CyberCrime

Putin: ‘Russian Patriots’, Not Government, Responsible For Foreign Election Cyber Attacks

Vladimir Putin goes on the defensive as fallout from US election continues

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: ‘I Love You’ Virus

The 'I love you' worm had a devastating impact on computer networks worldwide seventeen years ago

7 years ago

OneLogin Password Manager Suffers Data Breach

The breach has appeared to expose the ability to decrypt the data as well

7 years ago

Plastic Surgery Photos Published After Clinic Hack

Personal surgical pictures of British citizens among thousands published after Lithuanian clinic hack

7 years ago

Chipotle Breach Exposes Continued Point-of-Sale Cyber-Security Risks

ANALYSIS: Chipotle is the latest victim of Point-of-Sale malware that steals credit card information, demonstrating the continued risks that face…

7 years ago

IBM, Cisco Buddy Up For Enterprise Security Push

Making the world a safer place...IBM and Cisco team up to share threat data and carry out joint research

7 years ago

ShadowBrokers Hacker Group To Publish More NSA Code

New batch of stolen code to be auctioned by hacker group, despite earlier pledge to shut down operation

7 years ago

Researchers Suggest Windows XP Was Immune To WannaCry Virus

Blue screens of death may have been the worst-case scenario for Windows XP devices

7 years ago

Hackers Hijack Digital Billboard In Liverpool Shopping Centre

The billboard was turned off quickly, but not before pictures of the hack made their way online

7 years ago

Judy Malware Infects Up To 36.5m Android Devices

Cyber security firm Check Point reckons it could be the biggest malvertising campaign to hit Google Play

7 years ago

Pacemaker Code ‘Contains 8,000 Vulnerabilities’

Researcher warns of troubling security vulnerabilities with pacemaker devices

8 years ago

Theresa May Urges G7 To Take Action Against Online Extremism

Fight against Isis "moving from the battlefield to the internet", Prime Minister to tell G7

8 years ago

Synopsys Questions Cyber Safety Of Medical Devices

Question marks over the safety of medical kit has been raised again as study finds widespread medical complacency

8 years ago

WannaCry Wallops Russian Post, Highlighting The Risk Of Legacy IT

Russian Post denies it has been infected despite tip-offs by postal workers

8 years ago

VLC & Kodi Subtitle Vulnerability Could Give Hackers Control Of 200M Devices

Security researchers warn of a subtitle vulnerability that affects VLC, Kodi and other popular media software

8 years ago

Samba Vulnerability Could Usher In Another WannaCry Worm

The security hole could affect thousands upon thousands of Linux and Unix based machines

8 years ago

NSA Says New Encryption Standards Needed To Resist Quantum Computing

ANALYSIS: Quantum computing's potential to crack encryption worries the NSA, so it's developing standards and strategies for a post-quantum world

8 years ago

Citrix Analytics Service To Tackle Insider Threats

Security play part of a number of product announcements from cloud specialist Citrix

8 years ago

Android Malware Used To Rob Russian Bank Customers

The Cron hacking gang used malicious apps and software to infect a million Android smartphones

8 years ago

BT Branded Email Scam Aims To Exploit WannaCry Ransomware Fears

The phishing scam is piggy-backing onto WannaCry warnings

8 years ago

Zomato, DocuSign Breaches Reveal Common Security Risks

ANALYSIS: WannaCry ransomware worm outbreak isn't the only cybersecurity incident that users need to worry about, as a pair of…

8 years ago

North Korea’s Unit 180 Hacking Cell Accused Of Major Cyber Attacks

Major hack attacks appear to be a money making exercise for North Korea's regime

8 years ago

EternalRocks Worm Exploits 7 NSA Hacking Tools

Cyber security researchers have identified a potential WannaCry successor

8 years ago

Botnets Target FCC Website Over Net Neutrality, Researchers Say

Researchers claim bots are spamming US regulator website over net neutrality rule change proposal

8 years ago

Microsoft President Slams NSA, Calls For Unity Following ‘WannaCrypt’ Ransomware Attacks

Fallout from WannaCrypt attacks continues as Microsoft publicly calls out NSA for stockpiling security vulnerabilities

8 years ago

NHS Ransomware Attack Needs To Be A Wake Up Call For Government IT

OPINION: Legacy systems leave critical public infrastructure vulnerable to the dark side of the Internet

8 years ago