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Botched Microsoft Windows 7 Security Update Kills Computers
Microsoft tells users to uninstall Patch Tuesday "fix"
Bitcoin Rocked By Java Exploit-Wielding Thieves And New DDoS Strike
Cyber crooks are getting awfully fond of Bitcoin
Researcher Shows How To Hack A Plane With An Android Phone
More trouble with geeks on a plane? Hopefully not thanks to a researchers' findings
Chinese Hackers Suspected Of Mass Cyber Espionage On Games Industry
Massive multiplayer games developers targeted by Winnti group
Bitcoin Value Crashes To $105 After ‘Panic Sale’
According to Mt Gox, too much demand led to the temporary price crash
Dropbox For Business Lands With Single Sign-On
Dropbox hopes security addition and brand change will help it fend off challengers
Massively Popular Porn Sites Thrust Malware At Machines
Xhamster and Pornhub found to contain links to lots of nastiness... as well as porn
FOI Request Reveals BBC Lost 785 Laptops, Mobiles And Tablets
A Freedom of Information request exposed the BBC is a butterfingers with its mobile devices
Microsoft Lays Into Google Android Privacy In ‘Scroogled’ Campaign
Microsoft now laying into Google for passing on user information to app developers, as privacy war continues
South Korea Officially Blames North For Cyber Attacks
South Korea officially blames its neighbour for outages at TV stations and banks
Search Engine Reveals Worrying Security Holes
A relatively unknown search engine is revealing worrying security vulnerabilities in many corporate systems
LulzSec Members Plead Guilty To NHS, Sony Attacks
Four LulzSec hackers now await sentencing next month
Bitcoin Value Passes The $200 Mark
Virtual currency goes from $20 to $200 in just three months
Hague Puts £500k-A-Year Cyber Security Centre In Oxford
Oxford facility will work on how to protect infrastructure from cyber threats
Patch Tuesday Lands With Critical Internet Explorer Fix
All supported versions of IE affected as IT pros urged to take action
Illegal Botnet Bitcoin Mining Boom ‘Incoming’
Security researcher warns of growth in illegal mining following discovery of Skype Trojan
UK Crooks Linked To Android Trojan Posing As Security App
Research indicates UK crooks hungry for Android user banking info
Anonymous Attacks On Israel ‘Have Achieved Next To Nothing’
OpIsrael did not have "a single noteworthy technical achievement", despite Anonymous claims of $3 billion damage, source in Tel-Aviv says
Amazon Security Service Gets Faint Praise From Resellers
Amazon Web Services gets a hardware security module, but resellers say there is still more to do
New Techniques Help Malware Evade Defences
Companies are now seeing a malware event every three minutes, according to a report by security firm FireEye
IBM Presents Security Strategies For Power Sector
As security threats multiply for critical infrastructure such as the power grid, IBM has presented security best-practices for the energy and utilities sector
Hollywood Issues Takedown Requests On… Takedown Requests?
Google’s list of takedown requests could become the largest index of pirate content in the world
Cheeseburger Loving £1m Cyber Crooks Convicted
They stole a woman's life savings to buy cheeseburgers and gold - now they're facing jail
Carberp Botnet Gang Leader And Cronies Arrested – Report
Botnet might finally stop causing carnage in Russia and Ukraine
Quiz of the Week: Bitcoin Bonanza
Bitcoins are getting a lot of attention right now - see how much you know with our quiz!
Microsoft Sued Over PhoneFactor Authentication
Microsoft and its PhoneFactor unit have been hit with a patent-infringement lawsuit from a little-known company
Cutwail Botnet Targets Android Users Via Spam
Attackers shifting to traditional PC tactics in bid to pilfer data from Android owners
How The Government Is Lying About Fighting The Database State
Exclusive: The Tories said they would end the database state, but ministers like Jeremy Hunt are doing the opposite
Hacktivists Hit North Korea Social Networks
Anonymous and US hacker Jester get juvenile on North Korean services