Security

KopiLuwak Backdoor Refreshed For G20 CyberattackKopiLuwak Backdoor Refreshed For G20 Cyberattack

KopiLuwak Backdoor Refreshed For G20 Cyberattack

Diplomats at risk from a new malware dropper disguised as a document associated with a G20 meeting invite

8 years ago
Cloudflare Pulls Protection From Far Right Daily Stormer WebsiteCloudflare Pulls Protection From Far Right Daily Stormer Website

Cloudflare Pulls Protection From Far Right Daily Stormer Website

Cloudflare CEO said it was a difficult decision but US civil liberties group hits out at tech firms for clampdown

8 years ago
Charlottesville Violence Shows How The Web Takes Revenge On ExtremistsCharlottesville Violence Shows How The Web Takes Revenge On Extremists

Charlottesville Violence Shows How The Web Takes Revenge On Extremists

ANALYSIS: The “Unite the Right” rally that turned violent in a small Virginia city was enabled by the internet, but…

8 years ago
Ransomware Attacks ‘Double’ As Nation State Weapons Fall Into Hands Of HackersRansomware Attacks ‘Double’ As Nation State Weapons Fall Into Hands Of Hackers

Ransomware Attacks ‘Double’ As Nation State Weapons Fall Into Hands Of Hackers

Grim reading...Malware is growing, adware mutating, and sophisticated 'nation state' tools are being used by low-level hackers

8 years ago
Shadow Brokers Exploit Kits Are A Malware ‘Game Changer’Shadow Brokers Exploit Kits Are A Malware ‘Game Changer’

Shadow Brokers Exploit Kits Are A Malware ‘Game Changer’

Kaspersky Labs researchers say wide availability of exploit packages in-the-wild is a 'game changer' in 'unrelenting' cyber threat

8 years ago
Google Chrome Extensions Targeted In ‘Hijacking Spree’Google Chrome Extensions Targeted In ‘Hijacking Spree’

Google Chrome Extensions Targeted In ‘Hijacking Spree’

Google Chrome has come under concerted attack in recent weeks from compromised 'extensions'

8 years ago
Law Lessons: What EU GDPR & NIS Directive Mean For Your BusinessLaw Lessons: What EU GDPR & NIS Directive Mean For Your Business

Law Lessons: What EU GDPR & NIS Directive Mean For Your Business

James Castro-Edwards, Partner and Head of Data Protection Law at Wedlake Bell, gives a law lesson on the implications of…

8 years ago
IT LIFE: Richard Pursey, SafeToNet CEOIT LIFE: Richard Pursey, SafeToNet CEO

IT LIFE: Richard Pursey, SafeToNet CEO

Richard Pursey details how SafeToNet uses AI to protect children online, his career to date and why routemapping technology took…

8 years ago
Scottish Parliament Confirms Brute Force Cybersecurity IncidentScottish Parliament Confirms Brute Force Cybersecurity Incident

Scottish Parliament Confirms Brute Force Cybersecurity Incident

IT systems at Scottish Parliament suffers similar cyber-attack to recent Westminster assault

8 years ago
US Government Seeks Information On Thousands Of Protest Website VisitorsUS Government Seeks Information On Thousands Of Protest Website Visitors

US Government Seeks Information On Thousands Of Protest Website Visitors

Dreamhost said it plans to fight a search warrant demanding information on a protest site, including the IP addresses of…

8 years ago
Death By PowerPoint: Malware Attacks Use Malicious Slide Show Files To Evade AntivirusDeath By PowerPoint: Malware Attacks Use Malicious Slide Show Files To Evade Antivirus

Death By PowerPoint: Malware Attacks Use Malicious Slide Show Files To Evade Antivirus

A sophisticated attack uses targeted emails and a known Microsoft Office bug to get around antivirus and take over users'…

8 years ago
Judge Tells LinkedIn It Cannot Stop Third Parties From Collecting Profile DataJudge Tells LinkedIn It Cannot Stop Third Parties From Collecting Profile Data

Judge Tells LinkedIn It Cannot Stop Third Parties From Collecting Profile Data

LinkedIn must allow startup HiQ to collect data from public profiles in a case that tests how much control internet…

8 years ago

WannaCry ‘Hero’ Pleads Not Guilty To Kronos Malware Charges

Marcus Hutchins, who helped stop the WannaCry attack, rejects six charges of helping to create and spread the Kronos banking…

8 years ago
Pwned By Your Possessions: Is IoT Worth The Trade-Off?Pwned By Your Possessions: Is IoT Worth The Trade-Off?

Pwned By Your Possessions: Is IoT Worth The Trade-Off?

ANALYSIS: The IoT brings with a lot of security risks with it. Ethical hacker Ken Munro asks whether having your…

8 years ago

Russian APT28 ‘Hacking Hotels To Steal Guests’ Passwords’

The allegedly state-backed hacking group has been implicated in an information-stealing campaign targeting guests at hotels in Europe and the…

8 years ago

HBO Hackers Leak More TV Shows But Not Game Of Thrones As £5m Ransom Isn’t Met

Hackers release more TV episodes and could release more, alongside contact details of actors and legal documents unless HBO pays…

8 years ago

SonicSpy Android Malware Records Audio And Takes Pictures

More than 4,000 samples of SonicSpy have been distributed since February, hidden in apps on Google Play and elsewhere

8 years ago

Cybersecurity Researchers Implant Malware Into DNA Strand

US researchers embed malware into DNA, in order to hack DNA sequencing software. But it won't be a threat for…

8 years ago

Poll: What Is Your Biggest Cybersecurity Concern?

Cybersecurity is never far from the IT conversation, but what do you fear the most?

8 years ago

TalkTalk Is Fined £100,000 For Data Protection Act Breach

ICO says TalkTalk didn't do enough to stop criminals in Indian call centre from accessing huge amounts of customer data

8 years ago

Kaspersky Lab To Withdraw Microsoft Antitrust Complaint

Kaspersky antitrust complaint to be withdrawn after Microsoft agrees changes for Windows users

8 years ago

Tech Quiz: Privacy And Prying Eyes

Ever feel like someone's watching you? Take our privacy quiz!

8 years ago

The Evolution Of Identity: Problem Passwords And Burgeoning Biometrics

OPINION: Passwords are yesterday's technology, biometrics are the future, argues Experian's head of identity and fraud

8 years ago

Password Expert Regrets Complex Password Advice

William Burr says he basically got it wrong when it came to password advice

8 years ago

Silicon Readers Back Decision To Kill Adobe Flash

Adobe Flash support will end, but just how many of our readers think it should stick around - at least…

8 years ago

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Tackles 48 Flaws, But Adobe Acrobat Dominates

Largish patch update from Microsoft, but administrators advised to tackle Adobe updates ASAP

8 years ago

Security Panel: Will Threat Of Fines For Poor Cybersecurity Have An Impact?

Experts give their views to news that 'essential infrastructure' operators could be fined if service is disrupted due to poor…

8 years ago

Support Grows For A GPS Backup System Amidst Hacking Danger

South Korea and the US have signalled their support for a land-based radio navigation system as incidents of GPS disruption…

8 years ago

Businesses Face Fines If Cyberattack Causes ‘Essential’ Service Outage

'Essential' infrastructure operators could be fined £17 million or 4 percent of global turnover if they suffer an outage because…

8 years ago