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Dodgy USB Stick Kills Laptop In Seconds With 220 Volts
Researcher creates a less than subtle way of taking out any USB-equipped device
Cybercrime Is Now Britain’s Most Common Criminal Offence
Inclusion of more than seven million cyber offences pushes British crime rate up 70 percent, ONS figures reveal
Microsoft Breaks Annual Record With ‘Modest’ Patch Tuesday
No zero-day flaws to be fixed in Microsoft's latest security update, but critical fixes should be implemented ASAP
Malvertising Attack Targets Daily Mail Website
Another malvertising attack emerges, this time targeting the Daily Mail and it's 'sidebar of shame'
Dridex Malware Raids £20m From UK Bank Accounts
Not as bad as Zeus? Bank accounts are being looted worldwide in malware attack, authorities warn
How To Secure Your Data In A World Where Privacy Risks Are High
Andrew Ford, vice president marketing and communications, Pitney Bowes, explains what companies must do to keep data safe
Uber Accidentally Leaks Details Of Hundreds Of Drivers
Driving licence information and vehicle registration among data let out by Uber
Visa Teams Up With FireEye To Take On Corporate Cybercrime
Visa Threat Intelligence platform will allow companies to share information on the latest attacks
Adobe Fixes 69 RCE Flaws As New Flash Zero Day Emerges
Adobe has issued a raft of remote code execution (RCE) flaw patches for Flash, Reader and Acrobat, but a Flash zero day is being used in Pawn Storm phishing
Archos Introduces Secure GranitePhone
The device offers to lock down security and includes cloud integration - for a price
How Can You Deal With The Ransomware Epidemic?
Kaspersky Labs’ David Emm shares some of his top tips to ensure your business stays protected against ransomware
Online Voyeur Sentenced For Webcam Hacks
Creep alert. Stefan Rigo hacked webcams using BlackShades malware and spied on couples having sex
Linux Foundation: Security Challenges Threaten ‘Golden Age’ Of Open Source
Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, addresses the challenges facing open source technology and CII's plans to make the Internet safer
LogMeIn Snaps Up Master Password Firm LastPass For £81m
LogMeIn buys Last Pass - four months after it suffered a major data breach
Apple Removes In-App Ad Blocker Been Choice From App Store
Apple is concerned methods used to block ads in popular iOS apps could expose user data
Cybercrime Costs Rise For British Businesses
British businesses pay increasing price for cybercrime, as attack recovery lengthens to four weeks
Hackers Breach Samsung’s LoopPay Mobile Payments
However Samsung Pay remains secure ahead of European launch later this year
Cisco Takes Down £40m Ransomware Gang
Ransomware gang using Angler exploit kit to make $60m (£39m) annually has been shut down
How To Explain Cookies To A Five-year-old
The definitive definition of cookies from the experts for the kids (and grown ups, too)
Hidden Exchange Server Attack Steals Passwords
The malware on a company's Exchange server remained undetected for months
YiSpecter Malware Targets Non-Jailbroken iOS Devices
YiSpecter targets all types of iOS devices to perform all types of malicious activity, including app deletion, data theft and setting changes
FireEye And F5 Networks Will Co-Develop Security Products
Firms join forces to offer integrated security products to help customers combat growing threat of cybercrime
Top EU Court Invalidates ‘Safe Harbour’ Data-Sharing Agreement
Safe Harbour, introduced in 2000, allows companies to transfer data on EU citizens to the US
Businesses Beware – DDoS Attacks Are On The Rise Again
DDoS attacks rise up a third in the last three months, Corero survey finds
Millions Of Patreon Donators Hit In Data Breach
Hackers steal 15GB of Patreon user personal details, but card information stays protected
Scottrade Breach Affects 4.6 Million Users
The postal contact data stolen may be intended for use in share-trading scams
Hacked T-Mobile Data ‘For Sale Online’
Personal data on 15 million T-Mobile USA customers has already gone up for sale on the web, according to researchers
BT Releases Its Own DDoS Mitigation Service
BT's Assure platform goes into global availability as the heart of Cloud of Clouds vision
‘Vigilante’ Malware Protects Routers Against Security Threats
Symantec researchers find malware that infects to protect