Security

Police Hunt Is On For Ransomware Scam Affecting 1,100 Systems

Ransomware pushers are pretending to be the PCeU to strip people of their funds

12 years ago

Huawei Routers Contain Multiple Vulnerabilities, Experts Claim

Security experts claim Huawei routers lack modern security measures and contain multiple vulnerabilities

12 years ago

Anonymous Pledges Revenge After French Firm Trademarks Logo

Anonymous targets a French firm that took its logo and stuck it on a T-shirt

12 years ago

French Privacy Watchdog Calls for Google Wi-Spy Data

CNIL demands that Google hands over the Street View data it hasn't deleted

12 years ago

Could Batman’s ‘Clean Slate’ Identity Deleter Work?

The Dark Knight Rises features a digital identity remover called the 'Clean Slate'. Could such technology work in today's world?…

12 years ago

Dropbox Accounts Hacked For Spam Campaign

Dropbox accounts, including one belonging to an employee, are hacked

12 years ago

Twitter Says Sorry And Overturns Journalist Ban

Twitter has backtracked and reinstated the Twitter feed of British journalist Guy Adams, one day after banning him

12 years ago

Fresh Flaw Found On Tesco Website As Customer Anger Swells

EXCLUSIVE: TechWeekEurope learns about another flaw in the Tesco website, following this week's revelations about poor password security

12 years ago

Ubisoft Patches Uplay Vulnerability

The games maker patches a flaw in its Uplay application

12 years ago

IBM Launches New Network Security Appliance

IBM is offering a more detailed insight into an organisation’s IT security thanks to its new network security appliance

12 years ago

How To Find A Security Threat, Kill It And Move On

When there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who are you going to call? Carl Blackett, ICT security architect at Norfolk…

12 years ago

Spoof Tweeter Accused Of Hacking Daily Mail Group

Northcliffe Media says it was hacked by the owner of a spoof Twitter account mocking its CEO

12 years ago

Tesco Slammed For ‘Ignoring’ Security Failures

Tesco not living by 'every little helps' motto as researcher claims it is guilty of numerous security sins

12 years ago

Teen Team Poison Leader Jailed Over Tony Blair Address Book

Team Poison leader is sent to prison for six months after stealing Tony Blair's address book and pestering the Met

12 years ago

Apple Buys AuthenTec To Boost Mobile Security

Apple has moved to strengthen the security credentials of the iPhone and iPad with the acquisition of AuthenTec

12 years ago

London Olympics Presents Mobile Theft Risk, Warns Vendor

A security vendor has warned spectators to keep a close eye on their mobile devices at the London Olympics

12 years ago

The Olympic Scams Medal Winners

Such crafty Olympic-themed scams as our medal winners are going to be rife across the Web this week, so watch…

12 years ago

Google Admits Keeping Street View Wi-Spy Data

ICO calls for the data to be delivered immediately

12 years ago

Twitter Bomb Joker Paul Chambers Wins High Court Appeal

Three years after his ill-judged tweet, Chambers gets the last laugh

12 years ago

Mac Trojan Is Cyber Spying Tool, Say Experts

New Mac malware makes money for Italian hackers, say researchers

12 years ago

Iris Scanners Hacked At Black Hat USA 2012

Good thing UK airports are scrapping the IRIS programme after the Olympics...

12 years ago

NFC Security Flaws In Android And Nokia N9 Phones

Charlie Miller finds NFC flaws in Android and Nokia devices

12 years ago

Brit Firm Implicated In Bahrain Activist Cyber Spy Attacks

British organisation is implicated in a cyber spy campaign that appears to be going after activists in Bahrain

12 years ago

CloudFlare CDN: We Have To Stay Open, Even To Evil

CloudFlare's network will remain open to all, says CEO Matthew Prince

12 years ago

Bank-Theft Botnet Gameover Infects 700,000 Systems

A bank-theft botnet by the name of Gameover has infected 675,000 systems, many at Fortune 500 companies

12 years ago

Symantec Board Shows CEO Salem The Door

A Salem witch trial? Symantec's CEO is booted out by the board

12 years ago

Madi Spy Malware Returns To Target US Government Users

The Madi cyber espionage tool is back and this time is focusing on the West, not the Middle East

12 years ago

ICO Orders Council To Stop Spying On Cab Passengers

Southampton Council wanted to record video and audio in every city cab

12 years ago