Security

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

Google Raises Alarm On ITU Internet Treaty Discussions

Tech giant worried governments will ruin the Internet

12 years ago

Prince William RAF Photos Leak Sensitive Information

Prince William’s RAF Photos show colleagues' passwords on screens

12 years ago

Israel Vice Premier’s Twitter Hacked As Anonymous Goes On Rampage Over Gaza

Conflict in Gaza continues to have a strong cyber aspect

12 years ago

Facebook Switches On HTTPS For American Users

Facebook has switched on HTTPS protection for American users, but the rest of the world will have to wait

12 years ago

Quantum Cryptography Can Mix With Data Traffic, Say Cambridge Boffins

Quantum cryptography no longer needs dark fibre, say Toshiba researchers

12 years ago

One In Six UK Citizens Access Pirated Content

However nearly half of Internet users aren't sure if they are accessing illegal content

12 years ago