Security

Lulzsec Leaks Classified Arizona Police Documents

Hacktivist group Lulzsec has infiltrated the Arizona Department of Public Safety and published peronal details

13 years ago

Travelodge Admits Customer Data Leak

Travelodge has informed the ICO of an 'issue' that resulted in the apparent compromise of customer emails

13 years ago

Scareware Gangs Busted By FBI Global Operation

The FBI seized over 40 computers and arrested two individuals to break up two separate scareware scams

13 years ago

Alleged Hacker Remanded In Custody

Police continue to question alleged hacker, 19-year-old Ryan Cleary; Lulzsec says he is not one of them

13 years ago

Police Launch National Crime Database

A new database that brings together intelligence from police forces around the UK could speed up investigations

13 years ago

Security Breaches Near ‘Statistical Certainty’: Study

A study has found that 90 percent of organisations suffered a security breach in the past 12 months

13 years ago

Another Certificate Authority Compromised Online

The fifth certificate authority to be hacked this year, StartSSL has suspended its free SSL offer indefinitely

13 years ago

AWS Virtual Machines Deployed With Security Holes

Researchers found security holes in VMs created on Amazon Web Services but Amazon is not at fault

13 years ago

Dropbox And Microsoft Snags Raise Cloud Questions

Microsoft and Dropbox problems revive questions and doubts about embracing the cloud for varied IT needs

13 years ago

Apple Increasingly Targeted By Malware, AVG Finds

Apple equipment is increasingly on the radar of malware writers and cyber-criminals, AVG warns

13 years ago

FBI Seizes Web Servers In Data Centre Raid

The FBI has seized web servers during a data centre raid as part of its efforts to tackle Lulzsec hacktivists

13 years ago

Reding Forces Bankers To Own Up To Breaches

EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has confirmed that all businesses will be obliged to report data breaches

13 years ago

US Plans Stricter Laws For Government Network Hacks

US lawmakers are revisiting a cyber-security proposal which would make hacking government Websites a felony

13 years ago

Nokia Revamps Navteq Location Services Unit

Nokia is merging Navteq with its other location operations, with the aim of kickstarting new services

13 years ago

DNS-Based Malware Protection Service From OpenDNS

The OpenDNS malware protection service will detect and block all DNS requests to known malicious servers

13 years ago

Brazilian Government Latest Lulzsec Victim

Websites of the Brazilian government have suffered DDoS attacks, adding to a growing list of 'hacktivism' victims

13 years ago

Acronis Looks To SMBs With Updated Backup Tool

Acronis has upgraded its disaster recovery platform with the release of Backup & Recovery 11

13 years ago

Lulzsec Denies Arrested Suspect Was Hacking Leader

A 19-year-old alleged Lulzsec member has been arrested by British police in joint-operation with the FBI

13 years ago

Lulzsec Claims To Have Stolen UK Census Data

The Office of National Statistics is scrambling to check if Lulzsec has the details of every person in the UK

13 years ago

Bitcoin Value Plummets Following Hack

A Japan-based Bitcoin exchange is planning to return to service 'soon' following a security incident

13 years ago

SOCA Website Back Up After Lulzsec DDoS Attack

UPDATED: the Serious and Organised Crime Agency is back online after a hit by hacktivists Lulzsec's 'Operation Anti-Security'

13 years ago

Hackers Poison iCloud Search Results

Scammers have tapped into iCloud interest to direct search users to a fake Windows antivirus

13 years ago

Security: Passwords Are Still the Problem

Despite an endless series of breaches, the problems with passwords are really very basic, says Fahmida Y Rashid

13 years ago

Lulzsec and Anonymous Team Against Governments

High-profile hacktivists Lulzsec and Anonymous call for attacks on governments and banks

13 years ago

Sega Latest Victim In Hacking Spree

Lulzsec has offered to help investigate the breach, in which personal data on 1.3 million Sega Pass users was stolen

13 years ago

Chinese Weapon Systems Vulnerable To SCADA Hack

Hackers could potentially gain control of Chinese weapon systems, US Homeland Security has warned

13 years ago

Survey Reveals Extent of Internet Phone Scam

A new survey has revealed the true impact from the phone fraudsters who warn users their PCs are at risk

13 years ago

British Student Faces Extradition For Web Piracy

A student at Sheffield Hallam could be extradited to the US for linking to copyrighted content on his website

13 years ago

Lulzsec Publishes 62,000 Passwords

The hacker group Lulzsec's latest strike has been aimed at individual users, resulting in consumer fraud

13 years ago