CyberCrime

Mimecast Back To Normal After Cyber Attack

Customer access to Mimecast in the US resumes, after cloud firm was attacked with malicious traffic

9 years ago

Forbes Readers Suffer Malvertising Attack

Malvertising attack redirects users to malicious webpages as doubts about security of online advertising networks increase

9 years ago

What Does First Major Attack On App Store Mean For Mobile Security?

Security experts share their view on the XcodeGhost App Store attack

9 years ago

Apple App Store Hit By Major Malware Attack

‘Hundreds’ of apps are hit in major attack on the App Store

9 years ago

UK Is The Champion Of Keeping Businesses Safe Online

Trend Micro study finds that UK beats out European neighbours when it comes to dealing with cyber-attacks

9 years ago

Pentagon Cyber Scorecard Database To Combat Hackers

'Automated scorecard' to build up a picture of US military system vulnerabilities to help prioritise fixes

9 years ago

‘Only’ iOS 9 Update Can Protect iPhone Against Bluetooth Hack

AirDrop vulnerability would allow hackers to hijack a device using Bluetooth

9 years ago

Heartbleed ‘Still Affects’ 200,000 Devices

Figures from IoT search engine Shodan suggest not all devices have been patched while experts ponder whether Heartbleed will ever…

9 years ago

BT Security Offers Ethical Hacking Service To Banks

BT offers banks, insurance firms and other financial institutions an ethical hacking service to identify IT weaknesses and inspire customer…

9 years ago

GCHQ Offers Password Advice For Safer Surfing

“Let us give you some advice about your passwords,” says Britain's top secret eavesdropping agency

9 years ago

New Lockerpin Ransomware Steals PINs And Locks Devices For Ever

ESET researchers say Lockerpin is the first such kind of ransomware ever detected

9 years ago

Banks, Media Firms Targeted By Cyber Extortionists DD4BC

DD4BC gang threatens businesses with DDoS attack unless they cough up £8,000 worth of Bitcoins

9 years ago

Lloyds Customer Data Stolen From Insurance Firm RSA

Lloyds admits theft after customer data left on a storage device was taken

9 years ago

Most Data Breaches Are Result Of Identity Theft

Identity theft takes top spot in breach study, accounting for 53 percent of data breaches

9 years ago

Russian Hackers Piggyback Satellites To Steal Data

Kaspersky may have discovered Russian government spies using satellites

9 years ago

Business Cyber Insurance To Rise In Face Of Evolving Threats

Business take-up of cyber insurance set to rise dramatically as next generation threats present fresh challenges

9 years ago

WhatsApp Web Flaw Leaves 200m Users At Risk

Security vulnerability means malware can be installed on WhatsApp Web user PCs, Check Point warns

9 years ago

Mozilla Blames Bugzilla Hack For Firefox Attack

Bug reporting system compromised by hackers and used to attack on Firefox users, Mozilla admits

9 years ago

Android Porn App Secretly Photos Users Before Demanding Ransom

Adult Player app was really part of ransomware scam, Zscaler warns

9 years ago

Fiat Chrysler Recalls Hacked Cars Amid Response Criticism

Car firm posts USB stick with patch for wireless hack flaw and recalls another 8,000 cars

9 years ago

‘Major’ Flaws Found In Kaspersky, FireEye Security Products

Renegade researchers uncover significant vulnerabilities in offerings from leading security vendors

9 years ago

US Tightens Mobile Phone Tracking Rules

End of the free-for-all? Search warrant now required for devices that track mobile phone locations

9 years ago

Greater Manchester Police Website Suffers DoS Attack

Police website knocked offline for several hours following denial-of-service attack

9 years ago

Check Point Takes Aim At Zero-Days With SandBlast

Check Point's new technology makes use of sandboxing and emulation to help mitigate security risks. It is available both on-premises…

9 years ago

Match.Com Users Hit By Malvertising Attack

Around five million Match.com users could be at risk of malware infection, dating site warns

9 years ago

Industry Experts Meet To Tackle Online Child Abuse

Companies meeting in London to discuss ways to tackle online child sexual exploitation

9 years ago

Belkin Router Loaded With Zero-Day Flaws

Popular Belkin router has “multiple vulnerabilities” and there is no fix as of yet, security expert warns

9 years ago

Federal Staff ‘Still Not Notified’ Months After OPM Hack

US government still not notified staff of personal data compromise, months after the OPM hack

9 years ago

Pre-Installed Android Malware Raises Security Risks In Supply Chain

Security experts are increasingly worried about the security of the supply chain with reports of more than 20 incidents where…

9 years ago