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DNC Email Scandal Shows What Must Be Done to Prevent Breaches, Leaks
ANALYSIS: Once again the Democratic Party has been seriously embarrassed by an email leak scandal. But without the leaks the data breach might have been much worse
ONS Figures Show UK Cybercrime Doubled In Past Year
Office for National Statistic report shows that one in ten people are victims of fraud or cybercrime
‘Apple’s Stagefright’: iOS And Mac Users Urged To Update Immediately
iOS 9.3.3 and Mac OS X 10.11.6 fix a range of vulnerabilities but none so important as a TIFF flaw that affects all versions
HTTpoxy Flaw Re-emerges After 15 Years And Gets Fixed
After lying dormant for years, flaws in the HTTP Proxy header used in programming languages and applications, such as PHP, Go and Python, have now been fixed
Code Hooking Opens Security Product Vulnerability
Fresh concern raised about the security of the very products designed to protect users from cyber nastiness
Researchers Warn Of Rio 2016 Malware As Olympic Searches Return Threats
Cybercriminals will likely target Rio 2016 as researchers warn Olympic searches are already returning threats and federation websites compromised
Pokemon Go Hit By Possible DDoS Attack
Players suffer massive weekend outages as PoodleCorp claim responsibility for DDoS attack
Mobile Malware Threat Grows As HummingBad Infection Reaches 85m
Depressing reading as active malware families grow and HummingBad infects 85 million Android devices
BAE Systems Joins SWIFT Security Team
Forensic experts join SWIFT to help prevent customer fraud and bolster community security
Stampado Ransomware Starts Deleting Files If No Payment Is Made
The clock is ticking. Ransomware victims have just 96 hours to cough up or it begins deleting files
Ranscam Malware Poses As Ransomware But Just Deletes Your Files
Malware dubbed 'ranscam' asks for payment to unlock files, but in reality has already deleted them
CryptoDrop Promises To Stop Ransomware In Its Tracks
University of Florida researchers say the answer to stopping ransomware is to let it onto your system first
400,000 D-Link Devices Vulnerable To Zero-Day Flaw
Security researchers warn of a serious stack overflow vulnerability in a number of devices from D-Link
Euro 2016 Doubles Cybersecurity Risks For Football Fans
New report highlights security dangers for businesses during major sporting events like Euro 2016
Avast Buys AVG For £1bn In Bid To Become Czech IoT Security Giant
Avast buys AVG for $1.3bn, giving it access to 400m PCs, smartphones, tablets and connected IoT devices
Apple Mac Malware Gives Backdoor Access And Webcam Control
Malware targets OS X and gives attackers webcam access via Tor and full access of compromised Mac
Darktrace Raises £50m Funding For Cyber Defence Push
Another round of funding for cyber-security firm backed by former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch
Firmware Flaw Affects Lenovo ThinkPads, Other PC Makers’ Hardware
ANALYSIS: New zero-day vulnerability may also affect computers from other makers that used similar Intel UEFI reference code to create their BIOS firmware
Chinese Gambling Website Victim Of 470 Gbps DDoS Attack
'Largest assault to date' for mitigation provider Imperva Incapsula as gambling company hit by nine-vector DDoS
Will Differential Privacy Give Data-Focused Firms Both Security and Privacy?
Apple will use differential privacy to collect data on groups while keeping individuals anonymous. This emphasises privacy, while giving access to data
Android Malware Disguises Itself As WhatsApp, Uber And Google Play
Don't fall for it. Devious malware utilises user interfaces of Android apps in order to steal sensitive data
NASCAR Team Partners Malwarebytes After Ransomware Attack
Malwarebytes becomes sponsor of NASCAR team after its testing data was encrypted by ransomware
Office 365 Users Hit By ‘Widespread’ Ransomware Attack
But Microsoft insists that only a small number of Office 365 were targetted and the attack was blocked within hours
ICO: Future UK Data Protection Laws Must Equal Those Of EU
Safe Habour advice. British data protection act should be used when transferring data to US, says ICO
Study Claims HMTL5 Isn’t Much More Secure Than Flash
Flash not so bad? New report casts doubts on HTML5 adverts being safer than Adobe Flash
Cisco Warns Of Libarchive File Compression Flaw
Patch it now! Popular open source file compression tool libarchive contains wide reaching vulnerabilities
Unknown Connections On LinkedIn Can Compromise Enterprise Security
Intel Security says employees are not being educated about the risks of adding people they don't know on LinkedIn amid fears of spear phishing attacks
iOS 10 Developer Preview Has An Unencrypted Kernel
The suggestion is that Apple has negelected to encrypt iOS 10 kernel in bid to encourage hackers to find security flaws
Will MPs’ TalkTalk Hack Recommendations Make The UK More Secure?
INDUSTRY VIEW: Security experts examine parliamentary select committee's proposals for data breach compliance, enforcement and awareness