Security

Scammers Targeting MacOS With Denial-Of-Service AttacksScammers Targeting MacOS With Denial-Of-Service Attacks

Scammers Targeting MacOS With Denial-Of-Service Attacks

This follows the discovery of a similar type of attack in November where an HTML5 API caused browsers to freeze

8 years ago
Kaspersky Lab Called Out For ‘Critical’ SSL Certificate FlawKaspersky Lab Called Out For ‘Critical’ SSL Certificate Flaw

Kaspersky Lab Called Out For ‘Critical’ SSL Certificate Flaw

The flaw has since been fixed after being discovered by Google's Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy

8 years ago
Gogo Bug Bounty Program To Secure In-Flight Wi-FiGogo Bug Bounty Program To Secure In-Flight Wi-Fi

Gogo Bug Bounty Program To Secure In-Flight Wi-Fi

Gogo looks to secure the skies and stay one step ahead of the hackers with "pro-active" security program

8 years ago
Symantec Norton Core Wi-Fi Router Promises To Secure Smart Home And OfficeSymantec Norton Core Wi-Fi Router Promises To Secure Smart Home And Office

Symantec Norton Core Wi-Fi Router Promises To Secure Smart Home And Office

Automatic updates, packet inspection and high performance Wi-Fi are promised by new Symantec router

8 years ago
New Android Switcher Trojan Spreading Through Wi-Fi RoutersNew Android Switcher Trojan Spreading Through Wi-Fi Routers

New Android Switcher Trojan Spreading Through Wi-Fi Routers

The trojan hijacks DNS servers and replaces them with malicious versions to re-direct web traffic

8 years ago
Imperva Issues DDoS Warning After Fending Off 650Gbps AttackImperva Issues DDoS Warning After Fending Off 650Gbps Attack

Imperva Issues DDoS Warning After Fending Off 650Gbps Attack

The attack provided a fitting end to 2016, as well as a sign of things to come for the year…

8 years ago
Expect 2017 Cyber-Attacks To Far Surpass 2016 In Damage, FrequencyExpect 2017 Cyber-Attacks To Far Surpass 2016 In Damage, Frequency

Expect 2017 Cyber-Attacks To Far Surpass 2016 In Damage, Frequency

ANALYSIS: Constant bad news about Russian hacking and the increasing prevalence of ransomware made 2016 an IT security disaster... but…

8 years ago
Samsung ‘To Release Galaxy Note 7 Findings This Month’Samsung ‘To Release Galaxy Note 7 Findings This Month’

Samsung ‘To Release Galaxy Note 7 Findings This Month’

The company says it is looking to rebuild consumers' confidence ahead of a planned Galaxy S8 launch in April

8 years ago
‘Russian Malware’ Hits US Electric Company As Tensions Rise‘Russian Malware’ Hits US Electric Company As Tensions Rise

‘Russian Malware’ Hits US Electric Company As Tensions Rise

A Vermont electric utility found code connected with the alleged Russian hacking campaign on its network

8 years ago
11 Stories And Trends That Dominated Tech In 201611 Stories And Trends That Dominated Tech In 2016

11 Stories And Trends That Dominated Tech In 2016

Time to take a look back at what has been an extremely interesting 2016...

8 years ago
US Expels Russian Diplomats For Cyber AttacksUS Expels Russian Diplomats For Cyber Attacks

US Expels Russian Diplomats For Cyber Attacks

35 Russian diplomats handed their marching orders by the United States in revenge for cyber attacks

8 years ago
Travel Booking Systems At Risk, Warn ResearchersTravel Booking Systems At Risk, Warn Researchers

Travel Booking Systems At Risk, Warn Researchers

Airline booking systems lack basic security measures to prevent attackers changing flight details or stealing rewards

8 years ago
Sony Music Apologises For Britney Death TweetSony Music Apologises For Britney Death Tweet

Sony Music Apologises For Britney Death Tweet

Sony says sorry after hack of Twitter account, which was then used to claim that Britney Spears had died

8 years ago

Hacked Sony Music Tweets Britney Spears ‘Death’ Hoax

Sony Music has confirmed several tweets announcing Britney Spears' demise were the result of a 'compromise'

8 years ago
Facebook Introduces ‘Instant’ Two-Factor AuthenticationFacebook Introduces ‘Instant’ Two-Factor Authentication

Facebook Introduces ‘Instant’ Two-Factor Authentication

The 'instant verification' feature allows users to log into services using their phone number without having to receive a text…

8 years ago

Flight Delayed Over Galaxy Note 7 Hoax

A Virgin Atlantic flight was delayed and almost diverted after a passenger changed their Wi-Fi hotspot name to 'Galaxy Note…

8 years ago

Microsoft Admits Windows 10 Upgrade Push Went ‘Too Far’

A misleading dialogue box that tricked users into upgrading was a mistake, Microsoft's marketing chief has acknowledged

8 years ago

Security Vulnerabilities Found In Airline Entertainment Systems

IOactive finds security flaws in Panasonic's Avionic In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) system that could potentially give an attacker unauthorised access

8 years ago

Android Malware Helped Russian Hackers Track Ukrainian Military

Killer malware! Russian malware on Android devices tracked and killed Ukrainian artillery units

8 years ago

Password Reuse Strikes Again As Fraudsters Hit Groupon Users

One user has claimed their account was used to purchase a £2,400 European holiday

8 years ago

Ukraine Probes Kiev Power Grid Cyber Attack

From Russia with love? Ukraine investigates weekend cyber attack on Kiev's power grid

8 years ago

Security Hole Could Let Hackers Take Control Of Planes

Security researchers was able to "hijack" in-flight displays and control cabin lighting

8 years ago

EU Regulators Consider New Big Data Rules

A consultation asks whether the rapidly growing area is adequately covered by existing privacy, competition and consumer protection laws

8 years ago

IBM Security Reveals 70 Percent Of Businesses Pay Up To Ransomware

A quarter of business executives would be willing to pay up to $50,000 (£40,000) to get their data back

8 years ago

MPs Urge GCHQ Action On Bank Cyber-Crime

Financial regulators need their own cyber-security apparatus that isn't dependent upon GCHQ, argues the head of the Treasury Committee

8 years ago

Faketoken Mobile Banking Trojan Targets 2,000 Android Apps

The data encryption capability is unlike that of most mobile ransomware in that it blocks the data rather than the…

8 years ago

Akamai Buys Startup CyberFend To Battle Bots In The Cloud And Online

Bot hunting tech will be added to Akamai's existing online security software

8 years ago

LinkedIn’s Lynda.com Suffers Data Breach, 9.5 Million Users Alerted To The Hack

55,000 users have had their passwords reset after someone gained access to a database containing user information

8 years ago

Ashley Madison Parent Company Slapped With £1.3m Fine Over Data Breach

The adultery site's parent company is to pay the FTC $1.6m for deceptive marketing practices and the lack of basic…

8 years ago

ENISA: Encryption Back-Doors ‘Not A Solution’

EU security body concludes government-mandated backdoors would make legitimate services less secure and harm law enforcement

8 years ago