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Secretive UK Court Declares GCHQ Mass Surveillance Program Unlawful
GCHQ was operating illegally for at least seven years between 2007 and 2014
Anthem Hack Investigators Cite Chinese ‘Fingerprints’
Investigators of Anthem attack pursue evidence pointing to Chinese state-sponsored hackers
HP Awarded $125,000 Bug Bounty By Microsoft
HP received the Microsoft Mitigation Bypass Bounty for new research that could limit the risk of use-after-free vulnerabilities
Anthem Hack: What Can We Learn From The Healthcare Industry’s Biggest Ever Breach?
Insurance firm, Anthem, allowed hackers to access 80m customers' records, but could it have been avoided? And how can you ensure you don't suffer a similar fate?
Quiz Of The Week – Hackers And Viruses
How much do you know about the biggest threats online?
Death Threats From Hacker Lead To Prison Sentence
A hacker who made a number of death threats in Japan has been jailed in a case that captured the nation
Anthem Admits Data Breach After ‘Sophisticated’ Attack
US healthcare insurer admits 80 million customer and staff records compromised in a damaging cyber attack
Toshiba Releases Encrypted USB Stick With Built-In Keypad
10-number keypad used to authenticate access to documents inside
Wiper Worms: How To Avoid A Technology Wipeout
Malware development has reached a new threat level with the emergence of destructive ‘wiper’ worms, such as that used in the attack against Sony Pictures. Keith Bird, UK MD for Check Point, explains how firms can defend themselves
Creator Of Online Black Market Silk Road Faces Life Behind Bars After Guilty Verdict
Ross Ulbricht AKA Dread Pirate Roberts was found guilty of seven federal charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering
NSA Reform Proposals Slammed As ‘Pitiful’
New proposals governing NSA data collection don't go far enough, campaigners complain
Prison Sentence Looms For Revenge Porn Owner
The owner of a 'revenge porn' website has been convicted of numerous charges in the United States
Three Apps Pulled From Google Play After Infecting Millions Of Devices With Adware
More than 10 million devices have been infected by the malware, which tries to con users into needlessly spending money
Good For Samsung Knox Aims To Secure Android For Businesses
Good Technology and Samsung continue collaboration with Android integration
MobileIron Wants To Lock Down Work Data On Your Personal Cloud
Firm's shadow IT buster 'Content Security Service' will aim to secure work content even with BYOD workers
Insecure Browsers Causing Spike In Malware Damage
The cost to respond to and remediate one security breach resulting from failed malware detection technology is approximately $62,000 per breach
US Military Recruits Gamers To Fly Killer Drones
Former gamers speak of carrying out thousands of killings through the CIA's Predator drone programme
User Data Compromised In Gamer Social Network Hack
User Data Compromised In Raptr Gamer Social Network Hack
Third Time Unlucky: Adobe Forced To Release Hatrick Of Unscheduled Security Patches
Adobe's latest flaw has allowed hackers to take control of thousands of users' computers
Google To Pay Up-Front For Security Research
Google is supplementing its existing bug bounty programmes with a scheme that will pay top researchers to investigate key services
Couples Beware – Could Your Sex Toys Be Spying On You?
Talk about a ruined Valentines Day - hacked sex toys can be accessed to post images and even video
Pirate Bay Website Reemerges After Shutdown
The Swedish Pirate Bay website returns after it was taken offline during a police raid
Governments Have No Idea How To Stop Cyberterrorists – Time To Call In John McClane, Says Eugene Kaspersky
Seen Die Hard 4.0? That’s what’s coming soon if you don’t shape up, Kaspersky warns world leaders
Windows 10 NOT FREE To Enterprises, Microsoft Confirms
Microsoft confirms free Windows 10 upgrade is not available for large businesses, and it will be updated differently
BMW Patches Car Hack Vulnerability
German carmaker patches flaw that could allow hackers to gain access to BMW, Mini, and Rolls Royce vehicles
The Critic’s View: Data Privacy Day / Data Protection Day
Our round-up of the expert views concerning keeping your data safe online
DDoS Attack Volume On The Rise
Arbor's 10th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report points to the growing attack bandwidth and application layer attacks
Russian Dating Website Buys Back 20 million Stolen Email Addresses
Details remain sketchy - has the hacker turned security consultant?
Government Funding To Turn Gloucestershire Nuclear Lab Into Green Tech Research Park
Funding to transform former Nuclear Lab into centre for renewable energy and cyber security skills