CyberCrime

From Fiction To Reality: Tackling The Cyber Threats Of 2015

Kaspersky Labs UK&I general manager Kirill Slavin warns that cybercriminals are already exploiting new technology

10 years ago

What New Year’s Resolutions Should Chief Security Officers Be Making?

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, but what plans should CSOs be making this year? Here…

10 years ago

Pro-Russian Hackers Boast Of German Website Attack

Hacker group claims to have hit websites of Angela Merkel and the German legislature among others

10 years ago

North Korea Hack On Sony Was ‘Sloppy’, Says FBI Director

FBI Director reiterates North Korea as the Sony hack culprit because they failed to cover their tracks

10 years ago

What We Learned From The Moonpig Website Bug

How should companies respond to vulnerability discoveries and do they have an ethical obligation to protect customer data?

10 years ago

Cyber-Attacks Actually Declined During Black Friday Weekend, IBM Study Finds

The largest shopping weekend of the year—Black Friday to Cyber Monday—does not necessarily bring more cyber-attacks, study says

10 years ago

Sony Boss Dismisses Financial Impact Of Hack

Sony's CEO doesn't envisage a significant financial impact from notorious hack, despite the damage

10 years ago

UK Bitcoin Exchange Suspends Services After Losing Almost £3.5m In Hack

Bitstamp says it will honour in full all bitcoins stored with them prior to the breach

10 years ago

Developer Says Moonpig’s Website Architect Should Be Shot Or Waterboarded

Is someone telling porkies? Serious flaw allegedly found in Moonpig's website - but the greetings card firm says customer data…

10 years ago

How One UK Retailer Upped Its Online Transaction Game

Liberty Games needed to provide its global customer base with the assurance that their transactions would be safe and fraud-free

10 years ago

Nuclear Plant Discovers Worm Infection

Malware has been discovered in a device connected to the control systems of a nuclear power plant in South Korea

10 years ago

Lizard Squad Hacker Arrested In London

A man linked to the Lizard Squad has been arrested amid reports of a second arrest in Finland

10 years ago

What Should Chief Security Officers Ask Santa For This Christmas?

It’s the one time of the year when chief security officers can ask Santa for a little bit of help.…

10 years ago

German Steelworks Physically Damaged By Cyber Attack

A blast furnace in Germany suffers “massive damage” after a cyber attack on its computer network

10 years ago

Sony Pictures Threatens To Sue Twitter Over Hack Leaks

As the Internet connection in North Korea recovers from a mysterious outage, Sony warns Twitter of a possible lawsuit

10 years ago

The Biggest Facebook Scams Of 2014 Targeted Curious Perverts

‘Naked videos of Facebook friends’ installed Trojan on thousands of PCs

10 years ago

BlackBerry Gains Secusmart To Foil Snoopers

BlackBerry closes up acquisition of German specialist that secured Angela Merkel’s BlackBerry against the NSA

10 years ago

Chthonic: The Dangerous ZeuS Trojan Attacking You Via Your Bank

Kaspersky Lab discovers a new strain of Trojan targeting victims through 150 banks' web links and email attachments

10 years ago

Coolpad Devices Contain ‘Deliberate’ Backdoor For Hackers

Palo Alto Networks warns that Android devices from Coolpad contain a deliberate backdoor for hackers

10 years ago

Jeans To Block Wireless Signals To Prevent ID Theft

Clothing prevents hackers from pickpocketing important information from you

10 years ago

Android OS And iOS Targeted by Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

Spate of attacks install remote access Trojans to phish for login credentials, with jailbroken devices at particular risk

10 years ago

Sony Film Première Pulled As Hack Fallout Continues

Fallout from devastating hack at Sony Pictures continues as it cancels film première of The Interview

10 years ago

Spy Agency GCHQ Launches New Code-Making App

Can the notorious snooping bureau inspire the future defenders of cyber space?

10 years ago

Mobile Gamers Beware – Assassin’s Creed-Themed Malware Is Lurking In The Shadows

Malware disguised as Assassin's Creed app detected by Zscaler researchers

10 years ago

5 Ways To Limit Damage Caused By XSS Flaws

XSS may be the easiest way for someone to attack your website, but there are self-defence steps you can take

10 years ago

Hacker Training To Cost Only £38

Fancy honing your hacking skills? Well, cheap online tutorials are on offer, but only white hats should apply

10 years ago

Everybody Wants To Steal My Girl, Or Steal My Data?

Chris Eng, VP of research at Veracode, highlights 6 ways One Direction can keep their private pictures private

10 years ago

Dangerous XSS Vulnerabilities Found On Trip Advisor Website

XSS attacks are being used in combination with spear phishing, social engineering and drive-by attacks

10 years ago