Security

Nuclear Plant Discovers Worm Infection

Malware has been discovered in a device connected to the control systems of a nuclear power plant in South Korea

10 years ago

Lizard Squad Hacker Arrested In London

A man linked to the Lizard Squad has been arrested amid reports of a second arrest in Finland

10 years ago

How Do Online Businesses Gain The Amazon Trust Factor?

Advertorial: Online businesses can struggle to convince new customers to trust them with their precious payment data. But a well…

10 years ago

Hacker Clones Fingerprint From Photograph

A hacker claims to have 'cloned' the fingerprint of a German politician using a humble photograph

10 years ago

Google Gmail Block Continues In China

China's Great Firewall reportedly blocks access to Gmail, but the Chinese media blame Google for the disruption

10 years ago

‘The Interview’ Makes $15m Online Over Christmas Weekend

The controversial Sony Pictures film made nearly as much online as was expected from the planned cinematic release

10 years ago

Sony Restores PlayStation Network Following Christmas Hacker Disruption

The online gaming networks of Sony and Microsoft were unavailable on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day after they were targeted…

10 years ago

Apple Joins Online Release Of Controversial Sony Film

Sony, Google, Microsoft and now Apple have released The Interview online, with a few US cinemas participating in a theatrical…

10 years ago

What Should Chief Security Officers Ask Santa For This Christmas?

It’s the one time of the year when chief security officers can ask Santa for a little bit of help.…

10 years ago

What Should IT Managers Ask Santa For This Christmas?

It's the one time of the year when CIOs can ask Santa for a little bit of help. But what…

10 years ago

German Steelworks Physically Damaged By Cyber Attack

A blast furnace in Germany suffers “massive damage” after a cyber attack on its computer network

10 years ago

Sony Pictures Threatens To Sue Twitter Over Hack Leaks

As the Internet connection in North Korea recovers from a mysterious outage, Sony warns Twitter of a possible lawsuit

10 years ago

Quiz Of The Week – It’s Christmas!

How much do you know about seasonal technology?

10 years ago

South Korean Nuclear Operator Conducts Cyber-Drills Following Hack

KHNP has said the hack, which led to the release of internal data, has not affected nuclear plant safety

10 years ago

Bitcoin Entrepreneur Shrem Gets Jail Term

Shrem pleaded guilty to helping users of the Silk Road black market anonymously buy bitcoins

10 years ago

The Biggest Facebook Scams Of 2014 Targeted Curious Perverts

‘Naked videos of Facebook friends’ installed Trojan on thousands of PCs

10 years ago

Boeing Signs Up BlackBerry For ‘Self-Destructing Smartphone’

Boeing Black promises extra security for privacy-conscious customers, and will now feature BlackBerry's BES 12 software

10 years ago

China To Introduce Cloud Trust Rating

Move could lock out foreign cloud providers not passing security tests

10 years ago

North Korea Threatens US Strikes In Sony Hacking Row

After proposing a joint investigation with the US into the cyber-attack, North Korea has threatened 'counteraction'

10 years ago

BlackBerry Gains Secusmart To Foil Snoopers

BlackBerry closes up acquisition of German specialist that secured Angela Merkel’s BlackBerry against the NSA

10 years ago

Chthonic: The Dangerous ZeuS Trojan Attacking You Via Your Bank

Kaspersky Lab discovers a new strain of Trojan targeting victims through 150 banks' web links and email attachments

10 years ago

Coolpad Devices Contain ‘Deliberate’ Backdoor For Hackers

Palo Alto Networks warns that Android devices from Coolpad contain a deliberate backdoor for hackers

10 years ago

Jeans To Block Wireless Signals To Prevent ID Theft

Clothing prevents hackers from pickpocketing important information from you

10 years ago

Proposal To Tag HTTP Websites As ‘Non-Secure’

Google Chrome team proposes to make all web browsers tag HTML websites as 'non-secure' destinations

10 years ago

Microsoft Gains Allies In Overseas Data Legal Tussle

Microsoft's legal battle against attempts to access customer data held overseas gains influential backers

10 years ago

Worm Burrows Into Storage Servers Via Shellshock Flaw

System administrators who have not patched their storage servers for the Shellshock flaw may have given online attackers a backdoor…

10 years ago

SoakSoak Malware Attacks WordPress Sites

Over 100,000 WordPress sites have been infected by vulnerable third-party plug-in that many may not even realise they are running

10 years ago

Android OS And iOS Targeted by Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

Spate of attacks install remote access Trojans to phish for login credentials, with jailbroken devices at particular risk

10 years ago