CyberCrime

New York DA Targets Smartphone Encryption

Manhattan District Attorney on collision course with tech giants after call for weaker encryption

9 years ago

EU Plans Cryptocurrency Clampdown Following Paris Attacks

Bitcoin could come under scrutiny following concerns about terrorism funding

9 years ago

Anonymous Offers ‘Noob Guide’ To Hack ISIS

Payback on ISIS. New guide offers ways to hack Islamic State following terrorist attacks in Paris

9 years ago

Government Urges Free Cyber Health Check For British Firms

Top UK businesses are being urged by the Government to take part in a free Cyber Health Check

9 years ago

Nadella: Microsoft Is Uniquely Positioned To Combat Cyber Threats

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says cloud-first Microsoft's scope means it can help make IT more secure, but industry collaboration is…

9 years ago

Spam Targets Lonely Hearts And Tourists, Warns Kaspersky

Lonely tonight? Or fancy jetting off somewhere for free? Then beware of being duped by spam says Kaspersky

9 years ago

UK, US Wargame Tests Financial Response To Cyber Attack

War games. British and American tests the responses of their financial centres to a major cyber attack

9 years ago

Avast Reveals How Criminals Could Hack Smart TVs To Gain Control Of Homes

Avast researchers exposed an IoT security flaw by hacking a Vizio Smart TV to gain access to a home WiFi…

9 years ago

Tor Accuses FBI Of Financing University Attack

Did the FBI really outsource a cyber attack on the dark net? Tor alleges the Feds paid a US university…

9 years ago

Why Online Retailers Must Prepare For Barrage Of Cybercrime This Christmas

E-tailers stopped 45 million attempted online attacks in the past three months, but more is on its way

9 years ago

InstaAgent Removed From iTunes, Google Play For Data Theft

Top ranking Instagram client removed from iTunes and Google Play after user data theft discovery

9 years ago

Microsoft Patch Tuesday Highlights Edge’s Security Credentials

Business as usual as Microsoft issues 12 bulletins after last month's modest security update

9 years ago

TalkTalk Offers Free ‘Upgrades’ After £35m Cyberattack

TalkTalk says it wants to recognise the uncertainty following last month's major cyberattack and has put a figure on the…

9 years ago

Anonymous Publishes Names Of Ku Klux Klan Members

Hacker collective names and shames 1,000 alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan

9 years ago

TalkTalk Admits 157,000 Customer Details Were Hacked

Hack compromised the details of 'only' 157,000 customers, not four million as originally thought

9 years ago

Symantec Offers Tailored Threat Intelligence For Businesses

Know thy enemy. Symantec service gives businesses answers to specific questions to improve cyber defences

9 years ago

British Spies Collected Phone Data For 14 Years

Theresa May admits British spooks have been bulk collecting phone data and email records since 2001

9 years ago

British Workers Fear Data Theft More Than Home Intruders

Citrix survey finds privacy becoming more important to younger workers in particular

9 years ago

DDoS Attacks ‘Keep Getting Stronger’

Kaspersky report includes one DDoS attack lasting 320 hours

9 years ago

Mobile Malware Risk Is Greater Than Ever

Report from Kaspersky finds huge explosion in malware targeting smartphones and tablets in last few months

9 years ago

‘Thousands’ Of Vodafone Customer Details Stolen In Hack

Customer details such as passwords and phone numbers stolen in second attack on a major UK carrier in two weeks

9 years ago

TalkTalk Hackers Stole 1.2m Names, Emails, Phone Numbers

TalkTalk says scale of data theft less than thought, but hackers still get more than 20,000 bank account details in…

9 years ago

Android Malware Poses As Microsoft Word Document

Android users beware! New malware disguises itself as Word document, but steals messages and other data

9 years ago

Police Hit Users Of DroidJack Malware

Authorities raid homes across Europe of users of Android smartphone tracking malware DroidJack

9 years ago

Second Teenager Arrested In Connection With TalkTalk Hack

Police arrest 16-year-old in London on suspicion of offences under the Computer Misuse Act as TalkTalk investigation continues

9 years ago

British Gas Customer Logins Published Online

Customer logins for British Gas customers published online as company reportedly denies system breach

9 years ago

Porn Poses Biggest Threat To Mobile Devices

New study reveals mobile attacks are more vicious than ever, with pornography the leading attack vector

9 years ago

Larry Ellison: Modern Security Is Just Not Good Enough

Oracle OpenWorld - Oracle founder says ‘next-generation’ protection is needed to stop ever-growing security threats as he reveals new M7…

9 years ago