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Avast Confirms “Extremely Sophisticated” Hack
State sponsored actor? Security vendor admits it has been targetted by sophisticated cyberespionage campaign
NordVPN Confirms Hack After Data Centre Mistake
Panama-based VPN provider confirms it was hacked after Finnish data centre provider left server unsecured
Government Invests £36m To Bolster Chip Cyber Defence
Additional £36 million in funding as government teams up with chip designer ARM to bolster chip level cyber security for businesses
Ransomware Remains Biggest Cyber Threat To SMBs, Warns Datto
Number of ransomware attacks on SMBs on the rise, and the cost of downtime has risen over 200 percent
US Carried Out Cyberattack On Iran After Saudi Oil Attack – Report
A secret US cyber-attack was reportedly carried out against Iran after an oil facility in Saudi Arabia was attacked in September
Pitney Bowes Says No Data Stolen After Ransomware Attack
Mailing and shipping firm Pitney Bowes has been hit by a ransomware attack, but says no data has been stolen
Hackers Compromise Volusion, Steal Card Details From 6,500 Websites
Shudder. Magecart attack on the host of tens of thousands of websites, has compromised valuable credit card data
Intelligence Agencies Warn Of Flaw With VPN Products
Both the US NSA and UK NCSC warn hackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in VPN products
Twitter Admits To Using Emails, Phone Numbers, For Advertising
Sorry folks. Twitter admits to inadvertently using people's email and phone numbers provided for security purposes, for advertising
FBI Warns Businesses, ‘Don’t Pay Ransomware’ Demands
Spate of ransomware attacks sees FBI issue warning to US businesses. Main lesson? Don't pay the criminals and backup often
Judge Spares Jail Time For Parents Of TalkTalk Hacker
Suspended jail sentences for 'misguided' parents of TalkTalk hacker Elliott Gunton
Former Yahoo Engineer Hacked Accounts For User Porn
Reyes Daniel Ruiz pleads guilty after hacking 6,000 accounts, targetting younger women, to search for porn
US Hospitals Close Doors After Ransomware Attack
Hospitals in the United States and Australia feel the affects of ransomware attacks, which forces admission closure
Asics Says Sorry After Porn Plays For Hours On Shop TV Screen
Store TV hacked. Adult content shown for nine hours on New Zealand’s busiest shopping street
Amazon Promoted Webcams Vulnerable To Hackers, Warns Which?
Cheap home security cameras, webcams and baby monitors, promoted by Amazon, are riddled with security flaws
US Revives Airplane Cybersecurity Bug Hunt
Department of Homeland Security revives program to identify cybersecurity flaws in modern aircraft
Cisco Patches Critical Flaw That Allowed Root Access To Guest OS
Critical flaw in Cisco IOS software could allow hackers to access the Guest Operating System as root user
Airbus Suppliers Targeted In Multiple Cyber-Attacks
Suppliers for aircraft manufacturer Airbus have reportedly been targetted by suspected Chinese hackers, in search of commercial secrets
Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For IE
Emergency patch for Internet Explorer to stop attackers hijacking the web browser
‘GandCrab’ Ransomware Returns Despite Retirement Claim
New ransomware has links to GandCrab, warns SecureWorks, casting doubt on retirement claims
US Government Sues Edward Snowden Over Book
Former NSA whistleblower and resident of Moscow Edward Snowden is sued by US authorities
Multiple Vulnerabilities in D-Link, Comba Routers, Warns Trustwave
D-Link and Comba slated for poor response to discovery of multiple vulnerabilities found on their routers
Texas Confirms No Payment Over Ransomware Attack
Just say no. None of municipalities crippled by ransomware attack have paid the hackers, Texas confirms
Wikipedia Website Knocked Offline By DDoS Attack
Outage for Wikipedia website last week after DDoS attack on the online encyclopaedia
Symantec Consumer Division Sale To Equity Firms – Report
Private equity groups sniff around remaining consumer division of Symantec, after enterprise sale to Broadcom
Apple Hits Back At Google Over iPhone Hack Report
Fight, fight. Google security researchers overstated the level of threat to iPhone users, Apple alleges
Database Exposes 419m Facebook Users Phone Numbers
Privacy lapse after a database containing millions of Facebook users phone numbers was left unprotected online
Google Warns Of ‘Sustained Effort’ To Hack Apple iPhones
Google's Project Zero warns of a 'sustained effort' to hack iPhones over past two years, via poisoned websites
French Cyber Police Takedown Paris-based Botnet
C3N cybercrime unit, along with the FBI and Avast, take down French botnet that infected 850,000 computers