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Apple Patches iPhone Spyware Vulnerabilities With iOS 9.3.5
I spy with my little iPhone! Apple rushes out iPhone patch after discovery of government spying hack
Researchers Warn Of ‘Epidemic’ Money-Flipping Malware On Instagram
Bank followers on Instagram beware of money-flipping 'epidemic', but photo-sharing platform says scams are "low volume"
HP Unveils Laptops With Integrated Privacy Screen
Stop visual hackers and shoulder snoopers in their tracks with HP's 3M-collaborated built-in privacy screen
Universities Plagued By Ransomware Attacks
Yet only one university contacted the police about their attack, as criminals demand as much as £2,200
Security Researchers Discover First Twitter-Controlled Botnet
Twitoor, uncovered by ESET, can plague Android devices with malicious malware
French Submarines Spring A Leak In Indian Data Breach
Secret documents on Indian submarines built by French contractor DCNS have been leaked, according to Australian media
UK Continues To Be Battered By DDoS Attacks
DDoS attacks increase by over 200 percent, with the UK the second most targeted nation
Snoopers Charter Powers Offer ‘Vital’ Tool, Review Concludes
'Independent' review of controversial surveillance legislation concludes spies can continue bulk data collection
Security Teams Not Keeping Up With Exponential Cloud Server Growth
Black Hat survey finds enterprises are increasing their attackable surface area by 100 times with a move to cloud infrastructure environments
Twitter Pulls The Plug On More Terrorist Accounts
Twitter suspends 360,000 accounts for 'promotion of terrorism', but warns there is no magic algorithm to ID suspects
Linux Foundation Offering New Online Security Course
The Linux Foundation's new online Linux security training program will cover a broad range of topics, from application security to network security
Sage Employee Arrested At Heathrow Airport
Just days after damaging data breach at Sage, police confirm arrest of staffer at Heathrow airport
Government Identity Assurance Head Latest To Step Down
Janet Hughes' departure from the Government Digital Service is part of a wider Whitehall digital shakeup
Britain’s BullGuard Acquires Israel-Based IoT Security Startup
BullGuard buys into Internet of Things security space with smart home device acquisition
EU ‘Seeks To Limit Digital Comms Encryption’
The EU wants to force WhatsApp, iMessage and other Internet-based tools to abide by tougher data-protection rules, leaked documents say
Hacker Group Releases ‘NSA Spy Tools’
The code appears to be that used by the NSA to carry out spy operations
Linux Bug ‘Lets Attackers Target Billions Of Android Devices’
About 80 percent of all Android gadgets are vulnerable, say experts
More Hotels Hit By Latest Payment Systems Breach
Hundreds of thousands of transactions may have been compromised in the latest hack
Sage Confirms Customer Data Breach
The company said personal data on employees at hundreds of UK customer businesses was accessed
Linux Networking Flaw Allows Attacker To Trick Safety Mechanism
A feature designed to make Linux-based networks harder to infiltrate has done the opposite. But can it really affect Tor?
Microsoft Extends Windows 7, 8.1 Support Deadlines
But Redmond insists enterprise customers are moving to Windows 10 faster than any version of Windows
Tor Network Makes ‘Do No Harm’ Pact With Users In Social Contract
Keeping it open source baby. Tor Social Contract promises no backdoors and complete honesty with its users
Linux Trojan Written In Go Mines For Cryptocurrencies
'Linux.Lday.1' exploits unprotected Redis servers and infects PC with cryptocurrency mining software
Instagram Hack Promotes Porn Spam And Adult Dating
Symantec warns of Instagram profile hack that uses compromised accounts to promote adult dating websites
Patch Tuesday: Desktop Focus As Microsoft Tackles Office And Edge Flaws
Patch Tuesday: Admin tasks return to usual following recent Black Hat security conference, with patches for Office and browser flaws
Ransomware Spammers Turn To Ads For Cash
This year's biggest Trojan malware has turned from spreading ransomware to spreading an ad-clicking backdoor
Spy Attacks ‘Went Unnoticed For Five Years’
'Project Sauron' has been stealing data from groups in 30 countries since at least 2011, experts say
Oracle Retail Systems Division Suffers Breach
The attack affected servers at Oracle's MICROS retail division and may also have allowed access to point-of-sale systems
FTC Commissioner Looking For Hackers’ Help With Consumer Privacy
FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny details how the government agency is working to improve privacy and limit deceptive practices online—and makes a plea to hackers