ANALYSIS: Using highly specialized malware, online thieves manipulated the international banking system and stole more than $80 million (£55m)
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TeslaCrypt Ransomware Criminals ‘Retire’, Hand Over Master Key
Ransomware gang closes down and gives crypto key to ESET, but reasons are unknown
LinkedIn Invalidates Passwords Of Accounts ‘Up For Sale’
Professional social network “invalidates” affected passwords, but says there has been no new breach
Bank Of England Orders SWIFT Security Review
UK banks ordered to review their cyber security measures after the SWIFT Bank Bangladesh heist
Security For Google’s New Home Assistant May Get Lost On The IoT
GOOGLE I/O 2016 ANALYSIS: Nobody knows what security is planned for Google Home smart assistant, but buyers need to think about security no matter Google provides
117m LinkedIn User Accounts Are ‘Up For Sale’
LinkedIn account details including names, emails and passwords were originally stolen in 2012, but reportedly remain up for sale
Consumers Are ‘Confused’ About Security And Privacy Priorities
Consumers are deeply conflicted over national security versus privacy, but still willing to share data with social networks
How To Maximise Data Protection In Today’s Threat Landscape
Peter Galvin, VP of strategy, Thales e-Security, offers a step by step guide on how security teams can ensure their data is protected against new threats
Hacking Forum Hack Exposes 473,000 Members And 2.2m Posts
Nulled.IO forum used to sell credentials and cracks is itself hacked, potentially allowing law enforcement to solve other attacks
Apple iOS 9.3.2 Is ‘Bricking’ Some iPad Pro Models
A number of users have reported that Apple's latest iOS update renders some iPad Pros unusable
Apple Wants ‘Appearance Of Security’ After iOS Anti-Hack App Is Removed
Stefan Esser, who developed the app, has accused Apple of covering up possible security weaknesses by withdrawing his application
Rio 2016: Criminals Go For Gold With Olympic Ticket Scams
Kaspersky Lab report warns against Olympic tickets that seem too good to be true
How Fuzzing Can Make A Large Open Source Project More Secure
Emily Ratliff of the Linux Foundation explains the considerations to take when planning to fuzz your open source project
Jigsaw Ransomware Adds Pornographic Twist
The Jigsaw malware deletes files for every hour that passes until a ransom is paid
Google To Disable Flash In Chrome This Autumn
The search giant is looking to phase out Adobe's Flash in favour of HTML5 amid battery and security fears
Spam Emails Getting Nastier, Kaspersky Lab Warns
Spam levels are falling, but Kaspersky Lab says that malicious emails are increasingly becoming malicious and criminalised
Facebook Open-Sources Its Capture The Flag Competition Platform
Security gamification technology has already been used for hundreds of contests, helping to improve the state of security education
SWIFT Warns Of Malware Attack On Second Bank
SWIFT continues to deny compromise of its systems, but warns of fresh attack on an unnamed bank
Researcher Discovers ‘Multiple’ Exploitable Vulnerabilities In 7-Zip
Update now. Flaw in popular open source compression tool uncovered by Cisco researcher
US Government Warns Hackers Have Exploited SAP Flaw For Six Years
The importance of applying patches in a timely manner highlighted after warning of a SAP flaw fixed in 2010
Pornhub Launches Bug Bounty Programme For Security Researchers
PornHub offers up to £17,300 to anyone who discovers security flaws on the site
How Linux Kernel Development Impacts Security
At CoreOS Fest, Greg Kroah-Hartman, maintainer of the Linux kernel, declares that almost all bugs can be security issues
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Update Tackles Exploited Flash And IE Flaws
“Critical” patches for zero-day vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, Adobe Flash, and Windows
Business Apps Remain Corporate Security ‘Blindspot’
Popular business apps used across many enterprises are leaky and present security risks, warns Wandera, but it won't say which ones they are...
VirusTotal Policy Change Sparks Battle Between Security’s ‘Old Guard’ And New Generation
Google-owned VirusTotal says everyone needs to contribute to security threat information sharing, blocks access to latest threat information to companies who don't play ball
Mobile Security Update Probe Launched By US Authorities
Patchy mobile patching process? FCC and FTC begin smartphone security update investigation
Parenting Retailer Kiddicare Hit By Data Breach
794,000 customers contacted to warn about their details potentially being leaked in Kiddicare data breach
ICO Fines London NHS Trust For Exposing Patient Details
The regulator fined a sexual health clinic £180,000 after it exposed the naes and email addresses of HIV patients
Skype Spam Installs Trojan Horse
The ongoing malware campaign uses a simple social-engineering trick to draw target systems into a botnet
Government Warns Two-Thirds Of UK Firms Hit By Cyber Attacks
The government urges companies to take basic computer security precautions as incidents soar