Security

Apple Reports Most Vulnerabilities In Q1

Cybercriminals increasingly target Apple and Android says Trend Micro

12 years ago

Anonymous Plots Next GCHQ Attack

Hacktivist group Anonymous has said it will follow up its recent anti-extradition attacks by targeting GCHQ this weekend

12 years ago

Hacker Exposes Three Million Iranian Bank Account Details

Iranian man posts debit and credit card details on his blog to highlight security vulnerabilities

12 years ago

Toshiba in Competition Data Breach

Toshiba's website fail leads to user info leaking and a breach of the Data Protection Act

12 years ago

Oracle Issues Mammoth 88 Vulnerability Patch

Oracle fixes a load of vulnerabilities, many of which could be used for remote code execution

12 years ago

Security Sensor Visualises Network Attacks

Hone, under development by the US government, is a way of allowing IT administrators to more quickly identify and respond…

12 years ago

Consumer Groups Slate Google’s Tiny Wi-Spy Fine

Google's $25,000 FCC fine for "hypocritical" obstruction is small change, say critics

12 years ago

The Commoditisation Of Hacktivist Attacks

Off-the shelf software for DDoS attacks has brought the means of disruption to smaller pressure groups, says Eric Doyle

12 years ago

US And China Conducted Cyber War Games In Secret

China and US held exercises to head off escalated hostilities after accusations of data breaches

12 years ago

GE Healthcare Admits Sending NHS Patient Data To US

NHS IT Provider says 600,000 patients have no need to worry

12 years ago

Dutch Pirate Party Prepares To Fight BREIN Over Pirate Bay Proxy

Dutch anti-piracy organisation had ordered political party to shut down Pirate Bay proxy

12 years ago

Judge Preserves Megaupload Data For Two More Weeks

Interested parties have two weeks to agree on what is to become of the 1,100 powered-down servers that hold 25…

12 years ago

Alleged TeaMp0ison Member Charged With Computer Misuse

A 17-year-old is charged for two offences, one relating to the Anti-Terror Hotline hoax calls, another to the Computer Misuse…

12 years ago

Google Fined $25,000 By FCC For Impeding Street View Investigation

US agency FCC claims Google said that searching its own emails was too much hassle

12 years ago

Android Video App Steals Contacts List

A Trojan found in video applications on the Google Play market has affected at least 70,000 users, McAfee has warned

12 years ago

Abortion Hacker Sentenced To 32 Months

James Jeffery pleads guilty to hacking BPAS website and records

12 years ago

Another Mac APT Attack Spotted

The SabPub APT is still active and is going after Mac machines

12 years ago

Trojan Hides In Angry Birds Game

Sophos and game maker Rovio have warned of malicious code masquerading as the popular Angry Birds Space game

12 years ago

Google’s Brin Warns Internet At Risk From China, Apple, Facebook

China has contained the Internet, and Facebook and Apple are restricting it, warns Google founder Sergey Brin

12 years ago

Super-Rare Ransomware Breaches Boot Record

Trend spots a rare beast in the cyber crime world - ransomware infecting the Master Boot Record

12 years ago

Great Firewall Of China Blocks All Foreign Sites Following Brief Hiccup

Update to national firewall suspected as cause of temporary foreign site blackout

12 years ago

Two Possible TeaMp0isoN Members Arrested

The Metropolitan Police denies the hack, TeaMp0isoN denies the arrests. So nothing happened?

12 years ago

Boeing Preps Secure Android Smartphone For Government

Aerospace and defence company expected to release device in late 2012

12 years ago

Apple Issues ‘Cool’ Fix For Flashback

Despite getting slammed by some corners of the security industry over Flashback, Apple gets praise for its "innovative" Java update

12 years ago

The Strange Story of Security’s Next Superstar

James Lyne is destined to be one of the biggest names in security. He might even become the industry's first…

12 years ago

US To Rush Work On Cyberweapons

Pentagon recognises the value of hacking as a form of warfare

12 years ago

TeaMp0isoN Hacks MI6 Phones

Mischievous hacktivists phone-bomb the UK intelligence agency

12 years ago

Facebook Generously Lets Users Download Their Own Data

Users will now be able to access data about IP addresses, previous names and friend requests

12 years ago

Portugal Proposes Terabyte Tax To Pay Copyright Holders

Portugal is planning a tax of up to €0.5 per Gigabyte, to pay copyright owners

12 years ago

HP Warns Of Malware-Infected Flash Cards

HP says that some of its shipments of ProCurve 5400 zl switches contained infected flash cards

12 years ago