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Obama To Propose NSA Stops Storing Phone Records
US President will make proposal to Congress following major public outcry at NSA mass surveillance
EE Offers 4G Security To Help Businesses Cope With 10m Devices Lost Each Year
EE is set to offer all business customers 4G security products to help them protect sensitive data and enjoy benefits of LTE
Cyber Crime Industry Runs Its Own Marketing, Recruitment And Customer Service
Hackers are able to earn more money than drug dealers, claims new research into cyber criminal habits sponsored by Juniper Networks
Facebook Shows Off Epic ThreatData Security Platform
Facebook super proud of its threat detection and remediationis
Banks Sue Trustwave Over Target Breach
Banks claim security firm failed to identify weaknesses at the retailer
The White House Is Testing Android, But Obama Will Keep His BlackBerry
Even if his staff check the security of Android, no one will make President Obama give up his BlackBerry, says Wayne Rash
European Cops ‘Dismantle’ eBay Fraudsters Who Sent Bricks And Fruit
Fraudsters said to have sent bricks and vegetables instead of the products their victims had paid for
Attackers Hit Microsoft Word Through Unpatched Flaw
A fresh attack on Microsoft Word uses an unpatched flaw to bypass protections and install backdoors on victims' systems
ATM Attack Uses SMS To Dispense Cash
A newly detected malware variant allows cyber-criminals to control infected ATMs via remote text message
Google To Encrypt All Gmail Messages
Google has promised to encrypt all Gmail messages with HTTPS in order to protect messages from government surveillance
Secure Domain Foundation Targets Domain-Based Security Issues
Backed by Facebook, Verisign and others, the SDF plans to develop tools to help battle Internet domain-based security threats
Panda Warns Over Malware Variant Threat
As the number of malware variants soars, Panda Security has warned that companies must learn from attacks on other firms
Microsoft Promises To Take Legal Advice Before Reading Hotmail Accounts
New rules come after the company allegedly read the email account of an ex-employee suspected of leaking Microsoft secrets
Android Update Vulnerabilities Could Allow Data Thieves On Phones
Microsoft and Indiana University find "pileup" flaws could allow for nasty apps on Android phones following an OS update
Huawei Upset At NSA Hacking Reports
Huawei is outraged: it seems that the NSA was spying on it, while the US government accused it of spying for the Chinese
Microsoft Criticised For Accessing Blogger’s Hotmail
Microsoft has drawn complaints for accessing the Hotmail account of a blogger during its investigation of leaked software
Snowden’s Claims Of NSA Phone Recording Stretch Credibility
Wayne Rash doubts the NSA can do everything that Edward Snowden says. And even if it is, it's only doing its job
Symantec Fires CEO Steve Bennett
Security company announces ‘transition’ as it now prepares for third CEO in two years
Mt Gox Discovers 200,000 BTC In An “Old-Format” Wallet
There’s nothing suspicious about a forgotten bitcoin cache worth $100 million, says Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles
Google Avoids Group Lawsuit Over Gmail Scanning
A US judge rules that disgruntled Gmail users cannot join forces to sue Google over its scanning of Gmail messages
UK Operators And ICO Team Up With GSMA To Fight Nuisance Texts
EE, O2, Three, Vodafone and the ICO sign up for GSMA spam reporting service to better block nuisance texts and find the perpetrators
NSA Lawyer: Tech Titans Knew Of Surveillance Data Collection
NSA brief contradicts tech giants' vociferous claims they knew nothing about surveillance
Full Disclosure Vulnerability Warning Service Closes
The Full Disclosure site seeks closure after an apparently exhausting legal tussle with an unnamed researcher
Google Glass Spyware Risk Revealed
The potential of the Google Glass device to be used for snooping has been revealed by researchers with a proof of concept called Malnotes
Criminal Malware Used In Attacks On Ukraine Government
Ukraine government sites hit by criminal malware normally used in attacks on financial institutions, as epic DDoS attacks are launched
Russian Hacker Accused Of Raiding Swiss Banks Arrested In Bangkok
Farid ‘Diabl0’ Essebar, one of the creators of the Zotob worm, evaded the authorities for the last three years, and is accused of causing $4 billion worth of damage
NSA ‘Can Collect All Phone Calls In One Nation’
NSA data collection even more vast than previously thought
Operation Windigo Infects 25,000 Linux Servers Over Two Years
An unidentified hacker group possesses the capability to send 35,000,000 spam messages and redirect half a million visitors to malicious websites every day
Mt. Gox Lets Users Check Bitcoin Balances
Bitcoin exchange opens up a little after criticism over lack of transparency