CyberCrime

IBM DeepLocker Turns AI Into Hacking Weapon

Artificial intelligence can power a new generation of malware that can bypass top tier cyber defences

6 years ago

Samsung S7 Smartphones Vulnerable To Meltdown Exploit

Researchers warn that Samsung smartphones are vulnerable due to the Meltdown flaw with Intel chips

6 years ago

Singapore Health Hack Carried Out By State-linked Group

Government says hack of Singapore health records has the hallmarks of a state-linked group

6 years ago

Reddit Confirms ‘Serious’ Hack Of User Data

Reddit knew of 'security incident' since 19 June but only alerted users more than a month later

6 years ago

Dixons Carphone Breach Bigger Than First Thought

Insists no evidence of fraud, despite admission that 10 million customer records were compromised

6 years ago

Ransomware Attack Cripples Cosco Shipping Network – Report

US network of shipping giant taken down after suffering an apparent ransomware attack

6 years ago

Hackers Breach Virginia Bank, Make Off With Millions

Daylight robbery. Hackers have stolen $2.4m after two successful cyber attacks on an American bank

6 years ago

Bluetooth Pairing Bug To Be Repaired

Update coming for Bluetooth after pairing vulnerability could see attacker intercept communications

6 years ago

Russian Hackers Penetrate US Electrical Grid – Report

Blackout threat? Russian linked hacking group has compromised networks of American electric utilities

6 years ago

Singapore Data Breach Hits 1.5 Million People

Major cyberattack on Singapore’s government health database steals personal data of 1.5 million people

6 years ago

Hacker Selling US Military Secrets On Dark Web

Reaper drone data and operation manual for M1 ABRAMS battle tank for sale on dark web after Netgear router exploit

6 years ago

Timehop Admits Data Theft Of 21 Million Users

Nostalgia app Timehop admits “unauthorised access” of the data of 21 million users held in the cloud

6 years ago

Costa Coffee Owner Whitbread Suffers Data Breach

Personal data of Whitbread job applicants exposed after cyber attack on recruitment website down under

6 years ago

Firefox To Include ‘Have I Been Pwned’ Alerts

Breach notifications to be included for Firefox users to alert them if their data is compromised in a data breach

6 years ago

Apple Denies Researcher’s Claim Of Passcode Hack

Sorry FBI, no easy way into iPhones after brute force hack of passcode is dismissed by Apple

6 years ago

Dixons Carphone At Centre Of Huge Data Breach

At least 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 million personal data records have been compromised

6 years ago

WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins Faces More Charges

British security researcher who halted last year's WannaCry outbreak, faces more US charges

6 years ago

Kaspersky Lab To Appeal Court Decision To Dismiss US Ban

US judges dismiss two lawsuits from Russian firm to overturn American ban on its security products

6 years ago

Canadian Banks Rocked By Data Theft Of 90,000 Customers

Significant data breach affects two large Canadian banks after hackers threaten to go public with customer data

6 years ago

Hundreds Of Android Smartphones Preloaded With Malware, Warns Avast

Smartphones from the likes of ZTE, MediaTek, Archos and Blaupunkt are preloaded with adware nastiness

6 years ago

FBI Seizes Domain To Thwart VPNFilter Attack On Ukraine

DDoS denial. Feds seize control of domain that communicates with home routers infected with malware

7 years ago

WannaCry ‘Hero’ Marcus Hutchins Admits Writing Trojan Code – Report

British hacker who stopped ransomware attack, tries to prevent phone call transcript being used against him in US courtroom

7 years ago

Kaspersky Lab To Open Swiss Data Centre, Amid Dutch Ban

Dutch government announces it will stop using Kaspersky Lab products, over national security concerns

7 years ago

Government Implements Tough Rules To Protect Critical Infrastructure

New rules come into force and mean critical infrastructure providers must implement "robust safeguards" against cyber attack or face stiff…

7 years ago

Equifax Admits 38,000 Driver Licences Stolen In Breach

Hacker treasure trove. Equifax data breach also saw the theft of data belonging to 3,200 passports

7 years ago

Schneider Electric Software Flaws Leave Critical Infrastructure Vulnerable

Researchers from Tenable say critical infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber-attacks because of flaws

7 years ago

Twitter Urges Users To Change Passwords After Internal Gaffe

“Bug” caused passwords to be stored on internal server in readable text instead of being hashed

7 years ago

Australian Bank Confirms Loss Of 20 Million Accounts

But the biggest lender down under, fails to notify clients of the loss of two magnetic tapes containing customer data

7 years ago

Orangeworm Gang Stealing Healthcare Data Since 2015

Healthcare trojan found on X-ray and MRI machines after three year campaign by Orangeworm gang, Symantec warns

7 years ago

Criminals Arrested As Webstresser DDoS Website Taken Down

National Crime Agency involved in international operation to take down website behind four million cyber attacks

7 years ago