challenged, should businesses be concerned about using Mac in the enterprise and is…

9 years ago

Kaspersky Denies ‘False Positive’ Campaign Against Rivals

Kaspersky Lab has denied a report that it manipulated antivirus data to harm competitors including Microsoft, Avast and AVG

9 years ago

Businesses Face Malicious Attachment Threat As Spam Declines

Spam email volumes are down, but attacks that rely on malicious document attachments are on the rise

9 years ago

Julian Assange Assault Probe Dropped, As UK Protests

Investigation into sexual assault claims against Julian Assange have been dropped, but the rape accusation still stands

9 years ago

Smartwatches Slammed For Poor Security

Most popular smartwatches on the market are riddled with security flaws, Trend Micro warns

9 years ago

Dropbox Bulks Up Chrome Security With USB Two Factor Authentication

Dropbox now supports USB U2F two factor authentication to protect users from phishing during the login process

9 years ago

Patch Tuesday Tackles Windows 10 Fixes

Microsoft welcomes its newest operating system, Windows 10, to its Patch Tuesday update cycle

9 years ago

Adobe Patches 34 More Bugs In Flash

Adobe's August Patch Tuesday update provides fixes for 34 identified Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)

9 years ago

Hillary Clinton Surrenders Email Server To FBI

FBI takes presidential hopeful’s private email server into custody to check for US government policy breaches

9 years ago

SEC Files Insider Trading Charges After Financial Wire Hack

Authorities charge 32 people after international group hacked financial newswires to trade shares on the stock market

9 years ago

Memory ‘Sinkhole’ Lets Attackers Take Control Of Intel Chips

A hardware flaw detailed at Black Hat allows attackers to take control of Intel chips' most privileged mode

9 years ago

Researchers Detail ‘Severe’ Mobile Fingerprint Flaws

Attackers can hijack fingerprint-protected transactions and harvest fingerprints from mobile devices, according to FireEye

9 years ago

Microsoft Puts A Bigger Bounty On Bugs

The company promises bigger payouts for security researchers who find authentication exploits and submit ideas to strengthen Windows' defences

9 years ago

Carphone Warehouse Hack: How Can You Protect Yourself?

NEWS ANALYSIS: The security industry explains how consumers and businesses can protect themselves from this hack and against future data…

9 years ago

Facebook ‘Loophole’ Allows Personal Data Harvesting

Facebook dismissed claims that the technique could be used to build massive scam databases

9 years ago

Internet Security ‘Undermined By Random Number Weaknesses’

The random numbers used by web cryptographic systems aren't random enough, say security researchers

9 years ago

China-Backed Group Accused Of Travel Booking Breach

Travel booking firm Sabre has reportedly been breached by the same group that stole US government personnel records

9 years ago

Carphone Warehouse Hack Could Leave 2.4m Customers’ Data At Risk

Shares fall two percent as phone retailer suffers cyber attack that compromises credit card details, names and addresses of customers

9 years ago

Digital Platforms To Be Included In EU Cybersecuity Law

Search engines, social networks and e-commerce websites will have to comply with EU security measures

9 years ago

Tesla Issues Patch After Serious Car Hack

A hack that allowed researchers to gain control of Tesla's electric vehicle has now been patched

9 years ago