Security

Google And Microsoft To Sue US Government Over Surveillance Transparency

They might not get on usually, but Google and Microsoft have joined forces to fight the US government over transparency…

11 years ago

Syrian Electronic Army Denies Anonymous Exposed Its Members

Actors affiliated with Anonymous claim they have a load of the Syrian Electronic Army's data, but the pro-Assad group tells…

11 years ago

HTC Execs Arrested In Data Leak Probe

Three design executives are arrested over allegations they were going to use HTC information to set up a new company

11 years ago

Python Raises Bar On Code Quality

The defect density in the Python programming language now surpasses that of other open source and proprietary projects, according to…

11 years ago

New York Times Sowed Its Own Disaster

The Syrians hit the New York Times via Australia, but the newspaper had only itself to blame, says Sean Michael…

11 years ago

Tor Project Doubles Traffic In Ten Days

Speculation is rife over a boom in anonymous Tor usage

11 years ago

HP Updates Fortify Static Code Analyzer

HP unveils its Fortify Source Code Analyzer 4.0 for faster and more accurate software code analysis

11 years ago

Researchers Gain Access To Protected Dropbox Source Code

Two programmers reverse-engineer the client written in obfuscated Python, enabling new attack vectors

11 years ago

New York Times Downed By Syrian Electronic Army

The website of the New York Times has been taken offline in the latest Syrian Electronic Army attack

11 years ago

US Government Issues Android Malware Warning

The American government has warned its staff about the prevalence of malware on the Android OS

11 years ago

British Citizen Arrested In China, Accused Of Selling Personal Data

Risk consultant Peter Humphrey has admitted using “illegal means” to obtain information

11 years ago

First Facebook Transparency Report Highlights US Government’s Data Hunger

Report throws up no surprises for which country is the hungriest for user data - America, followed by India and…

11 years ago

Five Arrested After Attempted $500k Tax Fraud

Arrests follow probe into scheme that saw 700 UK citizens' identities stolen

11 years ago

Judge Approves $20m Facebook Privacy Settlement

Facebook has agreed to make changes to its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities as part of a $20m class-action settlement…

11 years ago

Chinese Internet Blasted By ‘Biggest DDoS It’s Seen’

Experts spot major jump in DDoS activity in China, as DNS provider takes a battering

11 years ago

Most Brits ‘Fear Being Out Of Mobile Contact’

Anxiety about being without a mobile phone connection leads people to check their messages at the beach and in bed…

11 years ago

Syrian Electronic Army Claims ShareThis.com Hack

Following attacks on Jon Snow's blog, Outbrain and The Washington Post, the SEA allegedly redirected traffic from social media service…

11 years ago

Security: The Fine Line Between Disclosure And Violation

Apple and Facebook had to decide whether hackers had disclosed useful data, or violated their terms, says Sean Michael Kerner

11 years ago

Microsoft Seeks Calm On German Security Panic Over Windows 8

Claims from a German publication that the NSA could easily access Windows 8 machines are rebuffed

11 years ago

Islington Council Fined £70k For Leaking Sensitive Resident Data Online

Mental health and residential needs data leaked by local authority

11 years ago

MoleRats Hackers Hitting Israeli Government With Poison Ivy Malware

MoleRats attackers using Poison Ivy as they attempt to infiltrate global governments

11 years ago

Syria’s Online Conflict: The Hackers And Their Weapons

Attacks on missile warning services, sophisticated malware campaigns and the Syrian Electronic Army make for a chaotic cyber conflict, TechWeek…

11 years ago

NSA Illegally Scooped Up Thousands Of US Internet Communications

NSA wasn't honest about a snooping operation that scooped up rafts of US citizens' Internet communications, documents released by the…

11 years ago

Facebook Bug Finder Gets $12k Reward From Community Fund

He highlighted a flaw on Facebook by posting on Zuckerberg's page but didn't get paid - now the community has…

11 years ago

Prison Service Vows Crackdown On Keyfob Mobile Phones

The illegal use of mobile phones within prisons is back in the news with the arrival of tiny keyfob mobile…

11 years ago

After PRISM, France’s Laurent Chemla Offers Secure Email

Could French activist Laurent Chemla's CALIOP fill the gap left by Lavabit and Silent Circle?

11 years ago

Let’s Hope Groklaw Comes Back

The open source law website Groklaw closed over privacy fears. Sean Michael Kerner hopes it comes back

11 years ago

Mobile Malware Hits Record Level, Warns McAfee

McAfee issues stark warning about the growing levels of malware and ransomware infecting mobiles

11 years ago

‘Delete-Proof’ Smut Spreads Across Tumblr Thanks To Glitch

Tumblr hasn't been hacked but a technical problem has caused random posts to appear on users' blogs

11 years ago

F-Secure Plans ‘Cool’ Consumer Cloud Products

F-Secure has new products on the way. CEO Christian Fredrikson says they will cooler and more attractive than Dropbox

11 years ago