CyberCrime

25 Million Android Phones Infected With Fake Apps

'Agent Smith' malware replaces legitimate installed apps (such as WhatsApp) with malicious versions

5 years ago

Apple Disables Watch Walkie-Talkie App

Vulnerability could have allowed people to listen in, so Apple takes decision to disable app

5 years ago

Zoom App Flaw Allows Mac Camera To Be Turned On Remotely

Zoom video conferencing app on Apple Macs contain zero-day vulnerability that allows for camera exploit

5 years ago

Marriot International Faces £99m Fine For Data Breach

GDPR consequence. British data protection watchdog plans to fine hotel chain £99 million for data breach

5 years ago

NHS Needs Urgent Investment In Cybersecurity

Outdated computers, lack of investment, and sparsity of skills means the NHS remains vulnerable to hackers

5 years ago

Equifax Former CIO Jailed For Insider Trading

DoJ - Former CIO knew of breach and opted to excise his stock options before breach became public

5 years ago

Russia Refutes Israel Claim Of GPS Jamming

Finger pointing. Russia denies it is responsible for disrupting GPS signals at major Israeli airport

6 years ago

Hacked Ad Server Pushed Ransomware – Report

Fresh threat. Sodinokibi ransomware distributed by malvertising, warns researcher

6 years ago

Chinese Ministry Hackers Hit Eight Services Firms – Report

China’s Ministry of State Security implicated in report on hacking attacks on US and Japanese IT services giants

6 years ago

Ransomware Hackers Get Paid By Another US City

Another US city opts to hand over hundreds of thousands dollars to hackers after ransomware attack

6 years ago

NASA Hack Blamed On Rogue Raspberry Pi

Unauthorised Raspberry Pi device blamed for hack at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

6 years ago

Florida City Agrees To Pay Ransomware Demand

No, no, no! Riviera Beach City pays hackers $600,000 after ransomware attack three weeks ago

6 years ago

Cisco Warns Of Flaws In Data Centre Kit

Cisco warns of two critical flaws affecting its equipment commonly used in data centres

6 years ago

IoT Device Popularity Poses Home Security Risk – Avast

Research from Avast warns the rise in IoT devices puts homes at greater risk of cyber-attack

6 years ago

ASCO Sends Workers Home After Ransomware Attack

Aeroplane parts manufacturer sends home 1,000 of 1,400 workers after being crippled by ransomware

6 years ago

Have I Been Pwned Website Up For Sale

Needs support. Troy Hunt puts popular security website up for sale as admin and coding take him close to burn-out

6 years ago

Hackers Steal Traveller Data From US Customs And Border Protection

Reason not to unlock smartphones for US customs? Hackers breach US customs subcontractor database

6 years ago

TalkTalk Hacker Gets Four Year Sentence

One of the youngsters behind TalkTalk detained for four years, despite depression and Asperger claim

6 years ago

Bluekeep: NSA Warns Windows Users To Update And Upgrade

Cyber attack risk if you don't patch or upgrade to newer operating systems, warns American spy agency

6 years ago

UK ‘Particularly Vulnerable’ To Cyber Attack, MPs Warn

Public Accounts Committee report warns that the UK is extremely vulnerable due to its advanced digital economy

6 years ago

Nearly All Businesses Suffer Phishing Attacks – Mimecast

Nearly all businesses have suffered some form of phishing attack during the past year, survey finds

6 years ago

All Docker Versions Vulnerable To Unpatched Flaw – Report

All versions of Docker are vulnerable to serious flaw, but a patch is being reviewed

6 years ago

Database Contains Millions Of Dating App Records

Database contains 42.5 million dating app profiles discovered that contains thousands of American records

6 years ago

Julian Assange ‘Too Ill’ To Appear For Court Hearing

The health of Wikileaks co-founder in question after his lawyers state he is too ill to appear for court hearing

6 years ago

Malware Riddled Laptop Sells For $1.3m

Eleven year old laptop containing six infamous viruses has been auctioned off for more than $1m as a piece of…

6 years ago

Huawei Expands Challenge To US Federal Ban

Lawsuit against American government amended, as Chinese firm expands its legal challenge in the US courts

6 years ago

Baltimore Struggles After Ransomware Attack

Ten thousand computers belonging to American city still crippled by devastating ransomware attack

6 years ago

Mobile Banking Malware On The Rise, Kaspersky Lab Warns

Worrying number of attacks by mobile banking malware, report from Kaspersky Lab discovers

6 years ago

TalkTalk Fails To Inform Customers, After Breach Data Found Online

Personal details of 4,500 customers found online, despite being told by TalkTalk the data had not been compromised

6 years ago