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Robocall Plague Won’t Be Easy To Solve Despite FCC Call For Action
ANALYSIS: Recent FCC pressure is resulting in some movement by carriers to try to quell robocalls, but much needs to be done before anyone sees any real relief
Stagefright Poses Serious Risks One Year After It First Surfaced
ANALYSIS: One year after the Stagefright Android flaw was first reported, its effects are widespread. More than 100 related flaws have emerged and hundreds of millions of users remain at risk
Cyber Attack Uses Google Drive To Deliver 9002 Trojan
Hackers use Google Drive to host malicious files that seems to be targeting a number of Asian countries
KeySniffer Flaw Exposes Wireless Keyboard Typing
Keystrokes from wireless keyboards transmit with no encryption and can be intercepted from hundreds of feet away
Cisco: Ransomware Is Only Going To Get Worse
Ransomware will exploit server vulnerabilities, proliferate across networks and use encryption to hide itself, says Cisco report
Security Firms And Police Fight Back Against Ransomware
No More Ransom offers decryption keys to encourage ransomware victims not to pay
O2 Confirms Customer Data For Sale Online
Details were reportedly stolen using credentials leaked from a gaming site three years ago
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
Hackers Collect £15,000 For Pornhub Exploit
The attack provided complete access to Pornhub's database and exposed two PHP flaws
BlackBerry Packs Good Dynamics Apps Into Microsoft Azure
Good Dynamics Secure Mobility Platform now available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Estonia Wants UK ‘Data Embassy’ To Protect Citizen Data Amid Cyberattack Fear
Threat of cyberattacks prompt Estonian officials to investigate possibility of using UK data centres for citizen data
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
Oracle Issues Its Largest Patch Update Ever
Oracle's July Critical Patch update fixes 276 different vulnerabilities. Will 200-plus flaws be typical for future updates?
BlackBerry Pushes Mobile Security Credentials And Signs US Government Contracts
BlackBerry says businesses need better mobile security and agrees software deals with US government and coastguard
Code Hooking Opens Security Product Vulnerability
Fresh concern raised about the security of the very products designed to protect users from cyber nastiness
Ransomware Gangs ‘Willing To Bargain’
Most ransomware groups now have responsive and friendly customer-service operations, finds a study
Windows Now Running Two Versions Of Flash
Installer bug means many Windows systems must now keep two distinct versions of Flash Player up to date
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
Ubuntu Forums Breach Affects Two Million Users
The breach resulted from an unpatched bug, Canonical admits
FakeBank Android Malware Steals Cards And Blocks Calls To Banks
A new family of malicious code aims to make it harder for users to cancel affected bank cards
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
Security Researchers Find 215 Fake Pokemon Go Apps And Issue Android Ransomware Warning
Pokemon Go's popularity is inspiring cybercriminals as first ever Android lock screen app is found
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
Visa: Most People Back Biometric Payments
Majority of people want to use biometrics when making payments, with fingerprints the favoured option