Security

Microsoft Says Russia’s Strontium Behind IoT Hacks

Russian state-sponsored hackers linked to GRU, identified by Microsoft as attacking IoT devices

5 years ago

Far-Right Website 8chan Offline After Cloudflare Withdraws Services

Site goes offline following involvement in shootings in Texas, with Cloudflare accusing it of 'directly inspiring tragic events'

5 years ago

Nvidia Patches High-Risk Flaws In Windows Display Drivers

Bugs in GeForce, Quadro, NVS, and Tesla drivers could allow local code execution, denial of service or escalation fo security…

5 years ago

Destructive Cyber-Attacks Double In First Half Of 2019

Attacks seeking to wreak havoc on targets' systems have risen sharply, with the manufacturing sector accounting for half of all…

5 years ago

Huawei To Sell HongMeng OS-Powered Smartphones This Year

Chinese manufacturing giant develops HongMeng as a possible Android alternative amidst ongoing trade tensions between US and China

5 years ago

Financial Malware Attacks On The Rise, Warns Kaspersky

Consumers are increasingly being targetted by financial malware, alarming new research shows

5 years ago

Google Offers UK Users Titan Security Key

Small security key connects via Bluetooth or USB, and is designed to bolster two-factor authentication efforts for consumers

5 years ago

Louisiana Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware Attacks

Spate of ransomware attacks on school systems leads state Governor last week to declare a state of emergency

5 years ago

Swiss Post Suspends Drone Delivery Trials Following Crash

Tests of drone-based medical delivery system halted after delivery drone's parachute malfunctions, causing it to crash 50 yards from group…

5 years ago

Google Reveals Multiple Remote iPhone Flaws

Bugs discovered by Google's Project Zero can be exploited with no user interaction to execute malicious code - with one…

5 years ago

Huawei’s Delayed 5G Handset Arrives In UK

Huawei's Mate 20 X (5G) now selling in the UK, set to be joined by the Honor 20 Pro photography-oriented…

5 years ago

Huawei Sees ‘Difficulties’ Ahead As Revenues Surge

Revenues jumped by 23 percent and smartphone sales by 24 percent in the first half, ahead of US blacklist move…

5 years ago

Suspect Arrested In Capital One Bank Breach Affecting 106m Customers

Home of former Seattle software engineer raided after July theft of personal details of millions of credit card applicants

5 years ago

Researchers Crack £30 Limit On Contactless Visa Cards

Using an interception device, researchers trick cards, terminals and mobile wallets into making payments over the limit with no additional…

5 years ago

Destructive 15-Year-Old Worm Still Infecting New Systems

MyDoom worm disabled Google 15 years ago and continues to take over more computers via infected emails, finds Palo Alto…

5 years ago

Libra Cryptocurrency Scams Found On Facebook, Instagram

Facebook's own platforms found to be used in scams related to Libra cryptocurrency, adding to regulatory pressure over the controversial…

5 years ago

John McAfee Freed After Dominican Republic Detention

Colourful former security tycoon freed after being detained earlier this week by the army in Dominican Republic

5 years ago

Johannesburg Power Company Crippled By Ransomware

South African power firm suffers ransomware attack that cripples its databases, applications and network

5 years ago

Sky Customers Told To Change Passwords – Report

Incident or just best practice? Sky urges account holders to change passwords, prompting speculation of an incident

5 years ago

German Industrial Giants Attacked By Chinese Hackers – Report

Blue chip German industrial firms have confirmed cyber attacks, which are being blamed on state-backed Chinese group

5 years ago

Cybercrime Costs £2.3m Every Minute, RiskIQ Warns

Cost implications of cyber threats revealed after report malicious activity on the internet cost £1.2 trillion last year

5 years ago

Lancaster University Admits ‘Sophisticated Phishing Attack’

Student data has been compromised Lancaster University admits, after 'sophisticated and malicious phishing attack'

5 years ago

Russian Intelligence Contractor Hacked, Secret Projects Exposed

Hack of contractor working for Russian intelligence reveals exactly what cyber secrets Russia is seeking to expose

5 years ago

Third Of European Businesses Not GDPR Compliant

Over a year since it was introduced, 30 percent of European organisations are still not GDPR compliant

5 years ago

Equifax To Pay $700m For Data Breach Settlement

Very costly. Equifax reportedly to pay hundreds of millions of dollars for data breach settlement with US regulators

5 years ago

Symantec, Broadcom Axe Acquisition Talks – Report

Symantec reportedly walks away from acquisition talks with Broadcom, after disagreement about price

5 years ago

FaceApp Faces Call For Security Probe

Paranoid or sensible? US Senator demands probe of app that ages people's faces, over Russian connection

5 years ago

Email Scammers Reaping Huge Rewards, Study Shows

Email scammers making over $300 million per month in America, US Treasury department warns

5 years ago

Arrest After Bulgaria Suffers Damaging Cyber Attack

Nearly all seven million Bulgarian adults have reportedly had their personal data compromised

5 years ago

France To Approve First Cryptocurrency Firms Under New Rules

France is looking to attract initial coin offerings and other cryptocurrency-related organisations amidst controversy over Facebook's Libra

5 years ago