Security

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

Virgin Media Warns Customers Of SpyEye Infection

Virgin Media has cooperated with SOCA to identify broadband customers who are infected by SpyEye

13 years ago

Regulators Blast Facebook Over Face Recognition

Regulators worldwide have complained that Facebook's face recognition feature abuses users' rights

13 years ago

Survey Points To Positive Impact Of Social Networking

The Facebook generation are apparently a trusting lot according to a new survey of American users

13 years ago

Facebook Juror Jailed For Eight Months

A juror in a major drugs trial has been jailed after contacting one of the defendants on Facebook

13 years ago

Mobile Payment Players Swallow Their Egos

Britain's operators have set up a shared system for mobile commerce. It's about time they got together, says Sophie Curtis

13 years ago

Citigroup Hack Toll Higher Than First Thought

About 360,000 Citigroup credit cards were affected by last month's hack, nearly double previous estimates

13 years ago

Lulzsec Hackers Take Down CIA Site And Hit Senate

Hacktivists Lulzsec overloaded the CIA's website on Wednesday, as part of continuing protests

13 years ago

Viruses Rise In May While Spam Levels Off

Email-borne malware and viruses showed a big increase in May while overall spam volumes remained flat

13 years ago