Security

Cisco Rolls Out ‘Dubious’ Fix For WebEx Vulnerability

Cisco was quick to issue a patch for the security hole, but is it good enough?

8 years ago

HummingBad Android Malware Returns Badder Than Before As HummingWhale

The fraudulent advertising malware makes a comeback by being harder to detect and remove from Android smartphones and tablets

8 years ago

Apple Issues Security Updates For iPhone, Mac & Apple Watch

Two dangerous kernel bugs highlighted by Google's Project Zero have been squashed

8 years ago

Heartbleed OpenSSL Bug Is Still Alive And Kicking & Affects 200,000 Services

Nearly 200,000 services are still at risk from the OpenSSL bug, with majority coming from the US

8 years ago

Lloyds Internet Banking Outage ‘Caused By DDoS’

Lloyds Banking Group IT outage was the result of a DDoS staged by cybercriminals

8 years ago

President Trump’s Top Security Advisers Have Had Their Passwords Hacked

Several key members of Trump's cabinet have found themselves caught up in the spate of recent mass data breaches

8 years ago

London & Scotland Are More Affected By Financial Cyber-Crime

One in three Londoners said they had been hit by financial computer crime

8 years ago

Journalist Brian Krebs ‘Unmasks’ Mirai Botnet Developer

The IoT botnet code was used to power an attack that knocked Twitter and Netflix offline last year

8 years ago

First Mac Malware ‘Fruitfly’ Of The Year Uses Decades-Old Code

The Fruitfly Mac malware, which targets biomedical research institutions, uses code that dates back to the 1990s

8 years ago

‘Prank’ Emoji iMessage Is Crashing iPhones And iPads

Another iMessage bug has been found, affecting most versions of iOS

8 years ago

Yahoo Data Breach ‘Affects 3,000 Australian Government Figures’

Australian media have identified government officials, MPs, judges and high-ranking federal police amongst those affected

8 years ago

Oracle Dishes Out 270 Patches In SecondBiggest Security Update Ever

Business applications receive the bulk of the patches as quarterly updates continue to grow

8 years ago

Nearly One Third Of NHS Trusts Hit By Ransomware Attacks

Of the 94 NHS Trusts that responded, none admitted to paying a ransom

8 years ago

Bounty Hunter Earns £32,5000 Reward For Catching Facebook Bug

Facebook pays out its highest ever reward for PoC behind ImageMagick security flaw

8 years ago

‘Highly Effective’ Phishing Scam Steals Gmail Login Details

Victims are sent a spoofed email directing them to a fake Gmail login page

8 years ago

Microsoft Warns Of Windows 7 Security Dangers As Support Draws To A Close

Microsoft calls for action as Windows 7 support set to end in three years

8 years ago

HSBC Calls On High-Flying CEOs For Tech Advice

The advisory board of high-profile CEOs will focus on disruption, cyber and infrastructure

8 years ago

Dutch Developer Backdoor Scam ‘Affects 20,000 Users’

A developer installed back-doors in online shops and used the details he collected for sophisticated financial fraud, Dutch police say

8 years ago

MPs ‘Disappointed’ At Lack Of Government Digital Strategy

The Science and Technology Committee has criticised the continued delays to the government's long-promised digital strategy

8 years ago

Patient Data Safe After Barts NHS Health Cyber Attack

An unknown Trojan malware was responsible for the attack, but failed to access patient data

8 years ago

Hackers Lovin’ It As McDonald’s Site Vulnerable To Phishing Attack

Shoddy password practices leave the door open for hackers to take away customer details

8 years ago

Digital Manchester Gets A Boost With £2.3million UKFast Data Centre Investment

UKFast hopes to put a dent in London's data centre dominance with new, highly secure facility

8 years ago

Patient Data At Risk As Cyber Attack Hits Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health, which operates five London hospitals, said ransomware was not behind the disruption

8 years ago

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft To Stop Publishing Security Bulletins

Patch Tuesday is changing: From February, Microsoft will communicate security updates via a dynamic online portal rather than a static…

8 years ago

Airport Gate Screens ‘Exposes Personal Data’ Of Passengers

A public gate display at a European airport exposed passenger names and booking codes, according to Symantec researcher found

8 years ago

Hacker Group ‘ShadowBrokers’ Release NSA Exploits After Auction Fails

"ShadowBrokers" releases 61 files said to contain exploit tools used by the NSA, which could fuel a race between attackers…

8 years ago

WhatsApp Denies It Has Compromised Encryption With ‘Backdoor’

UPDATED: Researcher says WhatsApp can reissue encryption keys for offline devices, compromising privacy. WhatsApp says there is no backdoor and…

8 years ago

Rudy Giuliani Is To Head Donald Trump’s Cybersecurity Taskforce

Former major of New York Giuliani accepts position as leader of Donald Trump's new cybersecurity team

8 years ago