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Trojan Uses Motion Sensors To Steal Smartphone Data
Researchers have built a Trojan t hat uses Android's built-in motion sensors to steal handset and bank card PINs
Ofcom To Probe Sky News Email Hacks
The comms regulator is looking into Sky News actions after it admitted hacking into the Darwins' emails
Megaupload Trial May Never Happen, Says US Judge
FBI failed to serve Megaupload with formal charges, a US judge has said
Flashback Mac OS X Trojan Spread Via WordPress Blogs
Mac OS X users were infected with the Flashback malware via hijacked WordPress websites, according to Kaspersky researchers
Anonymous Launches Uncensored Alternative To Pastebin
AnonPaste created in reaction to Pastebin's alleged divulgence of IP addresses to authorities
EU To Share Air Passenger Data With US
US Department of Homeland Security will be handed personal details including names, credit card details and phone numbers
ICANN Says No gTLD Data Was Compromised
New top level Internet domains still on hold while ICANN sifts the evidence
GCHQ Releases Two Secret Alan Turing Papers
Britain's top secret listening station, GCHQ, has released two mathematical papers written by codebreaker Alan Turing
MPs: GCHQ Snooping Law Makers Are Tech Idiots
Conservative and Lib Dem MPs bash other politicians' knowledge over the tech aspects of proposed controversial surveillance laws
Businesses Confidence In Data Security At Low Ebb
A new survey has revealed a chronic lack of confidence among businesses about their data protection
MPs Call in Google, Facebook, ISPs For Snooping Law Briefing
MPs will meet with tech companies to discuss controversial new proposals
Barclaycard PayTag Turns Ordinary Mobiles Into NFC Wallets
Barclaycard is offering its users a NFC sticker that will transform their phone into a new payment device
Calltrunk Launches ARGOsearch Phone Search Engine
Privacy issues are raised, when users can search recorded landline, mobile and Skype calls
ISPs And Privacy Groups Hit Out At Internet Porn Block Plans
Government plans have been labelled as ineffective and amount to censorship
Tim Berners-Lee Slams ‘Dangerous’ Snooping Law
The inventor of the web says plans to store data open highly sensitive information up to abuse
Flashback Still Festering on 140,000 Machines
Flashback is still sitting on 140,000 machines, indicating many Mac owners aren't updating
Webpages Contain 14 Cookies Each
A month before the cookie laws come into force, research shows there are plenty of trackers running on businesses' websites
Lebanese Hacktivists Take Down 15 Government Websites
'Raise Your Voice' takes down sites for the justice ministry, customs and transportation office among others
How Facebook’s Paedophile Blocking Can Backfire
Facebook's blocking system is flawed, but linguistic and behavioural software can fix it, argues Tom Brewster
Check Point Launches Crowdsourcing Threat Cloud
ThreatCloud looks to get users sharing information for the good of each other
The USA Needs CISPA
Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is not as bad as the Internet community might think, says Wayne Rash
Apple Reports Most Vulnerabilities In Q1
Cybercriminals increasingly target Apple and Android says Trend Micro
Anonymous Plots Next GCHQ Attack
Hacktivist group Anonymous has said it will follow up its recent anti-extradition attacks by targeting GCHQ this weekend
Hacker Exposes Three Million Iranian Bank Account Details
Iranian man posts debit and credit card details on his blog to highlight security vulnerabilities
Toshiba in Competition Data Breach
Toshiba's website fail leads to user info leaking and a breach of the Data Protection Act
Oracle Issues Mammoth 88 Vulnerability Patch
Oracle fixes a load of vulnerabilities, many of which could be used for remote code execution
Security Sensor Visualises Network Attacks
Hone, under development by the US government, is a way of allowing IT administrators to more quickly identify and respond to network issues
Consumer Groups Slate Google’s Tiny Wi-Spy Fine
Google's $25,000 FCC fine for "hypocritical" obstruction is small change, say critics
The Commoditisation Of Hacktivist Attacks
Off-the shelf software for DDoS attacks has brought the means of disruption to smaller pressure groups, says Eric Doyle