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US Government Closes Counterfeit Goods Websites
US government authorities have closed 82 websites that it deemed were selling counterfeit goods
Music Industry Site Taken Down By ‘Anonymous’
Anti-censorship group Anonymous hit back at the IFPI after The Pirate Bay lost in court
Stuxnet Worm Targets Iranian Centrifuges
Iran has publicly blamed Stuxnet for causing problems with the country's nuclear programme
EC Calls For Greater Cloud Data Security
Europe's digital commissioner, Neelie Kroes, wants better data protection in the cloud
Zeus And SpyEye Trojans Form Malware Alliance
Bankers are bothered by a big botnet, made of two major Trojans, Zeus and SpyEye
DoS Attack Hit WikiLeaks Before Document Disclosure
A denial-of-service attack hit WikiLeaks before it released thousands of diplomatic documents, reports say
Trend Micro Beefs Up Encryption Play With Acquisition
Trend Micro has announced the purchase of encryption specialist Mobile Armor in its ongoing efforts to secure data
There’s A Bounty On Your Applications
Can you afford to wait for hackers to find flaws in your security defences, asks Idappcom's Anthony Haywood
Wikileaks: Chinese Government Ordered Google Hack
US embassy documents say a Chinese Politburo member ordered attacks on Google
Pirate Bay Founders Lose Court Appeal
The three founders of the file sharing website Pirate Bay have lost their appeal and face an increased fine
Police Request For Website Closure Powers Causes Concern
A proposal to give the police power to close down websites could put legitimate businesses at risk
TalkTalk Defends URL-Tracking Anti-Malware Service
The Virus Alerts service will log all websites visited, but won't infringe users' privacy, says TalkTalk
BitDefender Warns Of Malware-laden Facebook Postings
A security vendor is warning that Facebook users are still being exposed to malicious posts and threats
Security Expert Warns Of Android Browser Flaw
Google is working on a fix to a zero-day flaw that could see Android users' data being accessed by hackers
Public Calls For Stronger Data Breach Penalties
Consumers would be in favour of stronger regulations for organisations that lose their personal data, according to a new survey
European Parliament Adopts Pro-ACTA Resolution
MEPs have voted in favour of the controversial ACTA agreement, paving the way to its final adoption
Researchers Uncover Palm webOS Security Bugs
Researchers discovered several webOS security flaws, including a bug that could help attackers create botnets
Social Disease: Facebook, Google Track NHS Site Visits
Facebook and Google know about what illnesses you looked up on your visit to the NHS Choices site
Security Vendor Reports Sharp Rise In Malware
Panda Security has found that more than 20 million new malware strains have already been created this year
LANDesk Targets Automation And Mobile Device Security
Acquisition by Thoma Bravo has focused LANDesk on its expansion into providing mobile device management services
Most Employees Would Pilfer Company Secrets
Seventy percent of employees plan to steal secret information when leaving their job, according to security firm Imperva
Will High-Speed Malware Crash The Internet?
How do we avoid the collapse of the Internet under the strain of more malware attacks at higher speeds, asks Napatech's Dan Joe Barry
Exploit Code For Stuxnet’s Unpatched Target Goes Public
Exploit code for one of the zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by Stuxnet has been posted online
ICO Issues First Data Loss Fines
A county council and an employment agency are first to feel the wrath of the Information Commissioner
NATO, EU And US Plan Action Against Cyber-crime
European countries are to form their own Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) to fight Internet threats
Scottish Hacker Gets 18 Months Prison Sentence
The Scottish spammer who pleaded guilty last month to charges of distributing malware has been jailed
Google Rushes Out Patch For Gmail Security Flaw
Google has quickly fixed a vulnerability that could allow someone to send spam to Gmail users after they visited a particular website
‘Digital Vaccine’ Needed To Beat Botnets
A government-backed vaccination scheme is needed to tackle the huge number of infected PCs, say researchers
Twitter Bomb Joker Takes Battle To High Court
Paul Chambers' appeal against conviction goes to the High Court, while Britain's senior Judge warns Twitter could disrupt jury trials