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FBI Warns Of DoS Attacks On Emergency Telephones
US authorities are warning about Telephone Denial of Service attacks against emergency telephone systems
TopCashback Rushes to Fix ‘Useless’ SSL Website Security
Host of problems with HTTPS highlighted, sparking the cashback vendor into action
Aaron Swartz Prosecution Team Threatened And Harassed
US court filing reveals impact Swartz’s suicide had on prosecution
Bug Kills Facebook Search Privacy Tool
This time it is a bug rather than a Facebook decision that has caused concern
UK And EU Watchdogs Launch Probes Into Google Privacy Policy
ICO and others initiate action after French regulator says Google is not complying
China Implicated As More Android Malware Targets Tibetans
Is China using malicious mobile software in its hardline approach in Tibet?
Symantec Links South Korean Cyber-Attack To 2011 Incident
Symantec has found technical similarities between the recent cyber-disruption in South Korea and 2011 distributed denial-of-service attacks
‘Critical’ BIND Vulnerability Puts DNS Servers At Risk
A flaw reported in the handling of regular expressions means most DNS servers running on Linux or Unix are vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks, according to security experts
US Concerns Over Huawei, ZTE Complicate Sprint Merger
A $20.1bn deal between the US' Sprint and Japan's Softbank is facing complications due to the US government's mistrust of Chinese telecoms equipment makers Huawei and ZTE
Europol Busts Credit Card Fraud Ring With 44 Arrests
Body says 36,000 bank customers were affected by the illegal operation
‘Biggest DDoS Attack’ Did Not Hurt The Global Internet – This Time
TechWeekEurope investigates - the Spamhaus attacks didn't slow the Internet much at all, but they are seriously worrying
Egypt Makes Arrests After Undersea Internet Cable Hacked Apart
Police claim three scuba divers were caught attempting to cut an undersea connection
EU: UK Government Will Lose The Fight Against Privacy Laws
Exclusive: EU sources say UK has little backing as it seeks to kill privacy regulation,whilst Viviane Reding bites back against British lobbyists
Antivirus Failing To Catch Web-Borne Malware
A study based on findings from more than 1,000 corporate networks has found that antivirus programs failed to detect a large proportion of web-borne malicious code
GCHQ Security Gaffe: Spooks Send Passwords In Plain Text
Intelligence agency criticised for rookie error
Millions Of Open Servers Are Helping To Set Off Huge Digital Bombs
Spamhaus attacks show how the Internet's millions of open DNS resolvers are 'the scourge of the Internet'
UK Launches Cyber Security Threat Sharing Centre
Threat data to be shared across industries, thanks to project announced by Francis Maude
Android Malware Targeting Tibetan Activists
One of the first cases of Android malware used in targeted campaign
UK Battles Brussels To Kill Data Privacy Regulation
Lord McNally wants lightweight privacy rules instead of the EU's proposed tough Regulation
ICO: Europe Didn’t Do A Good Job Of Ganging Up On Google
Divided regulators meant Google was not punished properly for taking private Wi-Fi data, the ICO tells us
Data Services Must Overcome Privacy Fears – O2
If providers can't convince users to trust them, the economy will suffer, says Ronan Dunne of O2
Researchers Identify Mobile Users Through Anonymous Location Data
Anonymised location data? There’s no such thing
Bruce Schneier Is Wrong – There Is Hope For Internet Privacy
The security guy who has no vulnerabilities thinks there is no privacy left at all on the Internet - Tom Brewster thinks he should cheer up
US Government To Scan Private Firms’ Emails And Web Use
The US Department of Homeland Security will look at private-sector companies in an effort to mitigate cyber-attacks
Border Agency Data Failures Could Let Crooks Into UK
Agency failing to make adequate checks on criminal suspect databases, MPs claim
South Korea Backtracks On China Cyber Attack Link
Communications regulator made a mistake in linking to China
Apple Applauded For Adding Two-Factor Authentication To iCloud
Move should lead to fewer Mat Honan-type iCloud hacks
Intertrust Sues Apple Over Mobile Security Technology
Intertrust, partly owned by Sony and Philips, has sued Apple over products and services including the iPhone, the iPad and Apple's App Store
UK Police World’s Hungriest For Skype Users’ Private Data
Microsoft figures show British police make more requests for Skype user data than other forces in any other nation