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Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Telegraph’s Facebook And Twitter...
Hacker group strikes again, just days after it hit the FT
Chinese Cyber Espionage Unit Starts Re-Hacking US Organisations
Unit 61398, allegedly sponsored by the PLA, is back at it again
Yahoo Japan Warns 22m Customers Over ID Theft
Yahoo admits a hack of its infrastructure, although passwords remain safe
Pakistan Organisations Targeted By Massive Indian Cyber Operation
Pakistani bodies, including government organisations, are the main target, but UK, US and Chinese groups also targeted
Online Fraud Takes $525m Toll On US Consumers
Online automobile fraud topped the list of Internet crime complaints reported by US citizens last year
Bloomberg Brings In Ex-IBM CEO Palmisano For Privacy Help
After a bad week for privacy at Bloomberg, the company brings in IBM's former leader
Mac Malware Signed With Apple Developer ID Targets African Activist
Genuine Apple developer ID used in attacks on Angolan activist
Mozilla Delays Blocking Third-Party Cookies In Firefox
Despite delaying a default feature, Mozilla is keen to get it into Firefox soon
Syrian Electronic Army Strikes Again With FT Hacks
Financial Times has blogs and Twitter feeds taken over
Federal Agents Seize A Portion Of MtGox Bitcoin Exchange Funds
US department of Homeland Security says Tokyo-based MtGox broke US laws
McAfee LiveSafe Combines Storage And Biometrics
The McAfee LiveSafe service is to extend security and data protection across multiple types of devices
LulzSec Hackers Get Years Of Prison Time
Lulz Boat sinks as two hackers looking at years in prison, whilst another two punished
Labour: War On Cyber Crime Will Need More Government Money
Labour shadow minister for defence Russell Brown tells TechWeek more funds will be required
Cyber Intelligence Europe, Brussels, Belgium
Cyber Security is an ever growing topic that many European Government Departments are taking seriously, by investing heavily in securing their critical infrastructure and sensitive information.
UK Government Fears Destructive Cyber Sabotage
Government's cyber security strategy lead James Quinault says UK faces very real threat of attacks destroying critical infrastructure
IT Skills Gap Still Worries Businesses, Survey Finds
Many businesses are still concerned about the quality and available quantity of IT talent, a survey reveals
LulzSec Hackers ‘Thought They Were Latter-Day Pirates’
Four accused said to be on "cutting edge" of cyber crime
Top Tech Firms Sign Up To Offer Cyber Security Apprenticeships
BT and IBM join e-skills UK's bid to get youngsters excited about security
Government ‘Needs To Embrace Open Data Faster’
Shakespeare Review proposes getting data out faster, even if it means it is messier
Syria Internet Down Yet Again
Outage the second in the last eight days
EU Urged To Kick Off ‘Hacking Back’ Discussions
Two security giants call on the EC to talk about hacking back, but Brussels isn't convinced
Bloomberg ‘Leaked Over 10,000 Private Messages’
It's been a bad week for Bloomberg when it comes to privacy
Microsoft Joins Industry Push For Software Security Standard
Microsoft has backed an international standard to make it easier for small developers to build more secure software
Majority Of Web Users Fret Over Privacy
A Microsoft survey has revealed that the majority of Web users are very concerned about their online privacy
ICO Concerned Over ‘Guesswork’ Surrounding EU Data Privacy...
British companies are perplexed by proposed EU rules to boost privacy, says the ICO
Ex-Twitter Security Lead Asked To ‘Set Up Saudi Surveillance...
Moxie Marlinspike claims he was asked to set up a massive man-in-the-middle surveillance operation by Saudi operator Mobily
Proposed US Cyber-Crime Law Increases Pressure On China
A US Congress bill has proposed blocking the import of products that use technology stolen from American firms
Microsoft Spies ‘Wave’ Of Facebook Account-Hijacking Trojans
Chrome and Firefox users facing barrage of malicious browser extensions
There Is ‘No Mobile Malware Crisis’
Mobile threat a concern, but still not much of one, F-Secure research shows