Security

NHS Fined £200k After Computers Containing Patient Data Sold On eBay

One of the worst data breaches the ICO has ever seen leads to hefty fine for the NHS

11 years ago

Indian Government Can Now Intercept BlackBerry Messenger

Leaked document confirms rollout but BES emails are safe

11 years ago

Games Giant Konami Warns 35,000 Accounts Hacked

Konami becomes the third major games company to report a serious hack in just a month

11 years ago

HP Promises To Cover StoreVirtual Storage Backdoor

For the second time in a month, HP squeezes out a fix for a backdoor in one of its storage…

11 years ago

Feds Told To Take ‘Time Out’ From Def Con Hacking Conference

Def Con founder says people need "time to think about how we got here" after Edward Snowden revelations

11 years ago

EMC Upgrades Data Protection And Data Domain Systems

EMC has upgraded its Data Domain systems, as well as its data protection suite and deduplication software

11 years ago

Peter Sunde: Would Someone Kill The Pirate Bay Already?

Co-founder of The Pirate Bay, Peter Sunde, can't escape the shadow of his creation

11 years ago

MPs Report: MoD Data Compromised By Cyber Espionage Onslaught

MoD data taken in unspecified attack, as the level of cyber espionage worries intelligence committee

11 years ago

Handwriting Analysis Identifies Who Wrote What

Paragon's PenMetrix software can identify people by their handwriting

11 years ago

How Green Data Spilled A Snooper’s Secret

Boasting about your green tech is a bore, but in France's case, it turned out to be revealing, says Peter…

11 years ago

Iran Launches National Email Service For All Citizens

But cannot promise that the domestic and state-controlled email service will be free of censorship

11 years ago

The Pirate Bay Co-Founder Unveils Anti-Snooping App

Peter Sunde hoping to launch a less controversial technology with the Heml.is secure messaging application

11 years ago

Microsoft Bug Exposed By Google Researcher Used In Targeted Attacks

Bug controversially disclosed by Tavis Ormandy was used in "limited" attacks, Microsoft confirms

11 years ago

EMC Bolsters RSA Identity Management With Aveksa Purchase

RSA pushing ahead with its intelligence-led approach to security

11 years ago

Google Android ‘Master Key’ Exploit Code Exposed

A proof of concept appears on GitHub but users shouldn't panic just yet

11 years ago

US Government Needlessly Trashes $170k Of Kit After Routine Malware Infection

US body goes beserk over a relatively minor malware outbreak

11 years ago

National Airports See Delays After NATS Computer Failure

Glitches cause problems at Heathrow, Gatwick and other major airports

11 years ago

MPs Question Worth Of Digital By Default Strategy

Francis Maude questioned over how well the government is tracking the success of its online push

11 years ago

Aruba BYOD Survey Highlights Trust Concerns

Employees may conceal their use of personal devices at work due to trust issues, putting corporate data at risk, Aruba…

11 years ago

Snowden: NSA, Israel Co-wrote Stuxnet

The US' National Security Agency worked with Israel on the Stuxnet attack on Iranian uranium processing centrifuges, according to ex-intelligence…

11 years ago

South Korea Attackers ‘Pierced Military Networks’

Same crew that hit TV stations and banks managed to get malware onto military networks, says McAfee

11 years ago

MIT Project Reveals What PRISM Knows About You

An MIT project shows Wayne Rash just how much information PRISM can get without opening a single email

11 years ago

PRISM: Privacy International Issues Legal Challenge Against GCHQ Snooping

Organisation hopes to make a dent in the UK government's alleged widespread snooping, but its legal challenge will be heard…

11 years ago

iOS ‘Worse For Privacy Than Android’

Many more iOS apps track users and look through contacts, when compared to "intrusive" apps on Google's OS, BitDefender says

11 years ago

Gamers Hit In Massive Nintendo Hack

Nintendo hacked again and as many as four million could be affected

11 years ago

Microsoft Patch Tuesday To Fix Critical Flaws

Patch Tuesday will feature six flaws rated 'critical', including a Windows bug that sparked a row over responsible disclosure

11 years ago

Cloudsweeper Aims To Secure Email Accounts

The Cloudsweeper project offers to encrypt passwords and other sensitive information in a user's inbox, while also estimating how much…

11 years ago

We’ll Fight Any PRISM Requests – HP

HP won't back down from a fight with US law enforcement and it supports controversial EU data privacy proposals, says…

11 years ago

EU Parliament Promises ‘In-Depth Inquiry’ Into US Surveillance

Neelie Kroes warns PRISM's snooping will undermine European confidence in the cloud

11 years ago