Security

Court Order Allows Microsoft To Retain Control Of Zeus Botnets

A US federal court has granted Microsoft permission to continue to control two major Zeus botnets for the next two…

12 years ago

Cybergeddon – Who Would Kill The Internet And How Could They Do It?

"Cybergeddon" is a real, if unlikely, threat but who would want to carry out such a monstrosity anyway?

12 years ago

Syria Internet Down But Spyware Still Connecting Out

War-torn nation loses connectivity as heavy fighting around Damascus erupts

12 years ago

Lib Dems To Withdraw Support For ‘Snoopers Charter’

Nick Clegg is on the verge of withdrawing support for the controversial Communications Data Bill

12 years ago

Google Resolves Webmaster Tools Security Glitch

Google has resolved an issue which saw its Webmaster Tools service reactivating obsolete accounts

12 years ago

DNS Attacks Take Out Google, PayPal In Romania

Kaspersky, Microsoft and Yahoo also hit

12 years ago

David Petraeus Proves It: Email Is Not Secure

Wayne Rash asks: how could the head of the CIA not realise he couldn't trust secrets to Gmail?

12 years ago

Spam Texter Says £440,000 Fine ‘Is ICO Publicity Stunt’

Two men who allegedly ran a spam texting firm feel the wrath of the information commissioner

12 years ago

TVShack Creator Richard O’Dwyer Avoids Extradition To US

Student will go to the US to sign a final agreement and avoid prison

12 years ago

Cyber Crook Pleads Guilty To £3m Card Skimming Scam

Criminal caught red handed carrying out a sophisticated campaign

12 years ago

Go Daddy Pledges Better Security For All After Customers Hacked

Go Daddy tells TechWeekEurope it has some big plans for security improvements across the globe

12 years ago

US, Europol Seize Domains In Cyber Monday Swoop

Annual Cyber Monday roundup of fraudsters goes global

12 years ago

Amazon And Google Denied G-Cloud Entry ‘As Clouds Not Government Ready’

Exclusive: We find that AWS and Google are keen for G-Cloud but can't get on it

12 years ago

Security Researchers Uncover Critical Infrastructure Flaws

A security firm has said it will disclose 23 flaws in critical infrastructure software, while chastising a rival firm that…

12 years ago

The Rise Of Java Vulnerabilities

Ex-hacker Jacques Erasmus of Webroot, says careless users make Java an attractive prospect for criminals

12 years ago

Google And Apple Sites Downed In Massive Pakistani DNS Hack

Tech giants amongst hundreds affected by DNS-level attack

12 years ago

HP Spy Gear Not ‘Knowingly’ Supplied To Syria

HP says kit may have found its way to Syria through third parties

12 years ago

‘Hacked’ Go Daddy Sites Serve Up Ransomware

Sophos asks how Go Daddy DNS records might have been compromised

12 years ago

Study: Online Consumers Taking Unwitting Security Risks

Web users are continuing to engage in risky online behaviour despite admitting that they feel their online privacy is threatened

12 years ago

Plymouth Council Fined £60k After Printer Gaffe

Council worker picks up the wrong documents and posts them

12 years ago

Oxbridge Hack Attacks Suspect Charged With 17 Offences

Kent 20-year-old faces a slew of allegations

12 years ago

Cyber Attacks On EU Governments Caused ‘Considerable Economic Damage’

Claims voiced in European Parliament indicate attacks on governments causing carnage

12 years ago

Anonymous Attacks ‘Cost PayPal £3.5m’

Alleged Anonymous DDoSer is on trial

12 years ago

Identity Theft Rampant in America, Study Finds

A study of applications for credit and bank cards in the US has uncovered more than 10,000 identity-fraud rings

12 years ago

Report: US Implicated In French Government Spyware Infections

Something resembling the Flame malware appeared on French government systems this year

12 years ago

Facebook Proposes Data Sharing Across Services

Facebook is proposing a change to its data usage policies to allow user details to be shared with its Intagram…

12 years ago

EU Urges Nation States To Use ‘Honeypots’ To Snare Hackers

ENISA says digital traps should be used more widely across Europe

12 years ago