Security

US Lawmakers Take Facebook To Task Over Data Controversy

Lawmakers across the political spectrum have called for closer scrutiny of internet firms following allegations over the illegitimate use of…

7 years ago

Poisoned BitTorrent Client Hits 400,000 Windows PCs With Malware

Attackers used a counterfeit software update to launch the massive Windows malware campaign

7 years ago

New Intel Chips To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Flaws

Hardware changes in chips shipping later this year aim to replace performance-draining software patches

7 years ago

IoT Smart Devices Easy To Hack, Researchers Warn

A simple Google search can show how to hack IoT devices such as baby monitors, web cameras, doorbells, and thermostats

7 years ago

US Blames Russia For Energy Grid Attacks

United States officials have for the first time publicly blamed the Russian government for two years of cyber attacks on…

7 years ago

Crimeware ‘Cloud’ Takes Cues From Enterprise Services

The BlackTDS malware distribution network automates attacks with ease-of-use inspired by legitimate cloud platforms

7 years ago

Popular VPNs Leak User IP Data, Researchers Claim

Sensitive user IP data is being leaked by three popular VPNs, security researchers find

7 years ago

ICO Investigates Gwent Police Over Data Breach

Data protection act violation? Welsh police force may be in trouble after it fails to notify people of potential data…

7 years ago

Firefox 59 Speeds Loading Times, Improves Privacy

The new Firefox browser release builds on the speedy Quantum rendering engine that debuted in November - the 'most significant…

7 years ago

Start-Up Warns Of AMD Chip Flaws In Unusual Publicity Campaign

A small security firm has warned of embarrassing flaws affecting AMD chips, giving the chipmaker only 24 hours to respond

7 years ago

London Authority Seeks Views On Personal Data And ‘Smart London’

The public survey will look for opinions on how personal data should be exploited, in the wake of earlier data…

7 years ago

US Blocks Broadcom-Qualcomm Deal, Citing National Security

The US president has banned what would have been the tech sector's biggest deal to date, citing fears it could…

7 years ago

Sophisticated ‘Slingshot’ Malware Remained Undetected For Years

Kaspersky Lab has uncovered a highly complex - and probably state-backed - malware strain that infects users via compromised routers

7 years ago

Government Awards £41m To Help UK’s 5G Gain An Edge

Six small and medium-sized organisations are to trial next-generation wireless projects in healthcare, tourism, rural productivity and other areas

7 years ago

Day-Long Oculus Rift Outage ‘Due To Administrative Error’

Facebook's Oculus Rift VR headset was rendered unusable for more than 15 hours after the company forgot to renew a…

7 years ago

US Lacks Co-ordination Against Russian Cyber Aggression, Admits Top General

Washington lacks 'effective' co-ordination against Russian cyber attacks, says NATO Supreme Commander

7 years ago

Gozi Banking Malware Returns, Backed By ‘Dark Cloud’ Botnet

The infamous Gozi banking Trojan is being used in targeted attacks deployed over surprisingly sophisticated botnet infrastructure, finds Cisco

7 years ago

Olympic Destroyer Malware Used False Flags – Kaspersky Lab

Malware that disrupted the Winter Olympic games was disguised to look as if the attack had come from the usual…

7 years ago

Microsoft Builds AI Into Windows 10 With Spring Update

The Windows ML artificial intelligence platform will help Windows gadgets carry out machine learning tasks themselves, instead of sending them…

7 years ago

US Senators Quiz Vendors Over Russian Access To Voting Machines

Have the Russians sneaked a peak at the source code used in e-voting machines, ask US Senators

7 years ago

Government Guidelines Aim To Secure Smart Devices

A draft code of practice would encourage manufacturers to remove default device passwords and make communications less easy to hack

7 years ago

Fintech Consortium To Tackle Cybersecurity Issues

A new consortium led by the World Economic Forum aims to bolster the financial industry's battle against a growing range…

7 years ago

PornHub Owner Unveils Age Verification Tool For The UK

Online smut control? AgeID will be help Brits comply with the Digital Economy Act 2017 from April

7 years ago

Google Patches ‘Critical’ Android Flaws

Google has patched 11 serious bugs in the platform, plus dozens of less severe security issues

7 years ago

Microsoft Customises Cloud, Offline Azure Services For US Government

Microsoft has released a government edition of the Microsoft 365 bundle, with Azure Stack set to link to the Azure…

7 years ago

Data Centre Heists: Raiders Steal Hundreds Of Bitcoin-Mining Servers In Iceland

Eleven suspects have now been arrested in connection with the crime spree, the biggest in Iceland's history

7 years ago

Government To Seek Post-Brexit EU Data Protection Agreement

Tech firms said they welcome the government's latest data protection plans, which could see an ongoing EU-level role for Britain's…

7 years ago

Equifax Data Breach: Firm Confirms More Customer Data Stolen

Oh dear. Millions more customers have had their data compromised, Equifax confirms

7 years ago

High Court Urged To Force Urgent Changes To Surveillance Law

Campaigners want changes to Snooper's Charter in place by July after court found portions 'incompatible' with EU law

7 years ago

GitHub Briefly Taken Offline In Largest-Ever DDoS Attack

The popular code-hosting site was taken offline for 10 minutes after being targeted by a massive 1.35Tbps DDoS attack

7 years ago