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BPI Asks Pirate Party To Push Pirate Bay Proxy Off The Plank
Party asked to keelhaul website: It's pirate salad!
Syria Internet Down But Spyware Still Connecting Out
War-torn nation loses connectivity as heavy fighting around Damascus erupts
Lib Dems To Withdraw Support For ‘Snoopers Charter’
Nick Clegg is on the verge of withdrawing support for the controversial Communications Data Bill
Google Resolves Webmaster Tools Security Glitch
Google has resolved an issue which saw its Webmaster Tools service reactivating obsolete accounts
DNS Attacks Take Out Google, PayPal In Romania
Kaspersky, Microsoft and Yahoo also hit
David Petraeus Proves It: Email Is Not Secure
Wayne Rash asks: how could the head of the CIA not realise he couldn't trust secrets to Gmail?
Spam Texter Says £440,000 Fine ‘Is ICO Publicity Stunt’
Two men who allegedly ran a spam texting firm feel the wrath of the information commissioner
TVShack Creator Richard O’Dwyer Avoids Extradition To US
Student will go to the US to sign a final agreement and avoid prison
Cyber Crook Pleads Guilty To £3m Card Skimming Scam
Criminal caught red handed carrying out a sophisticated campaign
Go Daddy Pledges Better Security For All After Customers Hacked
Go Daddy tells TechWeekEurope it has some big plans for security improvements across the globe
Facebook Privacy Proposals Face Backlash
Facebook's proposed changes to its privacy policy get a bashing
US, Europol Seize Domains In Cyber Monday Swoop
Annual Cyber Monday roundup of fraudsters goes global
Amazon And Google Denied G-Cloud Entry ‘As Clouds Not Government Ready’
Exclusive: We find that AWS and Google are keen for G-Cloud but can't get on it
Security Researchers Uncover Critical Infrastructure Flaws
A security firm has said it will disclose 23 flaws in critical infrastructure software, while chastising a rival firm that refuses to disclose its own work
The Rise Of Java Vulnerabilities
Ex-hacker Jacques Erasmus of Webroot, says careless users make Java an attractive prospect for criminals
Google And Apple Sites Downed In Massive Pakistani DNS Hack
Tech giants amongst hundreds affected by DNS-level attack
HP Spy Gear Not ‘Knowingly’ Supplied To Syria
HP says kit may have found its way to Syria through third parties
‘Hacked’ Go Daddy Sites Serve Up Ransomware
Sophos asks how Go Daddy DNS records might have been compromised
Study: Online Consumers Taking Unwitting Security Risks
Web users are continuing to engage in risky online behaviour despite admitting that they feel their online privacy is threatened
Plymouth Council Fined £60k After Printer Gaffe
Council worker picks up the wrong documents and posts them
Oxbridge Hack Attacks Suspect Charged With 17 Offences
Kent 20-year-old faces a slew of allegations
Cyber Attacks On EU Governments Caused ‘Considerable Economic Damage’
Claims voiced in European Parliament indicate attacks on governments causing carnage
Anonymous Attacks ‘Cost PayPal £3.5m’
Alleged Anonymous DDoSer is on trial
Identity Theft Rampant in America, Study Finds
A study of applications for credit and bank cards in the US has uncovered more than 10,000 identity-fraud rings
Report: US Implicated In French Government Spyware Infections
Something resembling the Flame malware appeared on French government systems this year
Facebook Proposes Data Sharing Across Services
Facebook is proposing a change to its data usage policies to allow user details to be shared with its Intagram division
EU Urges Nation States To Use ‘Honeypots’ To Snare Hackers
ENISA says digital traps should be used more widely across Europe
Google Raises Alarm On ITU Internet Treaty Discussions
Tech giant worried governments will ruin the Internet
Prince William RAF Photos Leak Sensitive Information
Prince William’s RAF Photos show colleagues' passwords on screens