Junaid Hussain, who had been previously jailed for hacking, identified as founder of group that attacked US military Twitter account
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US Military Twitter Suffers Apparent Islamic State Hack Attack
Attack on Central Command Twitter and YouTube accounts came hours before President Obama was due to outline plans to strengthen cybersecurity provisions
Half Of UK Businesses ‘Could Be Hacked In Less Than An Hour’
Daisy Group security expert warns companies to buck up their ideas
Small Firms “Need To Stop Thinking Like Consumers” To Stay Safe From Cybercrime
Kaspersky Labs principal researcher David Emm tells TechWeek Europe why small businesses need to realise they are just as vulnerable to cybercrime as larger firms
Akamai Identifies China As Main Source Of Cyber Attacks
New report reveals growing uptake of connected devices and identifies China as the biggest source of cyber attacks
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
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 are some great suggestions along with top tips on how to see them through
Pro-Russian Hackers Boast Of German Website Attack
Hacker group claims to have hit websites of Angela Merkel and the German legislature among others
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
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?
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
Sony Boss Dismisses Financial Impact Of Hack
Sony's CEO doesn't envisage a significant financial impact from notorious hack, despite the damage
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
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 has always been safe
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
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
Lizard Squad Hacker Arrested In London
A man linked to the Lizard Squad has been arrested amid reports of a second arrest in Finland
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. But what exactly should they be asking for? Here are a few suggestions
German Steelworks Physically Damaged By Cyber Attack
A blast furnace in Germany suffers “massive damage” after a cyber attack on its computer network
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
DDoS Attack Takes Down Rackspace For Almost 12 Hours
London, Chicago, and North Virginia data centres targeted
Apple Fixes Mac Security Vulnerabilities With Automatic Update
Bug fix should prevent malicious remote access, says Apple
The Biggest Facebook Scams Of 2014 Targeted Curious Perverts
‘Naked videos of Facebook friends’ installed Trojan on thousands of PCs
BlackBerry Gains Secusmart To Foil Snoopers
BlackBerry closes up acquisition of German specialist that secured Angela Merkel’s BlackBerry against the NSA
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
Coolpad Devices Contain ‘Deliberate’ Backdoor For Hackers
Palo Alto Networks warns that Android devices from Coolpad contain a deliberate backdoor for hackers
Jeans To Block Wireless Signals To Prevent ID Theft
Clothing prevents hackers from pickpocketing important information from you
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
Sony Film Première Pulled As Hack Fallout Continues
Fallout from devastating hack at Sony Pictures continues as it cancels film première of The Interview
Spy Agency GCHQ Launches New Code-Making App
Can the notorious snooping bureau inspire the future defenders of cyber space?