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Microsoft Works With Adobe To Patch Windows 8 Flash Flaws
Microsoft has confirmed it is working with Adobe to patch flaws in the Flash player ahead of the Windows 8 launch
Huawei Complains At US ‘Roadblock’ On Trade
US officials are unjustly blocking Huawei's attempts to compete in the United States, a research paper has claimed
Google Removes Autocomplete From Pirate Bay Search
Google no longer auto-completes the search term for Pirate Bay web domains as it steps up its copyright clampdown
Cisco Upgrades Firewalls and Anti-Intrusion Products
Cisco has beefed up protection for clouds and data centres with new firewall and intrusion-prevention products
US Researchers Create Invisible QR Codes
The team says it can print hidden information onto any solid object
Go Daddy Outage “Not A Hacker Attack”
CEO Scott Wagner says the problem was purely technical
Chip And Pin Flaw Uncovered By Cambridge Boffins
Chip and pin payment systems used by many banks contain a serious vulnerability, according to Cambridge University researchers
Microsoft Delivers Light Patch Tuesday Update
Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday has a relatively light load, but October promises to be more substantial
Anonymous Claims Attack Which Shut Millions Of GoDaddy Sites
Anonymous accused of censorship after attack on so-called censor
Apple Code Leak Blamed On App Developer
An application developer has admitted it is the likely source of the leaked Apple UDIDs, after its servers were hacked
HP Beefs Up Enterprise Security Portfolio
HP has announced widespread improvements to its enterprise security offerings, to better secure the cloud and data centre
Al-Jazeera SMS Service Hacked By Pro-Syrian Group
Pro-Syrian hackers out in force again
Mozilla Fixes Firefox 15 Private Browsing Bug
Firefox Private Browsing wasn't so private, but a fix has been issued
Words Of War And Weakness: The Zero-Day Exploit Market
Feature: Exploit sellers arm governments and businesses, but are they harming security for everyone else? TechWeekEurope explores this controversial market
Google Acquires Antivirus Firm
Google has bought VirusTotal, which provides services analysing files and URLs to detect viruses, worms, Trojans and other malware
Botnet Creator Who Ensnared 72,000 Machines Gets 30 Months
Bot herder with an alleged history of dirty dealing gets sent down
Google Hackers Exploit Eight Zero-Days To Hit Defence Firms
Aurora attackers continue to cause carnage
Web Firm Provokes ICO Over ‘Ridiculous’ Cookie Law
Cookie law sends firm cookie as it asks ICO to sue it for breaching the regulation
Apple Plugs Java Security Hole
Mac users get extra protection from Java exploiters
Sony Mobile Confirms 400 Users’ Data Stolen
Sony partner gets hit, giving it another security headache
Gary McKinnon Extradition Deadline Set
Theresa May's decision will be made in just over a month at the latest
Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales Is Ready To Fight Snooper’s Charter
Wikipedia could encrypt all connections to the UK
Quarter Of London Wi-Fi Networks ‘Unsecure’
War drivers are getting an easy ride thanks to inaction from vendors and users alike, Sophos says
BitCoin Exchange BitFloor Hacked, $250,000 Stolen
Owner promises to do everything to keep the website running
GCHQ And AV Firms ‘Scaring People Into Buying Security...
GCHQ and Symantec put out fresh warnings over cybercrime, but one cynic isn't convinced
AntiSec Did Not Steal Apple UDID Codes From Us, Says FBI
If AntiSec is lying, where did the UDID codes come from?
Sophos Appoints New CEO As Longtime Leader Steps Down
Kris Hagerman steps into Steve Munford's boots at Sophos
AntiSec Hackers Steal 12M Apple UDID Identification Codes
AntiSec says it snatched UDIDs from the FBI. But why did the US authorities have them in the first place?
Cambodia To Deport Pirate Bay Co-Founder Gottfrid Svartholm
Gottfrid Svartholm is to be deported but he might not be going back to Sweden, where he faces jail