Attack comes in retaliation for arrest of six teenage hackers last week
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US ‘May Impose Hacking Sanctions On Russia’
China isn't the only country in the US government's sights as it considers sanctions in retaliation for economic cyber-attacks
Big Migration: The Top IT Security Issues To Consider When Migrating To A New OS
With Windows 10 now out in the wild, Kaspersky Lab's Kirill Slavin tells us what companies need to keep an eye on when updating to a new system
US ‘Planning China Cyber-Sanctions’
The US is reportedly planning its first use of an order enabling it to freeze assets of those involved in economic cyber-attacks
British Teenagers Arrested Over ‘Lizard Stresser’ Attacks
Six suspects are accused of paying to mount denial-of-service attacks on prominent organisations
Ashley Madison CEO Steps Down After Hack
Departure of founder and CEO Noel Biderman "is in the best interest of the company"
Pentagon Co-Operates With Apple, Boeing For Wearable Tech
US military announces funding and seeks wearable partnerships deals with the likes of Apple and Boeing
Scammers Quick To React To Ashley Madison Hack
Ashley Madison data breach triggers upsurge in spam email, as victims become scammers target
Ins0mnia Flaw Let Dangerous iOS Apps Run In Background ‘Indefinitely’
Researchers say Ins0mnia flaw could have let malware be distributed through the App Store - before it was patched
NSPCC And O2 To Help Parents Protect Children Online
Workshops to help parents deal with online issues as confidently as offline ones, amid fears children are suffering from 'digital delay'
Facebook ‘Spam King’ Wallace Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charges
Wallace's junk marketing career predates the Internet, but he has never been convicted of criminal charges until now
IBM Tells Companies To Block Tor On Security Grounds
Tor is increasingly being used to scan organisations for vulnerabilities and to launch attacks
Ashley Madison Users Targeted By Extortionists
At least two unconfirmed suicides linked by police to Ashley Madison data breach, as the site's parent company is hit with another lawsuit
Sense And Sensibility (And Cybercrime) – 2015 In Cyber Security So Far
Terry Greer-King, Cisco's UK&I director of cybersecurity, tells us about some of the big trends the company has seen in the first half of 2015
Telefónica Mobile Alerts To Prevent Fraud And Blocked Cards Abroad
‘Travel Alerts’ service created with TeleSign lets users verify their location with their mobile, avoiding fraud and inconvenience of blocked card
Hundreds Of Holidaymakers Hit By Thomson Data Beach
Holiday firm confirms personal details of 458 customers were leaked in an email
Ashley Madison Hackers ‘Left Online Footprints’
The attackers behind the Ashley Madison breach left a BitTorrent server partly exposed to Internet intruders
Amazon Bans Flash Ads As Malware Danger Grows
The e-commerce giant said the change was in response to browsers' moves to limit the danger posed by Flash security flaws
Dating Site Plenty Of Fish Serves Up Malware To Users
Attackers are installing malware on singles looking for live by hacking the advertising network used by Plenty of Fish
Ashley Madison Source Code Leaked As US Military Investigates .Mil Addresses
A second data cache twice the size of the first includes the source code for all of ALM's websites and a file purporting to contain the company CEO's emails
Experts Warn Of ‘Fake’ Ashley Madison Hack Data
Even the genuine hack data appears to contain large amounts of fake information, say experts
The Prophet McAfee: How 37m Sexual Deviants Handed World’s Data To Hackers On A Plate
Ashley Madison users are now prime targets for blackmail, warn security experts
Linus Torvalds Talks Linux Security At LinuxCon
The founder of Linux explains why he's not thinking about the next 10 years of Linux and why security is all about finding bugs
Clinton Email Server ‘Holds No Data’
The FBI is expected to try to recover data from the server, which has held no data since 2013
IT Pros Forced to Adopt IoT Devices Despite Security Risks
As the lucrative IoT market grows, so do concerns for its security
Mac Hit By Second Zero-Day Flaw In As Many Months
The latest unpatched Mac security bug could be exploited by a malicious application to gain control of a system
DDoS Attack Shuts Down Parenting Website Mumsnet
Armed police also attend Mumsnet founder's home following a 'swatting attack'. Oh, and the website's been hacked, too
Microsoft Releases Emergency Internet Explorer Patch
Microsoft finds zero-day flaw found that could let attackers take control of infected PCs
Google Patches Another Stagefright-Style Android Flaw
The 'high severity' bug affects every version of Android since 2010, according to Trend Micro
Ashley Madison Hackers Release Huge Data Cache
The 'massive' cache includes users' personal details, as well as a wide range of internal corporate documents, researchers said