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LinkedIn Apologises For Password Breach
Social network LinkedIn has provided more information on a security breach that affected roughly 6.5 million user passwords
Microsoft ‘Oversight’ Helped Flame Spread
A Microsoft "oversight" in 2009 was a notable factor in the spread of the pernicious Flame worm
Microsoft Issues Updates To Extinguish Flame And Other Flaws
Microsoft is trying to kill of Flame while the next Patch Tuesday update aims to put out other fires across its software base
Microsoft Not Backing Down On IE10 ‘Do Not Track’ By Default
Microsoft still wants DNT by default in IE10 even though it would not comply with the latest proposed specification
Last.fm Becomes Latest Password Breach Victim
Last.fm sees passwords published online as the breaches keep on coming
ICO Fines Council £90k After Children’s Data Disclosed
Council is fined £90,000 for two separate breaches
FBI Accused Of Illegal Conduct In Megaupload Case
Seven hard drives of evidence obtained by the US agents were not supposed to leave New Zealand, lawyers claim
Dating Website eHarmony Confirms Password Breach
Following hot on the heels of the LinkedIn password breach is the confirmation that eHarmony's customer passwords have also been compromised
LinkedIn: Keep Calm And Keep Connecting
LinkedIn may be a boring place with no secrets, but those passwords are important, says Peter Judge
UK Police Clueless On DNA Databases
Big Brother Watch finds police are keeping lots of DNA data on innocent people
Panic Over LinkedIn ‘6.5m Password Theft’
LinkedIn investigates claims millions of user passwords were stolen and posted online
Google To Warn Users About State-Sponsored Attacks
New notification system launches as malware developed by governments becomes commonplace
Facebook ‘Pages’ Admins Get New Privacy Controls
Facebook has created more limited roles for administrators of its marketing pages to help protect privacy and security
Kaspersky: Flame Used 85 Domains For Communications
The Flame malware is at least four years old and hosted its command-and-control servers on more than 85 domain names, according to an analysis by Kaspersky
Microsoft Issues ‘Flame’ Patch
Microsoft has issued a fix for a security certificate flaw exploited by the Flame malware to make the code appear to have been legitimately signed
US And Israel ‘Spawned Stuxnet’
Stuxnet was created by the US and Israel, according to a new book
EU Takes Five Countries To Court Over Cookie Law
Massive fines are threatening Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Slovenia
NHS Trust Outraged By ICO £325,000 Data Breach Fine
NHS Trust says its appeals were ignored by the ICO, as it expresses dismay at the record data breach fine
Flame Is More Than Just FUD
Ignore the sceptics. The Flame worm is significant for what is says as much as what it does, argues Tom Brewster
Dutch Parliament To Reject ACTA And Its Lookalikes
Motion D66 tells the government to scrap the controversial agreement
The Met: We Must Do Better In War On Cyber Crime
Commander Allan Gibson says fresh data sharing initiatives will help the Met get better at fighting cyber fraud
US Has Three Weeks To Produce Evidence Against Megaupload
Kim Dotcom will finally find out why FBI wants his head
Iran Claims Flame Caused ‘Massive’ Data Loss
Iran says Flame caused significant data loss as the UN puts out a warning for member states
Assange Loses Extradition Hearing But Fight Not Over Yet
Assange loses his appeal at the Supreme Court, but he may find a way of avoiding extradition yet again
Security Myth Burns With A Brilliant Flame
Like its predecessors, espionage malware Flame has upped the stakes in the security market with its advanced surveillance capabilities, says Eric Doyle
Most Corporations Will Spy On Employees By 2015: Research
Social networks will be monitored to prevent IT security risks
Mikko Hypponen: Flame Worm Another ‘Failure’ For Security Industry
Hypponen says he's disappointed by the security industry's inability to track down 'super-weapon' Flame sooner
Met Launches Major Offensive On Online Fraud
The Met and the British Retail Consortium are working together as part of a major initiative to catch online fraudsters
Certification: Could It Nail Cloud Security?
Google is certifying its Apps to ISO27001. While that may sound boring, without certification, you might as well play Russian Roulette with a nailgun, says Peter Judge