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Twitter Users Urged To Kill Tweetdeck After Bug Alert
TweetDeck vulnerability could lead to mass account hijacking, security expert warns, but there are some protections in place for users
Russia Arrests Two Over Apple Ransomware
Two people finally arrested in Russia after a number of ransomware attacks on Apple devices, mainly in Australia
HP Discover: Atalla Offers Secure Encryption For Cloud
Secure encryption, managed in the cloud, promised by HP's Atalla, a division which secures credit card transactions
Evernote Knocked Out By DDoS
Cloud service went down as a result of a DDoS attack launched late yesterday
The Isle Of Man Embraces Virtual Currencies
Local authorities promote the island as the perfect base for Bitcoin and Litecoin operations, say they can prevent money laundering
UK Voters Can Now Register For Elections Online
The new online service helps citizens get on the electoral roll in minutes instead of days
Study: Cyber-Crime On Par With Cost Of Narcotics, Counterfeiting
A McAfee-sponsored study has found that cyber-crime cost the global economy up to $575bn last year, with the capabilities of some crime groups matching those of a nation-state
Bank of England Sets Up Cyber Attack Test Scheme
Bank, UK government and CREST come together to create better stress tests and improved threat intelligence sharing
‘Guccifer’ Sentenced To Four Years In A Romanian Jail
The hacker who targeted hundreds of celebrities has been convicted
Turing Test ‘Beaten’ By Program Pretending To Be Teenage Boy
Test passed after 65 years, according to London event organisers, but success might be bad news for internet security
EU To Tighten Data Protection Controls On US Internet Giants
Reform measures agreed on Friday are to apply EU data protection laws to non-European companies that do business within the Single Market
Government Launches ‘Cyber Essentials’ Security Certification
In order to be certified, an organisation has to be protected by firewalls, run anti-malware solutions and patch its applications
Microsoft Denies China’s Windows 8 Backdoor Claims
Microsoft angrily denies Chinese claims that Windows 8 has a backdoor for NSA survelliance
OpenSSL Patch Issued To Prevent Another Heartbleed
New flaws in OpenSSL detected and quickly patched to prevent another Heartbleed vulnerability
Vodafone Delivers On Promise To Reveal State Snooping
Vodafone carries out its threat and discloses information about government snooping requests
£6,700 Vertu Signature Touch Promises To Encrypt Communications
British-manufactured Vertu Signature Touch targets luxury consumers with sapphire-protected handset
Android Ransomware Encrypts Files, Researchers Warn
Android/Simplocker encrypts victims' content on their mobile device until a ransom is paid
Microsoft Wants ‘Unfinished Business’ On Surveillance Reform Sorted
Microsoft's Brad Smith outlines five changes the company wants to see from the US government to rein in surveillance
Google Open Sources End-To-End Email Encryption
Open source effort should help email providers encrypt messages between one another
Molerats Hackers Target BBC, European Governments
A group known as Molerats has stepped up its activities against government and financial organisations in the US and Europe
Turkey Restores YouTube Access Following Two-Month Ban
Turkey's telecommunications regulator said it has complied with a court ruling ordering it to restore access to YouTube
NSA Gathers Email Images For Facial Recognition
The NSA has reportedly stockpiled a huge database of 'facial recognition quality' images from intercepted Internet communications to help build profiles of suspects
A 2 Week Deadline To Clean Zeus And Cryptolocker. Really?
Police say sers have two weeks to rid their machines of Cryptolocker and Zeus Gameover. That means the crooks are coming back, says Tom Brewster
Global Police Disrupt Cryptolocker, Finger Alleged Mastermind
US police say they have the man behind Cryptolocker and GameOver Zeus. Victims have two weeks to clean their machines
Pirate Bay Co-Founder Peter Sunde Arrested
Co-founder of The Pirate Bay, Peter Sunde, arrested by Swedish cops after two years on the run
Agriculture Giant Monsanto Hacked
Monsanto says March breach saw some financial data compromised
Google Swamped With ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Requests
Google inundated with 12,000 requests to remove weblinks after belatedly allowing 'right to be forgotten'
Lookout App Promises ‘Selfie’ Of Mobile Thieves
Thieves beware, as a new app targets the sticky fingered when they purloin people's precious mobile phones
Google Belatedly Offers Right To Be Forgotten Option
Google offers a form for people seeking to remove search results about themselves