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Anonymous Vows Revenge For Wikileaks And Demonoid Blackouts
Wikileaks sites remain down, as does Demonoid, and Anonymous isn't happy
Blizzard Hacked And Scrambled Passwords Leaked
Passwords have been compromised but World of Warcraft creator took precautions to protect user accounts
Google FTC Fine Hits Record Of £14m
Google guilty of tricking Safari users into accepting tracking cookies
Facebook Gambling ‘Gives Hackers Greater Reason To Attack It’
Hackers are likely to be excited by Facebook's move in to gambling
Gauss: A Government Cyber Espionage Tool With Mysterious ‘Warhead’
Another nation state-funded cyber espionage tool rears its ugly head, Kaspersky says
Google’s Deadly Daisy Chains
Google can expect security pros and its rivals to cry foul over bringing Gmail messages into search, says Tom Brewster
Google Blacklisting Jumps 150 Percent In Only Three Months
Google blacklisted almost 1000 sites in July, up from 400 in May
Android Malware Spikes 61 Percent In Just A Quarter
Android malware rises sharply again in Q2
ICO Pressures Charities To Open Doors For Data Protection ‘Check Ups’
The ICO doesn't want to fine charities, so is encouraging them to take advantage of free help
Demonoid Servers Taken By Ukrainian Authorities
Anonymous swears revenge, DDoS’es three government websites
Zeus Malware Turns To Smite BlackBerry Users
Attackers start paying more attention to RIM's devices
Apple And Amazon Up Their Security After Honan Hack
Password resets over the phone are stopped in the aftermath of the “epic hack”
Microsoft Continues To Push Do Not Track By Default In IE10
Microsoft stands firm and says IE10 will have DNT on by default
WikiLeaks ‘Under DDoS Again’
The second DDoS strike on WikiLeaks this year has taken its site offline, Assange's organisation says
Protecting The Business From RAT Infestation
Curt Wilson, research analyst at Arbor Networks, tells you how to get rid of nasty RATs
Alleged Mariposa Botnet Mastermind On Trial
Mariposa suspect is on trial, whilst Spanish suspects await their own hearings, TechWeekEurope understands
Former Lloyds Bank Security Chief Pleads Guilty To £2.4m Fraud
A former head of Lloyds Bank IT security is facing a lengthy jail sentence
Stuxnet And Flame Scare Critical Iranian Infrastructure Offline
After Stuxnet and Flame cause carnage, Iran is set to take some of its infrastructure off the Internet
LinkedIn: Password Breach Cost Us As Much As $1m
LinkedIn's password breach costs the firm a lot, but company claims damage was not significant
Three Arrests In China Over Baidu “Post-Deleting” Services
Baidu employees are believed to have removed user comments for cash
Reuters Admits Twitter Account Hacked
Reuters admits its Twitter account was hacked over the weekend, whilst one of its blogs was compromised too
Health Trust Fined £175k After Website Gaffe
Torbay Care Trust says it is disappointed by the fine, but it will pay up
Eight In Ten Olympic Websites Are Scams
The majority of Games-related websites are run by fraudsters, says Zscaler
Hackers Dupe Apple Support To Crack Gizmodo Twitter Account
Apple support is tricked, leading to embarrassment for Gizmodo and one of its former employees
McAfee Social Protection Tool Safeguards Facebook Photos
Intel's McAfee is developing a security app that offers customisable protection of Facebook photos
Google’s New Policy Won’t Help End Its Android Malware Nightmare
Google's new policy for devs will do nothing to kill off Android malware - it's technical steps that are needed, says Tom Brewster
£125m Set Aside for RBS IT Failure
Contingency fund revealed in RBS half-yearly results
Iran Nuclear Agency Not ‘Thunderstruck’ By Virus
AC/DC wasn't being blasted out at nuclear facilities, Iran says
Yahoo Sued For Password Breach
One of 450,000 angry customers decides to take action