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Lenovo Gets £2.7m Fine For Pre-Loading Superfish Adware On PCs
Lenovo is hit with fine and conditions in settlement with US authorities after it was determined Superfish harmed consumers
Debate: Do Passwords Have A Future In Cybersecurity?
VOTE: Passwords are much maligned but still widely used. What does the future hold? Read the views from our experts and vote!
Insider Threat ‘Contributes’ To Growing Number Of Critical...
IBM X-Force researchers find hackers are increasingly exploiting insiders for attacks on industrial control systems
Dragonfly Hackers ‘Could Plunge Europe Into Darkness’
Power outages...Hacker group has infiltrated energy firms and could turn off the lights across continent, according to Symantec
Instagram CTO Confirms Security Flaw Has Leaked Millions Of Account...
Instagram API flaw affects more than just celebrities, Facebook-owned site admits
New Locky Ransomware Tactic Could Fool Sandboxes
New devious evasion technique from Locky ransomware found by Malwarebytes researchers
WikiLeaks Hacked By Saudi-Based OurMine
OurMine group claims Wikileaks 'hack' after it managed to poison its DNS web address
Instagram API Flaw Reveals Celebrity Data
Oops. Celebrity email addresses and telephone numbers exposed by flaw with Instagram API
Security Panel: What Can We Learn From CeX Data Breach?
Experts give their view on the CeX data breach and how firms can minimise the damage if something similar happened to them
Spambot Contains 711 Million Email Addresses
Huge data breach. Misconfigured spambot reveals 700m email addresses and number of passwords
CeX Admits Data Breach Could Impact 2m Online Customers
CeX says online users should change passwords but in-store customers are fine
Banking Trojan Emotet Returns ‘With A Vengeance’ To Strike...
Return of the Trojan. Emotet is back 'with a vengeance' and the UK is bearing the bulk of its attacks
Why Passwords Still Have A Huge Role To Play In Cybersecurity
ANALYSIS: Despite its flaws, the password’ legacy means it still has a place in the cyber-crime battle argues ZoneFox CEO Jamie Graves
Sneaky Credential Phishing Campaign Discovered By Researchers
Businesses emails are being targetted by a PDF scam campaign with a “low detection rate”
Apple Macs At Risk From ‘Rising’ Malware Attacks
Apple not so safe after all. Rapid rise in malware targeting Mac devices, as Android security problem worsens
UK Wants Frictionless Post-Brexit Data Sharing Agreement With EU
Government says its essential for the future of digital economy and law enforcement that the UK and EU have a robust data sharing mechanism
Police Bosses ‘Should Sack’ Officers With Poor IT Skills
Police officers with 'underperforming' IT skills should be dismissed, think tank Reform suggests
The True Cost of Ransomware Is Much More Than Just the Ransom
ANALYSIS: While the FBI has one set of numbers for the financial impact of ransomware, new figures shows the impact to be significantly higher
KopiLuwak Backdoor Refreshed For G20 Cyberattack
Diplomats at risk from a new malware dropper disguised as a document associated with a G20 meeting invite
Cloudflare Pulls Protection From Far Right Daily Stormer Website
Cloudflare CEO said it was a difficult decision but US civil liberties group hits out at tech firms for clampdown
Ransomware Attacks ‘Double’ As Nation State Weapons Fall...
Grim reading...Malware is growing, adware mutating, and sophisticated 'nation state' tools are being used by low-level hackers
Shadow Brokers Exploit Kits Are A Malware ‘Game Changer’
Kaspersky Labs researchers say wide availability of exploit packages in-the-wild is a 'game changer' in 'unrelenting' cyber threat
Google Chrome Extensions Targeted In ‘Hijacking Spree’
Google Chrome has come under concerted attack in recent weeks from compromised 'extensions'
Law Lessons: What EU GDPR & NIS Directive Mean For Your Business
James Castro-Edwards, Partner and Head of Data Protection Law at Wedlake Bell, gives a law lesson on the implications of GDPR and NIS Directive and what to do now
IT LIFE: Richard Pursey, SafeToNet CEO
Richard Pursey details how SafeToNet uses AI to protect children online, his career to date and why routemapping technology took his breath away
Scottish Parliament Confirms Brute Force Cybersecurity Incident
IT systems at Scottish Parliament suffers similar cyber-attack to recent Westminster assault
Gmail iOS App Gets Auto-Phishing Protection
Google extends Gmail phishing protection to iPhone users
WannaCry ‘Hero’ Pleads Not Guilty To Kronos Malware...
Marcus Hutchins, who helped stop the WannaCry attack, rejects six charges of helping to create and spread the Kronos banking malware
Pwned By Your Possessions: Is IoT Worth The Trade-Off?
ANALYSIS: The IoT brings with a lot of security risks with it. Ethical hacker Ken Munro asks whether having your toothbrush connected to the Internet is worth it