The men allegedly attempted to steal funds from more than a dozen banks and financial organisations, including the US Department of Defence's payroll service
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GimmeRAT: Windows Attack Tool Gets Android Functionality
RATs starting to take a bite out of Android, as the bad guys ramp up their attention to the Google platform
ICO Looks Into BT E-Mail Data Breach Claims
ICO looks into claims that BT exposed its users' email accounts during platform migration from Yahoo Mail
Experts Suggest Flight MH370 Could Have Fallen Victim To Hackers
In theory, a malware infection would allow the plane to be controlled remotely
IBM Denies Any Links To NSA Spying Program
IBM looks to reassure its clients and customers that it has not passed on their data to external sources
Study Highlights One-Time Password Failures
Organisations ramping up one-time passwords to combat security breaches need to pay closer attention to how they implement those systems, the Ponemon study found
Nato Websites Attacked By ‘Ukranian Patriots’
Various Nato sites hit with DDoS attacks< days before the controversial referendum/p>
Cambridge Student Named UK Cyber Security Challenge Champ
UK's hunt for digital defenders ends for another year, with a future Facebook intern taking the top Cyber Security Challenge prize
Details Of 100,000 Morrisons Staff Stolen In Major Data Theft
Home addresses and bank details among information stolen by hackers from Morrisons headquarters
NSA Hits Out At ‘False’ Mass Hacking Allegations
The NSA vehemently denies mass hacking reports, as an exasperated Mark Zuckerberg contacts President Obama
WhatsApp Android Flaw Exposes User Chats
Dutch researcher warns that WhatsApp user chats on Android devices are highly vulnerable to theft
Firefox, Safari And Internet Explorer Are All Broken At Pwn2Own
French exploit merchant Vupen walks away with most of the prize money on the first day of Pwn2Own
NSA Automates Cyber Crime Techniques For Mass Hacking
Snowden leaks show NSA wanted to ramp up its hacking efforts with automation
Don’t Blame Antivirus Software, Warns NSS Labs
Criticism of antivirus software for the malware it misses is unjustified says NSS Labs in a new report
European Parliament Approves EU Data Protection Regulation Draft
Overwhelming majority of MEPs vote in favour of measures like the ‘right to be forgotten’ and increased data breach fines
Federal Judge Freezes US Assets Of Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles
The head of the defunct bitcoin exchange will not be able to access his money. Oh, the irony.
Internet Needs Its Own ‘Bill Of Rights’ Says Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Founder of the World Wide Web speaks on the 25th anniversary of his creation
CIA ‘Searched Intelligence Committee Network’
Senator Dianne Feinstein goes on the offensive, as CIA denies accessing intelligence committee's network
Over 160,000 WordPress Sites Used In DDoS Attacks
WordPress pingback feature exploited for attack amplification to knock a WordPress site offline
Brit Boffs Create Hardware Scrambler To Counter Password Leaks
British company road testing a dongle designed to make password leaks an non-problem, but not all are convinced by it
Patch Tuesday Update Tackles Critical IE Flaw
Microsoft patches 23 vulnerabilities, including the recently revealed Internet Explorer zero-day flaw
Eugene Kaspersky: Russia Ukraine Cyber Attacks Probably Not State Sponsored – CeBIT
Eugene Kaspersky criticises espionage and cyber warfare, saying that countries should be working together to fight cybercrime, but reckons it's hacktivists involved this time
Edward Snowden Welcomes Debate On Surveillance, Warns The Fight Is Not Over
We need to encrypt everything, the whistleblower tells South by Southwest festival, over a live link from Moscow
Twitter Fixes Privacy Bug That Affected 93,000 Users
The flaw, picked up by a security researcher, had been active since November of last year, according to the social media company
Yahoo Selects NSA Critic For Chief Security Role
Yahoo beefs up its security team with a new leader - Alex Stamos, one of the NSA's more vocal critics
Volkswagen Wants Collaboration With IT Industry And Connected Car Privacy – CeBIT 2014
Volkswagen CEO says IT and car industries must work together on connected cars and that there should be privacy protection for users
Snowden Leaks Pit Technology Against Democracy, Says EU: CeBIT 2014
EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes says it is crucial that European data protection legislation is pushed through in 2014
Ukraine And Russia Approach Cyber Warfare
Expert suggests Ukraine would not be able to withstand a coordinated Russian attack on its infrastructure
Hackers Claim Mt. Gox Still Sitting On Bitcoins
Hackers target CEO Mark Karpeles to show outrage at Bitcoin exchange
Microsoft: Government Data Requests Target Individuals
Police and government data requests focused overwhelmingly on individuals over enterprises in 2013, according to Microsoft