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GE Healthcare Admits Sending NHS Patient Data To US
NHS IT Provider says 600,000 patients have no need to worry
Dutch Pirate Party Prepares To Fight BREIN Over Pirate Bay Proxy
Dutch anti-piracy organisation had ordered political party to shut down Pirate Bay proxy
Judge Preserves Megaupload Data For Two More Weeks
Interested parties have two weeks to agree on what is to become of the 1,100 powered-down servers that hold 25 million gigabytes of Megaupload.com's data
Alleged TeaMp0ison Member Charged With Computer Misuse
A 17-year-old is charged for two offences, one relating to the Anti-Terror Hotline hoax calls, another to the Computer Misuse Act
Google Fined $25,000 By FCC For Impeding Street View Investigation
US agency FCC claims Google said that searching its own emails was too much hassle
Android Video App Steals Contacts List
A Trojan found in video applications on the Google Play market has affected at least 70,000 users, McAfee has warned
Abortion Hacker Sentenced To 32 Months
James Jeffery pleads guilty to hacking BPAS website and records
Another Mac APT Attack Spotted
The SabPub APT is still active and is going after Mac machines
Trojan Hides In Angry Birds Game
Sophos and game maker Rovio have warned of malicious code masquerading as the popular Angry Birds Space game
Google’s Brin Warns Internet At Risk From China, Apple, Facebook
China has contained the Internet, and Facebook and Apple are restricting it, warns Google founder Sergey Brin
Super-Rare Ransomware Breaches Boot Record
Trend spots a rare beast in the cyber crime world - ransomware infecting the Master Boot Record
Great Firewall Of China Blocks All Foreign Sites Following Brief Hiccup
Update to national firewall suspected as cause of temporary foreign site blackout
Two Possible TeaMp0isoN Members Arrested
The Metropolitan Police denies the hack, TeaMp0isoN denies the arrests. So nothing happened?
Boeing Preps Secure Android Smartphone For Government
Aerospace and defence company expected to release device in late 2012
Apple Issues ‘Cool’ Fix For Flashback
Despite getting slammed by some corners of the security industry over Flashback, Apple gets praise for its "innovative" Java update
The Strange Story of Security’s Next Superstar
James Lyne is destined to be one of the biggest names in security. He might even become the industry's first ever mega-star
US To Rush Work On Cyberweapons
Pentagon recognises the value of hacking as a form of warfare
TeaMp0isoN Hacks MI6 Phones
Mischievous hacktivists phone-bomb the UK intelligence agency
Facebook Generously Lets Users Download Their Own Data
Users will now be able to access data about IP addresses, previous names and friend requests
Portugal Proposes Terabyte Tax To Pay Copyright Holders
Portugal is planning a tax of up to €0.5 per Gigabyte, to pay copyright owners
HP Warns Of Malware-Infected Flash Cards
HP says that some of its shipments of ProCurve 5400 zl switches contained infected flash cards
Flashback Slashed But Apple Faces Backlash
Apple is slow and misguided, but the number of Flashback bots is coming down, say security experts
Microsoft Tackles IE And Office Flaws
Microsoft has tackled security flaws in MS Office and Internet Explorer in its latest security patch
Ministry of Justice Hack Claimed By Lone ‘Security Consultant’
MoJ hack was not an Anonymous operation, but the work of a lone supporter, the claimed culprit told TechWeekEurope
Want to Avoid GCHQ Snooping? It’s As Simple As Using Skype
The myriad ways people can hide their web activity makes the government's overbearing legislation absurd, says Tom Brewster
Apple Plotting Flashback Botnet Murder
Apple looks to dismantle the C&C infrastructure of Flashback with the help of ISPs
Security Vendors Rush Out Anti Flashback Tools For Macs
Security vendors have rushed out tools to defeat the Flashback virus infecting Macintosh computers
KPMG: 95 Percent of Businesses Not Cookie Law Compliant
The cookie laws are coming, but not many businesses seem to care
DECC Lays Out ‘Tough Guidelines’ On Smart Meters
DECC's smart meter programme expected to deliver £7.2 billion net benefit over 20 years