An effort to reward the hacker who cracks the new iPhone's fingerprint sensor has reached nearly $20,000, while Germany's Chaos Computer Club claims success
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RSA Warns Customers About NSA Encryption Cracking
RSA is one of the first commercial companies to warn about issues with encryption after revelations about the NSA's meddling with standards
ICO To Investigate The Impact Of Snowden Revelations On Privacy
Christopher Graham wants to know if the NSA really had access to encrypted bank data
iOS 7 Bug Lets Users Bypass Passcode Protection
A flaw in iOS 7 is simple to exploit, requiring something resembling a cheat code to access photos and social networks of users
GCHQ ‘Hacked Belgium ISP Belgacom’
Belgacom, which counts the European Commission and the European Parliament as its customers, a target of British intelligence, leaks show
Barclays Bank Branch Bugged In £1.3m Breach
Branch hit by crude yet effective attack involving a KVM device
Community Bounty To Hack iPhone 5S Touch ID Hits Thousands
Crowd-funded bounty is on offer for anyone who can "break into an iPhone 5S by lifting prints (like from a beer mug)"
Facebook Pays Out For SSL Weakness In Android App
Facebook admits it wasn't doing SSL right in its Android app
Malware Disguised As Fake GTA 5 Downloads Spreading Fast
Sites offering free GTA 5 downloads are spreading across the globe and leading to malware
Mac Trojan With Links To Syria Uncovered
Syrian Electronic Army implicated in Mac malware attacks
WordPress Co-Founder: Biggest Acquisition Ever And Security Boost Incoming
Matt Mullenweg tells TechWeekEurope WordPress is planning to splash the cash on its largest ever acquisition and bolster its small security team
Microsoft Rushes Fix For Exploited Internet Explorer Flaw
Tech giant says Internet Explorer zero-day attacks have been seen in the wild
Hidden Lynx: Chinese Hackers Hit Bit9 And Hundreds More
Crew that hit Bit9 earlier this year is based in China and continues to wreak havoc across the world, say researchers
HP Enters Next-Generation Firewall Game
HP will be going up against the likes of Palo Alto Networks, Check Point and Cisco, as it launches a host of products
Government To Trial Emergency Mobile Warnings
Alerts will be sent out to around 50,000 people across different parts of the UK
USB ‘Condom’ Prevents Data Insemination
Tech stops data flowing from a fully loaded stick and into a dirty slot
Microsoft Has The Patch Tuesday Blues With Buggy Updates
One pulled patch and updates appearing as needed even after installation give Microsoft a headache
Argentine Police Arrest ‘Superhacker’
A teenager was said to be making $50k a month from botnet
Pwn2Own Hackers To Compete For $300,000 In Prizes
HP's second annual Mobile Pwn2Own event will reward security researchers from a prize pool of $300,000, up from $240,000 last year
Dropbox: We Access Your Private Documents, But It’s For Your Own Good
Dropbox says its systems are accessing docs in order to provide previews
Google Street View Car In Double Bus Crash
Car manages to hit two vehicles as it races away from a bus it had already collided with
Anonymous-Affiliated Hacker Sentenced To Three Years
Yet another Anonymous member is heading to prison
Cyber Police Arrest 12 Over Santander Plot
Santander could have lost millions if police hadn't foiled a plot to hack into a branch machine
WordPress Update Fixes Three Security Vulnerabilities
A new update of the popular WordPress blogging platform tackles a number of security issues
Hey Apple! Fingerprints Are For Ease Of Use, Not Security
The iPhone 5S's fingerprint recognition is for ease-of use, says Sean Michael Kerner. For security, have a look at iCloud Keychain
Mayer And Zuckerberg Hit Back Over NSA Surveillance Criticisms
Mayer says execs faced prison if they spoke out about surveillance requests, as Zuckerberg says US government "blew it"
Insider Suspected In Massive Vodafone Hack
Operator says a highly sophisticated attack could have been perpetrated by one of its own
North Korea Suspected Of Advanced Malware Attacks On South
North Korea implicated in malware attacks on a wide range of bodies in South Korea
Google Loses Street View WiSpy Privacy Appeal
Google’s infamous WiSpy incident continues to haunt the company as it loses a privacy appeal in California
Government Relies On Legacy IT For £480bn Of Revenue
The National Audit Office warns of the many risks that come with running valuable systems on Legacy IT