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Boston Marathon Tragedy Spurs Botnet Spam Campaigns
The Boston Marathon bombing and the Texas fertilizer explosion are being used by two large botnets
BadNews Malware Downloaded By ‘At Least 2m Android Users’
More nasty code finds its way onto the Google Play store
Reddit Hit By ‘Malicious DDoS’
Another day, another big site DDoSed
The Cambridge Boffs Hoping To End Cyber Bank Heists
Cronto, a Cambridge University spin-out, believes it has a solution to the problem of banking malware
US House Passes Controversial CISPA Bill
Bill passes but faces tough road ahead, with White Office threatening a veto
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Bitcoin Blockchain And Mt.Gox Knocked Offline By DDoS Attacks
More trouble in Bitcoin land, with the Blockchain DDoSed, Mt.Gox suffering outages and BitFloor giving up entirely
Anonymous Gets $54k Funding For News Site
Your Anon News to set up its own incendiary web space
Pirate Bay Co-Founder “Anakata” Faces New Charges
Swedish authorities intend to keep Gottfrid Svartholm Warg in prison
Worm Infections Fall As Web Threats Rise, Says Microsoft
Microsoft says that worms such as Conficker are on the decline, but it warns that web threats are thriving
Malwarebytes Update Kills Thousands Of Computers
Update gaffe leaves malware finders rather contrite
Prolexic CEO: ‘Biggest Cyber Attack Ever’ Was Built On Lies
We were told it was the biggest DDoS ever, but Prolexic's CEO says it's hugely unlikely that's true
Check Point’s Low Cost Firewalls Boost SMB Security
SMB offices get cheap firewall security from Check Point
Thousands Of UK Users Cursed By ‘Magic Malware’
Persistent campaign against UK businesses and individuals contains 'magic code'
DDoS Power Up 718 Percent Amidst Widespread Batterings
Prolexic sees seven-fold rise in average attack strength
Oracle Fixes 42 Java Flaws
For the second time in just over two months, Java gets a load of fixes
Malware Attacks On The Rise And Target Android
A new report has suggested that Android is currently bearing the brunt of malware threats out there
Symantec: SMBs Super Scared Of Spike In State Sponsored Strikes
Smaller businesses are a "springboard" for attacks on government bodies
Linode Hackers Compromise Passwords, Credit Card Details
Linode had a Bitcoin heist last year. Now it has had another serious breach
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks NPR
Group continues its offensive on western news sources
Sophos Confirms Imminent Job Cuts
Sophos says it is shedding some weight in order to get a little leaner
Activists Sue UK Government Over Spy Software Supplier
HMRC sued by Privacy International over investigation into British seller of surveillance software thought to have targeted human rights activists
Boston Marathon Mobile Disruption Due To High Demand, Not Police
Boston calls were blocked by high demand - not by any deliberate network shutdown
Anonymous Hits North Korea Sites Again
As South Korea reportedly takes its nuclear plants offline, Anonymous launches fresh attacks on North Korean websites
Oxbridge And Kent Police Cyber Attacker Pleads Guilty
Universities needed two weeks’ worth of man hours to recover from attacks of 21-year-old
News International Frets Over Spear Phishing Bombardment
Following attacks on rival publishers, News International CISO Amar Singh talks about his spear phishing nightmares
WordPress Sites Take Brute Force Battering
WordPress says security firms are hyping tales of attacks
Google’s Schmidt Voices Privacy Fears Over Civilian Drones
Google's chairman Eric Schmidt says drones operated by members of the public pose a privacy and security risk
Microsoft Repairs Botched Patch Tuesday Update
Microsoft has repaired its botched Patch Tuesday update after it caused a number of problems for end-users