Security

North Korea ‘Uses Troll Army For Attacks On South’

North's 200 trolls using stolen credentials to post propaganda on South Korean websites, think tank claims

11 years ago

Simple Joomla Hacks ‘Hit Thousands Of Websites’

Thousands of sites compromised to serve up the Blackhole exploit kit, Verasafe says, as Joomla users urged to update

11 years ago

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Toughens IE Browser

The Patch Tuesday update fixes 23 vulnerabilities overall, and includes an update for Internet Explorer

11 years ago

Most Britons Don’t Believe Corporations Will Keep Their Data Safe

Research suggests that obscure privacy policies are damaging consumer trust

11 years ago

GCHQ Unveils Cyber Attack Response Schemes

GCHQ looks to come to the aid of businesses beleaguered by cyber attacks

11 years ago

Google Announces Big Increase For Bug Bounty Rewards

Bugs previously rewarded at the $1,000 level will now be considered for reward at up to $5,000, Google says

11 years ago

New York Times Hackers Back With Smarter Malware

Hackers, thought to be Chinese, return with updated infrastructure as they try to avoid detection

11 years ago

Pirate Bay Launches Browser To Counter Blockades

The Pirate Bay launches its own web browser to circumvent the blockade by ISPs and governments

11 years ago

Mozilla Expands Persona For Online Authentication

Mozilla expands its password-slaying website authentication service, dubbed 'Persona'

11 years ago

Tibetans Targeted As Dalai Lama Site Hacked To Serve Malware

Tibetans targeted yet again in watering hole attack

11 years ago

If American Secure Email Services Close, Others Will Fill The Gap

We all have a right to privacy, says Sean Michael Kerner. With Lavabit and Silent Circle gone, someone else will…

11 years ago

City Of London Bins Recycling Firm’s Phone Tracking Test

Renew's recycling bins identify smartphones with Wi-Fi switched on, but the London startup says it isn't snooping

11 years ago

Obama Proposes Broad Surveillance Review

President Obama's proposed changes to the NSA's surveillance regime faces staunch opposition within Congress, while privacy advocates say it does…

11 years ago

All Bitcoin Wallets On Android “Vulnerable To Theft”

Google's not-so-random number generator allows thieves to hijack wallets if certain conditions are met

11 years ago

Intel, Unisys Collaborate On Secure x86 Platform

The platform will allow organisations to run Windows, Linux and Unix workloads on the same platform and to more easily…

11 years ago

More Companies Adopting Cyber-Security Insurance

While less than one-third of companies are currently insured against data breaches, that figure is growing, according to a new…

11 years ago

Exposure Of NSA Spying Programmes Could Damage The US Cloud Industry

Research suggests US cloud service providers might lose up to 20 percent of their overseas market over the next three…

11 years ago

Poll: Will PRISM Turn You Off US Cloud Providers?

Now we know that the US authorities want to access data held by US cloud providers, will you take your…

11 years ago

IT Life: Fighting Phishing For A Living

Ethical hacker Aaron Higbee now runs the technology at phishing awareness firm PhishMe

11 years ago

NSA To Lay Off 90 Percent Of Its System Administrators

According to director Keith Alexander, the measure is meant to improve the security of NSA data

11 years ago

BT, Vodafone Threatened With Legal Action Over ‘GCHQ Collusion’

Verizon Business, Level 3, Viatel and Interoute also asked to open up on alleged GCHQ collaboration

11 years ago

Microsoft Patches Yammer Security Flaw

Microsoft acts quickly to patch a serious security flaw with its Yammer social enterprise platform

11 years ago

Lavabit And Silent Circle Shut Down Email Services Over US Surveillance Fears

Lavabit says it did not want “to become complicit in crimes against the American people”, whilst Silent Circle says it…

11 years ago

PayPal Tests Payments Authorised By A Photo

PayPal looks to make the wallet-less high street a reality

11 years ago

Xerox To Issue Patch For Faulty Printer Scans

Xerox printers have been changing numbers in scanned documents. A software patch is on its way

11 years ago

The Connection Between Tor Malware And NSA Doesn’t Stand Up To Scrutiny

Cryptocloud and Baneki Privacy Labs admit they might have been wrong

11 years ago

‘Hand Of Thief’ Trojan Targets Linux Users’ Bank Accounts

Researchers surprised by high price of Linux Trojan selling for $2,000 on Russian underground forums

11 years ago

‘Chicken Farm’ Botnets Actively Target Governments, Researchers Warn

Asian espionage networks have compromised government and corporate systems worldwide, researchers warn

11 years ago

ICO Looking Into Daily Mail Privacy Fail

Conservative paper in data leak shocker

11 years ago

Large Botnets Attack WordPress And Joomla

Cyber crooks targeting and then using CMSs like WordPress, Joomla and Drupal to spread nastiness

11 years ago