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Mac Trojan Is Cyber Spying Tool, Say Experts
New Mac malware makes money for Italian hackers, say researchers
Iris Scanners Hacked At Black Hat USA 2012
Good thing UK airports are scrapping the IRIS programme after the Olympics...
NFC Security Flaws In Android And Nokia N9 Phones
Charlie Miller finds NFC flaws in Android and Nokia devices
Brit Firm Implicated In Bahrain Activist Cyber Spy Attacks
British organisation is implicated in a cyber spy campaign that appears to be going after activists in Bahrain
CloudFlare CDN: We Have To Stay Open, Even To Evil
CloudFlare's network will remain open to all, says CEO Matthew Prince
Bank-Theft Botnet Gameover Infects 700,000 Systems
A bank-theft botnet by the name of Gameover has infected 675,000 systems, many at Fortune 500 companies
Symantec Board Shows CEO Salem The Door
A Salem witch trial? Symantec's CEO is booted out by the board
Madi Spy Malware Returns To Target US Government Users
The Madi cyber espionage tool is back and this time is focusing on the West, not the Middle East
ICO Orders Council To Stop Spying On Cab Passengers
Southampton Council wanted to record video and audio in every city cab
All Hail The Death Of Usernames And Passwords
Brian Spector, CEO of cloud security vendor CertiVox, says the traditional user login is gasping its last breath
Siemens Patches Stuxnet Flaws Even Though Super-Virus Is Dead
Siemens patches vulnerabilities used by the super-malware that was Stuxnet
European Commission Opens Consultation On Cyber Security Legislation
The EC wants to talk about cyber security legislation, looking at risk management and breach reporting requirements in particular
Home Secretary To Rule On Gary McKinnon Case By Mid-October
Theresa May will either confirm or reject Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US by mid-October
Skype Users Might Be More Open To Wiretaps Than Before
A number of recent changes at Skype mean that rumours of wiretaps could well be true, says Tom Brewster
Black Hat Cringes As Its Users Get Phishing Email
Black Hat USA 2012 conference attendees hit by apparent phishing attack
Super-Charged DDoS Attacks Spike In 2012
Exclusive: Attackers ramp up their use of super-powerful DDoS strikes and Xbox gamers are getting hit too, data shown to TechWeekEurope reveals
UK Government Faces Lawsuit Over Surveillance Technology Exports
Snooping gear has gone to Syria, Iran and Egypt, and Privacy International isn't happy
First Open Source Smart Meter Hacking Tool Released
The tool can be used to cause a blackout for the sake of security
Russian Arrested On Amazon.com Hack Charges
A Russian man has been arrested in Cyprus on allegations that he carried out denial-of-service attacks on Amazon.com, Priceline.com and eBay
Government Gives Universities Millions For Cyber Security Training...
Francis Maude gives universities millions to produce at least 24 security-minded graduates
Oracle Remedies 87 Security Flaws
Includes a fix for a dangerous vulnerability rated 10 out of 10
Apple Chucks BitDefender Privacy App Out Of App Store
No one will say why BitDefender's Clueful privacy monitor fell foul of Apple
Scientists Criticise End Of Climategate Hack Investigation
Email theft is unsolved, but global warming science is vindicated
Cyber Security Challenge Not Interested In Offensive Skills
Cyber Security Challenge director says the focus is on defence skills, not offensive expertise
Grum Botnet Officially Decapitated
The Grum botnet is killed off, meaning we can expect a big dip in spam
Mozilla Secures Google Searches In Firefox 14 Browser
Firefox 14 makes Google searches secure
Bank Security Lax As Leaky Websites Aid Hackers
Banks are handing over loads of useful data to hackers, a KPMG study finds
Cyber Security Challenge Hunts For Flaw Finders
Government backed contest wants online defenders against malware
Yahoo Android App Lets Attackers Send Spam
Yahoo says a flaw in its Android Mail app affects a limited number of users