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Tesco Security: Very Little Help!
Tesco ignores the advice of TechWeekEurope and security researchers, making it unsafe to shop on Tesco.com, warns Tom Brewster
BitCoin Exchange Sued For Fraud
Bitcoinica got raided by hackers and couldn’t pay its customers
Security Snafus Escalate As ICO Warnings Up 48 Percent
The ICO is baring its teeth some more, but still imposing minimal fines
UK Gov And Met Police Implicated In TrapWire Surveillance Scare
Number 10 and Scotland Yard named in leaked emails from Wikileaks
Michael Dell’s Daughter Loses Twitter Account After Spilling...
Michael Dell's millions couldn't stop his daughter revealing location information on her family
Facebook And FTC Agree Settlement Over Privacy Row
Facebook has avoided an FTC fine, but will be monitored for 20 years as part of its settlement with the FTC for misleading users over privacy
Kaspersky And CrySys Offer Gauss Detection Tools
Two free tools are being offered by Kaspersky Lab and CrySys to detect the cyber-spying tool Gauss
FBI Warns Of Malware Posing As… The FBI
Reveton accuses victims of copyright infringement and asks for money
Facebook Introduces Phishing Reporting Service
Facebook introduces a phishing reporting service for its security-aware users
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...
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...
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