CyberCrime

British Hacker Faces Deportation To United States

Brit allegedly hacked US Army, NASA, and Federal Reserve, but fights extradition request to the US

9 years ago

United Airlines Rewards Hackers With Million Airmiles

Two hackers awarded one million free airmiles each as part of innovative bug bounty scheme

9 years ago

Government Voucher Scheme To Help SMEs Defeat Cyber Attacks

Small and medium-sized businesses to get government help to bolster their cyber defences

9 years ago

Apple Fans Beware – Hackers Want To Hold Your iPhone To Ransom

iPhone and iPad users hit by trick that freezes Safari until a ransom is paid

9 years ago

Malwarebytes Rolls Out Anti-Malware Tool For Macs

New product will help combat Mac malware as part of growing Apple security concerns

9 years ago

New ‘Wild Neutron’ Hacker Group Targets Bitcoin Firms

Wild Neutron is uncovered by security researchers Symantec and Kaspersky

9 years ago

UK Companies Failing To Educate Their Non-Technical Staff In IT Security

Receptionists and sales staff need training and protecting too, Intel Security report notes

9 years ago

Lizard Squad Hacker Avoids Jail Despite 50,000 Attacks

No justice? Finnish teenager and Lizard Squad member responsible for 50,700 hacks avoids prison time

9 years ago

Dyre Returns As Malicious Spam Targets UK Bank Customers

Return of Dyre malware. Malicious emails targetting UK banking customers contain the nasty trojan

9 years ago

Hacking Team Breach Reveals ‘Beautiful’ New Flash Flaw

New flaws in both Windows and Adobe Flash have been uncovered following last week's Hacking Team breach

9 years ago

Google Removes Malicious App From Play Store

Google purges "evil" Malapp from Play Store that disguised itself as genuine program and sent premium SMS messages

9 years ago

Nearly 5,000 New Types Of Android Malware Created Every Day

Report from G DATA shows huge expansion in Android malware this year

9 years ago

Brits Still Don’t Trust Internet Banking

Almost half of Internet users believe traditional banking is safer going online, Kaspersky Lab survey reveals

9 years ago

Fujitsu: IT Security ‘Needs To Be For Everyone’

Rob Norris tells TechWeekEurope why education could play a major role in providing the security specialists of the future

9 years ago

Amnesty International Demands Inquiry After GCHQ Spying

Amnesty calls for independent inquiry over UK spying on human rights organisations

9 years ago

Donald Trump Hotel Card System Hacked

Luxury hotels belonging to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump have been hacked

9 years ago

Hackers Are Now Demolishing, Breaking and Hijacking Apple’s iOS

Researchers at tech security firm FireEye have detailed new types of iOS attacks

9 years ago

Washington Post Tackles Snooping, Encrypts Webite

Major American news outlet encrypts website to protect readers from spies and hackers

9 years ago

Looking For A Security Superhero? Don’t Call For Aquaman…

Nautical notable tops Intel Security’s list of ‘most toxic’ superheroes to search for online

9 years ago

Most Financial Hacks Brushed Under The Carpet, Say IT Pros

Survey reveals most companies are incessantly targeted by cyber attacks, with the public only told about a tiny number of…

9 years ago

Third Of British Firms Targeted By Ransomware

New study reveals alarming number of British firms have been held to ransom by hackers

9 years ago

Certificate Validation Flaw Leaves Instapaper Log-in Details At Risk

Researchers say certification validation vulnerability could allow hackers to steal Android Instapaper log-in details with man in the middle attack

9 years ago

How To Prevent Spear Phishing Attacks With Improved Email Security

OPSWAT's Mike Spykerman talks us through some tips to protect your business from the threat of spear phishing

9 years ago

SEC Investigates Hackers For Insider Trading

Show me the money! US financial regulator hunts hackers who used stolen data for insider trades

9 years ago

How To Explain Spyware To A Five-Year-Old

The definitive definition of spyware from the experts for the kids (and grown ups, too)

9 years ago

Hackers Steal Encryption Keys With Unit Hidden In Pita Bread

Israeli-based researchers construct data-stealing unit small enough to hide under a pita

9 years ago

Just How Dark Is The ‘Deep Web’?

Trend Micro report uncovers disturbing details about the underbelly of the Internet

9 years ago

St Louis Cardinals Hacks Rival Baseball Team

It's just not cricket! FBI probes American baseball team for hacking internal network of rival team

9 years ago

More Than Half Of Passwords ‘Can Be Cracked In 24 Hours’

Trustwave Global Security Report shows shocking state of password security around the world

9 years ago

Apple iOS, OS X Contain Zero-Day Flaws

Tardy response? Apple's security reputation takes another hit as researchers reveal long-standing zero-day flaws

9 years ago