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Mac Users Hit By Bitcoin-Stealing Trojan
A bitcoin-stealing Mac OS X Trojan has been reported in the wild, disguised as a payments application
The Mask: One Of The Sneakiest Government Malware Campaigns Ever Uncovered
Super-smart attacks targeting various government and activist bodies in Morocco, France, Spain and the UK
Bitcoin In Crisis: Mt Gox Claims To Be Fixing Network-Wide Vulnerability
The exchange resumes currency withdrawals, but refuses to send Bitcoins to third-party wallets until further notice
Russian Government Says Bitcoin Is Illegal
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office says Bitcoin is used for money laundering, and should be avoided
Whistleblower: Barclays Customer Data Stolen And Sold For Scammers’ Use
Bank says it is looking into a report that data was stolen before being used and sold by rogue traders
Snowden Used Basic Web Scraping Tools In NSA Breach
Use of basic web crawlers leads to concern over the quality of the intelligence agency's security
Study Finds US Government Running Insecure Systems
A report compiled by a US senator has discovered serious security shortcomings in US government agencies, including weak passwords and unpatched software
Colossus Computer Celebrates 70th Birthday
The world's first electronic computer, first put into operation 70 years ago, was used to crack German coded messages
Target Hackers Snuck In Through Ventilation Vendor
Epic breach in part down to credentials stolen from Fazio Mechanical Services
Vince Cable Warns Of Digital Threats To Critical Infrastructure
Cable says adequate protection needed so people's quotidian existences aren't disrupted
Adobe Releases Urgent Update For Flash Player
Upgrade patch looks to counter “critical vulnerability” in older versions of Flash Player
Facebook Open Sources ‘Efficient’ Encryption Tool For Android Devs
Conceal APIs seek to make encryption done by Android apps efficient and simple
Snowden Leak: GCHQ Targeted Anonymous With DoS Attacks
GCHQ attacked Anonymous with DoS attacks, knocking IRC chat rooms offline, whilst scaring members away by sending warning messages
800,000 Orange France Customers Face Cyberattack
Details of 800,000 Orange France users hacked, leaving customers at risk of phishing attacks
Target Hack – The Net Spreads Wider
The Target hackers broke in through a third party. Sean Michael Kerner says this should change your security strategy
NHS Choices Website Typo Sends Users Into Malware Danger
Coding error added one letter to a linked domain, leading to threats affecting NHS site visitors
Internet Giants Reveal Secret Government Data Requests
Tens of thousands of requests were made by the FISA court in the first half of 2013
HP Report Spotlights Mobile Encryption Risks
Most mobile applications don't use encryption properly, posing risks for enterprise data
Russian Army To Feature Cyber-Defence Units By 2017
The primary purpose of the new force is to protect military installations
Vivaldi: A Privacy-Friendly Social Network Opens For Business
Co-founder of Opera Software Jon von Tetzchner unveils his latest project in Iceland
Cryptography Legend Quisquater: No Proof I Was Targeted By NSA Or GCHQ
Jean-Jacques Quisquater tells TechWeek media reports his machine was hacked by GCHQ or NSA snoops were "premature"
Syrian Electronic Army Hits eBay And PayPal
Hacking crew appears to carry out hit on DNS infrastructure serving eBay-owned sites
Accellion Kiteworks Improves Security For Mobile Workers
Kiteworks offers the same user experience across all devices, and uses a three-tier architecture for improved security
Pwn2Own Gets ‘Unicorn’ Hacking Category
The Exploit Unicorn category will require competitors to bypass multiple levels of security on multiple technologies
BTC China Exchange Resumes Taking Deposits In Yuan
The largest Bitcoin exchange in the world says the memo banning virtual currency transactions was misunderstood
US Navy Cybersecurity Chief Michael Rogers To Be New Head Of NSA
Vice-Admiral Michael Rogers nominated by President Obama to take NSA role
Yahoo Mail Passwords Breached In ‘Co-ordinated Attack’
Yahoo admits its Yahoo Mail service was breached by a co-ordinated attack using passwords gathered from elsewhere
Larry Ellison: The NSA Can’t Get Into Our Databases
Oracle CEO claims the database software “hasn't been broken into for a couple of decades”
Chancellor Merkel Warns UK And US On Surveillance
Merkel says snooping “sows distrust” amongst allies in address to German parliament