Security

PGP Encrypted Emails At Risk From ‘eFail’ AttacksPGP Encrypted Emails At Risk From ‘eFail’ Attacks

PGP Encrypted Emails At Risk From ‘eFail’ Attacks

Unpatched bugs could allow attackers to decode PGP-encrypted emails - even those that are years old

7 years ago
Government Implements Tough Rules To Protect Critical InfrastructureGovernment Implements Tough Rules To Protect Critical Infrastructure

Government Implements Tough Rules To Protect Critical Infrastructure

New rules come into force and mean critical infrastructure providers must implement "robust safeguards" against cyber attack or face stiff…

7 years ago
Operating Systems Hit By Major Security FlawOperating Systems Hit By Major Security Flaw

Operating Systems Hit By Major Security Flaw

Windows, macOS, Linux, VMware, Xen, KVM and others are affected by issues caused by their misinterpretation of chip documentation

7 years ago
Patch Tuesday Tackles Two Flaws Under Active AttackPatch Tuesday Tackles Two Flaws Under Active Attack

Patch Tuesday Tackles Two Flaws Under Active Attack

Security updates tackles 67 vulnerabilities in total, including two zero-days being actively attacked

7 years ago
Equifax Admits 38,000 Driver Licences Stolen In BreachEquifax Admits 38,000 Driver Licences Stolen In Breach

Equifax Admits 38,000 Driver Licences Stolen In Breach

Hacker treasure trove. Equifax data breach also saw the theft of data belonging to 3,200 passports

7 years ago
Twitter Quietly Tests Encrypted MessagingTwitter Quietly Tests Encrypted Messaging

Twitter Quietly Tests Encrypted Messaging

Hush hush at Twitter, as it secretly adds the ability to send encrypted direct messages on its Android app

7 years ago
NSA Call Record Collection More Than TriplesNSA Call Record Collection More Than Triples

NSA Call Record Collection More Than Triples

The surveillance agency obtained 534 million call and text records last year

7 years ago
UK Manufacturers Top Attack Target For Cyber CrooksUK Manufacturers Top Attack Target For Cyber Crooks

UK Manufacturers Top Attack Target For Cyber Crooks

Study from NTT Security also finds ransomware infections grew by 350 percent last year

7 years ago
Cambridge Analytica ‘Retained Facebook Data Derivatives’Cambridge Analytica ‘Retained Facebook Data Derivatives’

Cambridge Analytica ‘Retained Facebook Data Derivatives’

Defunct company covered up its use of valuable predictive models drawn from Facebook information, claims report

7 years ago
Intel Chips ‘At Risk’ To Eight New Spectre-Style FlawsIntel Chips ‘At Risk’ To Eight New Spectre-Style Flaws

Intel Chips ‘At Risk’ To Eight New Spectre-Style Flaws

The chaos caused by Spectre earlier this year was not a one-off, report claims

7 years ago
Serious Oracle Access Manager Vulnerability PatchedSerious Oracle Access Manager Vulnerability Patched

Serious Oracle Access Manager Vulnerability Patched

Oracle patches a serious vulnerability that could allow an attacker to impersonate arbitrary users (even admins)

7 years ago
Schneider Electric Software Flaws Leave Critical Infrastructure VulnerableSchneider Electric Software Flaws Leave Critical Infrastructure Vulnerable

Schneider Electric Software Flaws Leave Critical Infrastructure Vulnerable

Researchers from Tenable say critical infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber-attacks because of flaws

7 years ago
Twitter Urges Users To Change Passwords After Internal GaffeTwitter Urges Users To Change Passwords After Internal Gaffe

Twitter Urges Users To Change Passwords After Internal Gaffe

“Bug” caused passwords to be stored on internal server in readable text instead of being hashed

7 years ago
Australian Bank Confirms Loss Of 20 Million AccountsAustralian Bank Confirms Loss Of 20 Million Accounts

Australian Bank Confirms Loss Of 20 Million Accounts

But the biggest lender down under, fails to notify clients of the loss of two magnetic tapes containing customer data

7 years ago
Michigan Jail Hacker Sentenced To Seven Years In PrisonMichigan Jail Hacker Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

Michigan Jail Hacker Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

Hacker who tried to secure an early release for a friend will instead go to jail himself

7 years ago

Medical Devices Vulnerable To KRACK Wi-Fi Attacks

Widespread eavesdropping flaws could be used to invade hospital networks, device maker warns

7 years ago

Orangeworm Gang Stealing Healthcare Data Since 2015

Healthcare trojan found on X-ray and MRI machines after three year campaign by Orangeworm gang, Symantec warns

7 years ago

ARM Chip Safeguards IoT Physical Security

The Cortex-M35P chip protects against proximity-based attacks that can target critical infrastructure

7 years ago

ICANN ‘To Deliver Temporary GDPR Plan’ As Deadline Looms

The internet oversight body says a temporary scheme is on the way 'in the next few days'

7 years ago

WhatsApp Co-Founder Jan Koum Departs Facebook

WhatsApp co-founder departs Facebook amid reports of clashes over personal data and attempts to weaken its encryption

7 years ago

Facebook Moves To Block Privacy Case From Reaching Top EU Court

A ruling by the European Court of Justice could disrupt transatlantic data transfers for thousands of companies

7 years ago

Russia Out To ‘Own’ Blockchain As Competition Intensifies

'Blockchain will belong to the Russians,' a Russian spy reportedly tells standards delegates

7 years ago

Iran Begins To Block Telegram Messaging App

First Russia now Iran becomes latest country to begin blocking access to Telegram services

7 years ago

Criminals Arrested As Webstresser DDoS Website Taken Down

National Crime Agency involved in international operation to take down website behind four million cyber attacks

7 years ago

Hack Lets Burglars Enter Locked Hotel Rooms Without Leaving A Trace

F-Secure's method works on locks used in major hotels around the world

7 years ago

ICANN Fails To Secure Moratorium On GDPR Enforcement

With one month to go, a meeting with EU data protection agencies has only led to more negotiations

7 years ago

TSB Banking ‘Back Online’, But Problems Continue

Days of chaos have resulted from a botched systems switchover at the weekend

7 years ago

Russia’s Telegram Ban Shuts Down Google Services

Amazon and Google have been caught in the crossfire as Russia's regulator RKN tries to keep Russians from using Telegram

7 years ago

Kaspersky Lab Discovers Russian Hacker Infrastructure

Compromised servers used by Crouching Yeti/Energetic Bear hacker group found by Kaspersky Lab

7 years ago

Tech Support Scams Surge 24 Percent

Fifteen percent of those affected lost money, with losses ranging from $200 to $400 or more, Microsoft finds

7 years ago