Security

Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Blog Of Channel 4 Presenter Jon Snow

Fake nuclear bomb story posted on Snow's blog, as Channel 4 blogs remain down

11 years ago

Google Slammed Over ‘Insane’ Chrome Password Exposure

Tim Berners-Lee disappointed by Google's response to criticism of Chrome's stored passwords

11 years ago

Twitter Boosts Two-Factor Authentication After Criticism

Twitter dumps SMS form of two-factor for significantly more secure method

11 years ago

Latvian Government Votes To Extradite Suspected Creator Of Gozi Trojan

Deniss Calovskis claims he is innocent, will appeal the decision with European Court of Human Rights

11 years ago

Cyber Attacks Strike Zimbabweans Around Controversial Election

Zimbabweans knocked offline and see data wiped because of slew of cyber attacks last week during the elections, TechWeekEurope learns

11 years ago

Malware That Took Down Freedom Hosting Could Be The Property Of NSA

Malware used to identify Tor users contacted an IP address owned by US government agency, researchers claim

11 years ago

Zero-Day Catcher FireEye Plans To Go Public In $175m IPO

Popular but loss-making security firm hopes to move on with hefty investment

11 years ago

Microsoft Warns Of Windows Phone Password Snooping Danger

Windows Phones could leak corporate network passwords, Microsoft warns

11 years ago

‘Wi-Fi Pineapple’ Allows Covert Penetration Tests

A small, Linux-powered device unveiled at DEF CON allows hackers to take over devices' Wi-Fi connections and manipulate data flows

11 years ago

Security IS Fun! Hack A Toilet Or A Robot Rabbit!

If hacking toilets and a talking electronic rabbit doesn't get kids excited about IT security, then nothing will, says Tom…

11 years ago

Windows 8.1 Boosts Security And Enterprise Features

Windows 8.1 isn't perfect, but the enterprise version adds features IT has been wanting, says Wayne Rash

11 years ago

Lloyds Bank Of Scotland Fined £75k Over Faxing Blunders

Lloyds Banking Group gets in trouble for sending faxes containing customer data to the wrong people

11 years ago

Tor Websites Down As Alleged Freedom Hosting Admin Arrested For Child Porn Distribution

Evidence suggests hackers employed by the FBI managed to track some Tor users

11 years ago

Google Launches Android Device Manager

Google has launched its version of Find My iPhone for Android

11 years ago

Websites Hacked To Serve Up Child Abuse Images And Malware

Criminals, or possible vigilantes, are delivering illegal images and malicious software in one go

11 years ago

Researchers Expose Industrial Infrastructure Sabotage Risk

Security weaknesses in industrial control systems could allow hackers to create cataclysmic failures in infrastructure, according to researchers at the…

11 years ago

Researcher Demonstrates DIY Eavesdropping System

CreepyDOL, a £40 device built from easily available parts, demonstrates how easy it is to track and gather information on…

11 years ago

Latvia Refuses To Extradite The Creator Of Gozi Trojan

The country’s Foreign Minister says the 67-year prison term facing hacker Deniss Calovskis is too severe

11 years ago

FBI ‘Can Eavesdrop Via Android Phones, Laptops’

The FBI has reportedly expanded its use of hacking techniques, including the use of eavesdropping tools on smartphones and laptops,…

11 years ago

Wikipedia Crew Plotting Anti-NSA Snooping Security Boost

Wikimedia Foundation says it appears to have been “specifically targeted by XKeyscore” NSA surveillance tool

11 years ago

1,700 Websites In Russia Go Dark In A SOPA-Style Protest

Popular websites stop their services for a day to highlight the possible effects of a new anti-piracy law

11 years ago

DEF CON: 30 Percent Of Mobile Malware Made By 10 Russian Firms

Russian mobile malware factories working with thousands of affiliates to exploit Android users

11 years ago

Black Hat 2013: Trustwave Releases Spear-Phishing Tool

Trustwave's researchers have built a tool designed to help improve security by mimicking highly targeted attacks

11 years ago

Edward Snowden Granted Temporary Asylum In Russia

After two months in legal limbo, the whistleblower finally leaves the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow

11 years ago

BlackHat: Researchers Sneak Malware Past iOS Security Protections

"Jekyll" exploit can introduce malicious functionality after Apple checks, whilst bespoke chargers can install malware on iPhones

11 years ago

NSA Chief Heckled At BlackHat As Agency Defends XKeyscore

Alexander fends off attacks from BlackHat audience member

11 years ago

Most Mobile Apps Leak Private Data, Study Warns

A study has found that the vast majority of mobile apps on Android and iOS leak private information

11 years ago

NSA XKeyscore Tool ‘Could Crack VPNs And Expose The Anonymous’

A slide leaked by Snowden reads: "Show me all the VPN startups in country X, and give me the data…

11 years ago