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Trojan Targets Defence And Government With Fake Conference Emails
To steal sensitive data, attackers targeted defence industry and government officials with fake Trojanised conference invitations
Facebook IPO Exposes Hacking And Spamming Business Risks
Facebook identified hacking and spam as ongoing issues to comply with US regulations on disclosing IPO-related security issues
Microsoft Snipes At Google Over Its Lucrative Privacy Policy
Microsoft has started to take some public jabs at Google's controversial moneymaking privacy policy
MPs Call For Cybercrime Awareness Campaign
The Commons Science and Technology Committee urges the government to not "scare people", but advise them on cybersecurity
IBM Offers Endpoint Manager To Manage Mobile Influx
IBM has launched software to help organisations manage and secure the influx of mobile devices into the enterprise
Pirate Bay Founders Denied Appeal By Swedish Supreme Court
Swedish Supreme Court denies Pirate Bay defendants an appeal, finalising the fines and jail terms sentenced in 2010
Kroes Wants Private-Public European Cyber Security Partnership
The EU's Neelie Kroes says protection of the Internet is necessary for Europe's economic future
Zeus-based Ice IX Trojan Redirects Bank Phone Calls To Attackers
Modified version of Zeus malware targets online banking customers to capture bank and telephone data
Over Half Of Top UK Companies Have Not Registered .XXX Domain
Many companies have not protected their trademarks from exploitation by adult-domain squatters
ACTA Treaty Trumps SOPA And PIPA
The US Trade Representative has secretly negotiated a more restrictive treaty to avoid a congressional review and public objections, says Wayne Rash
Megaupload User Data Safe For “At Least Two Weeks”
Hosting companies Cogent and Carpathia agree to preserve user files for further two weeks
CloudPassage Secures Cloud Communications
Start-up CloudPassage has launched a security-as-a-service offering combining hosted security with cloud access for public and hybrid cloud users
Twitter Faces Protest Over Censorship Move
Users are protesting at Twitter's decision to censor content in certain countries in line with local laws
Megaupload Users’ Data Could Be Deleted By Thursday
Legitimate files on the Megaupload site may be deleted this week, say US federal prosecutors
Dutch ISPs Refuse To Block The Pirate Bay
KPN and T-Mobile say that censorship should only be used as a ''drastic measure'
High Court Demands Action Over Gary McKinnon Extradition Case
Two judges have given medical experts 28 days to report on hacker McKinnon's psychological state pending his extradition appeal
Facebook Sues Over ‘Likejacking’ Scam
Facebook and the State of Washington are suing a marketing firm over a 'likejacking' scam that allegedly brought in up to $1.2 million per month
Google, Microsoft And Others Announce Anti-Phishing Initiative
An alliance between 15 companies is hoping to set a standard to effectively wipe out email phishing
Midlothian Council Fined £140,000 for Data Breach
Council sent information to the wrong people five times in six months
Prisoners Use Smuggled Phones To Menace Victims On Facebook
Ministry of Justice catches 350 inmates using social network in past year, but more slip through the net
Android Hit By ‘Counterclank’ Trojan
Android.Counterclank attaches to applications in the Android Market and may be used to run malicious code on smartphones and tablets, according to Symantec
FBI Seeking ‘Minority Report’ Crime Prediction Software
The FBI is seeking to develop software to scan Twitter and Facebook for 'emerging threats'
BlackBerry: From Police Tool To Looters’ Toy?
The UK police's BlackBerry project has been criticised, but is kicking BlackBerry just this year's fashion, asks Peter Judge
MEP Appointed To Scrutinise ACTA Resigns In Disgust
A key MEP protests the ACTA copyright treaty which could become European law in June
Police BlackBerry Scheme Slated For Lack Of Organisation
According to the National Audit Office, the government programme “did not provide value for money”
Pirate Parties Prepare MegaUpload Lawsuit Against FBI
Pirate Parties rally MegaUpload users for potential joint lawsuit against "unjustified" closure of file-sharing site
Twitter Can Now Censor Tweets In Individual Countries
Twitter says it must block tweets to grow internationally, but promises to clearly mark when it does so
US Security Chief Calls EU 24-Hour Data Breach Notification Rule ‘Unworkable’
AT&T's chief privacy officer says the 24-hour deadline would force companies to notify all customers rather than just those affected
BYOD Is The Challenge Of The Decade
'Bringing Your Own Device' to work allows people the freedom to work with devices best suited to them. But, as Simon Wilcox writes, it requires informed network management.