CyberCrime

‘BlueBorne’ Flaw Poses Serious Risk To Bluetooth Devices

BlueBorne attack vector requires no user interaction, and is spread via the air to make it even more contagious

7 years ago

World Cup 2018: England Players To Avoid Public Wi-Fi As FA Seeks FIFA Cybersecurity Assurance

FA fears Fancy Bears or other hackers could steal sensitive data and has written to FIFA

7 years ago

The Dark Web: How Does The Internet’s Underbelly Work And What Does It Really Hide?

IN-DEPTH: The Dark Web has a sinister reputation but how does it work and can it actually be a force…

7 years ago

Security Panel: What Can Businesses Learn From Equifax Data Breach?

Cybersecurity experts discuss the Equifax data breach, how it could have been handled better and what it means for organisations

7 years ago

Equifax Hack Exposes Personal Data Of 143 Million People

Shares plunge in credit reporting firm after massive data breach of the personal data of half the US population

7 years ago

Teachers Warn Students ‘Can Hack Into School Servers’

Half of UK teachers feel their IT knowledge is dwarfed by that of their pupils, a study by Sophos has…

7 years ago

DolphinAttack Exposes Speech Recognition Software Vulnerability

Siri, Alexa and Google Now can be used to hack and control smart devices, including connected cars.

7 years ago

Lenovo Gets £2.7m Fine For Pre-Loading Superfish Adware On PCs

Lenovo is hit with fine and conditions in settlement with US authorities after it was determined Superfish harmed consumers

7 years ago

Debate: Do Passwords Have A Future In Cybersecurity?

VOTE: Passwords are much maligned but still widely used. What does the future hold? Read the views from our experts…

7 years ago

Insider Threat ‘Contributes’ To Growing Number Of Critical Infrastructure Attacks

IBM X-Force researchers find hackers are increasingly exploiting insiders for attacks on industrial control systems

7 years ago

Dragonfly Hackers ‘Could Plunge Europe Into Darkness’

Power outages...Hacker group has infiltrated energy firms and could turn off the lights across continent, according to Symantec

7 years ago

Instagram CTO Confirms Security Flaw Has Leaked Millions Of Account Details

Instagram API flaw affects more than just celebrities, Facebook-owned site admits

7 years ago

New Locky Ransomware Tactic Could Fool Sandboxes

New devious evasion technique from Locky ransomware found by Malwarebytes researchers

7 years ago

WikiLeaks Hacked By Saudi-Based OurMine

OurMine group claims Wikileaks 'hack' after it managed to poison its DNS web address

7 years ago

Instagram API Flaw Reveals Celebrity Data

Oops. Celebrity email addresses and telephone numbers exposed by flaw with Instagram API

7 years ago

Security Panel: What Can We Learn From CeX Data Breach?

Experts give their view on the CeX data breach and how firms can minimise the damage if something similar happened…

7 years ago

Spambot Contains 711 Million Email Addresses

Huge data breach. Misconfigured spambot reveals 700m email addresses and number of passwords

7 years ago

CeX Admits Data Breach Could Impact 2m Online Customers

CeX says online users should change passwords but in-store customers are fine

7 years ago

Banking Trojan Emotet Returns ‘With A Vengeance’ To Strike UK

Return of the Trojan. Emotet is back 'with a vengeance' and the UK is bearing the bulk of its attacks

7 years ago

Why Passwords Still Have A Huge Role To Play In Cybersecurity

ANALYSIS: Despite its flaws, the password’ legacy means it still has a place in the cyber-crime battle argues ZoneFox CEO…

7 years ago

Sneaky Credential Phishing Campaign Discovered By Researchers

Businesses emails are being targetted by a PDF scam campaign with a “low detection rate”

7 years ago

Apple Macs At Risk From ‘Rising’ Malware Attacks

Apple not so safe after all. Rapid rise in malware targeting Mac devices, as Android security problem worsens

7 years ago

UK Wants Frictionless Post-Brexit Data Sharing Agreement With EU

Government says its essential for the future of digital economy and law enforcement that the UK and EU have a…

7 years ago

Police Bosses ‘Should Sack’ Officers With Poor IT Skills

Police officers with 'underperforming' IT skills should be dismissed, think tank Reform suggests

7 years ago

The True Cost of Ransomware Is Much More Than Just the Ransom

ANALYSIS: While the FBI has one set of numbers for the financial impact of ransomware, new figures shows the impact…

7 years ago

KopiLuwak Backdoor Refreshed For G20 Cyberattack

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

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

Google Chrome Extensions Targeted In ‘Hijacking Spree’

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

7 years ago