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Top Researcher At Kaspersky Lab Arrested By Russian Cops
A top security expert with Kaspersky Lab arrested in connection with treason investigation
Charger Ransomware Found On Google Play Store
Android security woes continue. New ransomware found on Google Play store by Check Point researchers
Ransomware Forces 17 St Louis Libraries To Wipe Their Computers Systems
2017 looks to be another year full of ransomware attacks
HummingBad Android Malware Returns Badder Than Before As HummingWhale
The fraudulent advertising malware makes a comeback by being harder to detect and remove from Android smartphones and tablets
Heartbleed OpenSSL Bug Is Still Alive And Kicking & Affects 200,000 Services
Nearly 200,000 services are still at risk from the OpenSSL bug, with majority coming from the US
Lloyds Internet Banking Outage ‘Caused By DDoS’
Lloyds Banking Group IT outage was the result of a DDoS staged by cybercriminals
iOS And Android Photo App Meitu Is Sending A Lot Of Device Data Back To China
Meitu has exploded in popularity but beware of the data demands it makes
President Trump’s Top Security Advisers Have Had Their Passwords Hacked
Several key members of Trump's cabinet have found themselves caught up in the spate of recent mass data breaches
‘Prank’ Emoji iMessage Is Crashing iPhones And iPads
Another iMessage bug has been found, affecting most versions of iOS
Nearly One Third Of NHS Trusts Hit By Ransomware Attacks
Of the 94 NHS Trusts that responded, none admitted to paying a ransom
‘Highly Effective’ Phishing Scam Steals Gmail Login Details
Victims are sent a spoofed email directing them to a fake Gmail login page
Patient Data Safe After Barts NHS Health Cyber Attack
An unknown Trojan malware was responsible for the attack, but failed to access patient data
Hackers Lovin’ It As McDonald’s Site Vulnerable To Phishing Attack
Shoddy password practices leave the door open for hackers to take away customer details
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft To Stop Publishing Security Bulletins
Patch Tuesday is changing: From February, Microsoft will communicate security updates via a dynamic online portal rather than a static bulletin
Hacker Group ‘ShadowBrokers’ Release NSA Exploits After Auction Fails
"ShadowBrokers" releases 61 files said to contain exploit tools used by the NSA, which could fuel a race between attackers and defenders
WhatsApp Denies It Has Compromised Encryption With ‘Backdoor’
UPDATED: Researcher says WhatsApp can reissue encryption keys for offline devices, compromising privacy. WhatsApp says there is no backdoor and design decision saves millions of messages
Rudy Giuliani Is To Head Donald Trump’s Cybersecurity Taskforce
Former major of New York Giuliani accepts position as leader of Donald Trump's new cybersecurity team
Britain Launches Cyber Security Inquiry
After Russian hacking of US election, the UK launches a national security inquiry into cyber defences
Swiss-US Privacy Shield Mimics EU Data Sharing Arrangement
Switzerland's Privacy Shield data transfer agreement with the US is similar to the EU, aiding multinationals and offering potential Brexit insight
DHS Designates Election Machines, Systems As ‘Critical Infrastructure’
Individual states will still have oversight and control over their election systems, but the move makes a statement “domestically and internationally” that the U.S. considers its elections critical, the agency says
Avast Adds Fresh Security Tech Into AVG 2017 Suite
AVG 2017 not has access to Avast's CyberCapture tool for real-time threat detection
Browser Autofill Profile Poses Security Risk
Form filling vulnerability. Handy autofill profiles could potentially pose a security risk, says researcher
FTC Suit Against D-Link Warns All IoT Device Makers To Boost Security
ANALYSIS: Despite claims about advanced security, the FTC says D-Link hard-coded login credentials leaving encryption keys unprotected and publicly exposed
D-Link Charged By US For Router Security Failures
Router maker allegedly failed to take reasonable security steps to protect data against hackers
Google Patches Android For 90 Vulnerabilities In January Update
Google starts the new year with another large security update for Android, once again patching mediaserver, Qualcomm and Linux kernel vulnerabilities.
Intel & BitDefender Target Smart Home Security
CES 2017: Lock it down. Security players tout offerings to secure smart homes of the future
Hacker CyberZeist Breaches FBI Website And Leaks Data
Leaked FBI data has been posted online after a well known hacker penetrated the Fed's CMS system
Expect 2017 Cyber-Attacks To Far Surpass 2016 In Damage, Frequency
ANALYSIS: Constant bad news about Russian hacking and the increasing prevalence of ransomware made 2016 an IT security disaster... but 2017 will be worse
US Expels Russian Diplomats For Cyber Attacks
35 Russian diplomats handed their marching orders by the United States in revenge for cyber attacks