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IoT Devices Under Constant Attack
Cyxtera research finds sustained attacks, mostly from China, are being conducted against IoT devices
Researchers Crack Digital PDF Signatures
A team of German researchers use three attacks to falsify documents while tricking authentication services into thinking they're still legitimate
Financial Services Report Five-Fold Rise In Data Breaches
Banks remain a lucrative target for hackers, with prosecutions lagging behind a rise in successful attacks, Financial Conduct Authority figures show
MWC 2019: Vodafone Chief Lambasts US Calls To Ban Huawei
Excluding Huawei would set Europe's 5G networks back 'two years', says Nick Read, as US senators call for Chinese firm to be banned from solar power market
Researchers Tie ‘BabyShark’ Espionage Malware To North Korea
The attacks may be part of a North Korean effort to gather information on research institutions
RSA Conference VC Event Showcases Early-Stage Security Start-Ups
Products competing for funding at the RSA Conference event in March build on blockchain, AI and Kubernetes technologies
Apple Acknowledges Ongoing FaceTime Bugs
Users upgrade to re-enable Group FaceTime after eavesdropping scare, only to find its features are not all working as they were before
NCSC Chief Says Huawei 5G Risk Can Be Mitigated
Ciaran Martin says UK's mitigation strategy for Huawe 'works', in the face of US pressure to ban the company on national security grounds
Russian Hackers Hitting European Democratic Institutions, Warns Microsoft
Russian hacker group Fancy Bear behind attacks on Germany, Poland, Romania and Serbia
Huawei Founder Slams US Arrest Of His Daughter
Reclusive founder says he would close down Huawei before allowing it to undertake spying activities
Encrypted Apps Used To Exchange Child Abuse Images – Report
Criminals increasingly utilising encrypted apps, rather than the dark web, to trade child abuse images
Australian Politicians Hacked By ‘Sophisticated State Actor’
Cyber whodunnit after Prime Minister warns of 'nation state hack' of Australian political parties and parliament
WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins Loses Evidence Bid
“I was intoxicated” claim by Marcus Hutchins during FBI interview dismissed by American court
500px Admits Data Breach
Popular photograph website admits 'data security incident' that affects millions of its users
Germany To Consult With Telcos On Huawei Ban
German government seeks response to US pressure to ban Chinese firms from 5G networks as first spectum auctions loom
Researchers Find ‘Doomsday’ Bug In Docker, Most Other Container Systems
The bug could allow a malicious container to attack a host system and the other containers found on it, qualifying as a 'doomsday scenario'
Russian Telcos Consider Experimental Disconnection From Global Internet
The exercise would allow telcos to simulate how their networks would function if Russia were cut off from the worldwide network
Android Surveillance Malware Poses As Privacy Tool
Mobile spyware with 'massive' surveillance capabilities poses as popular anti-censorship tool to gather data on select targets
UK ‘Planning Laws’ To Ban Huawei From Sensitive Projects
Cabinet ministers reportedly back changes to procurement rules as US ratchets up pressure against China in Eastern and Central Europe
Infosecurity Europe 2019
Amazon Urges ‘Transparency’ In Law Enforcement Use Of Face Recognition
Amazon's AWS and others face a backlash against the use of AI-powered face identification tools, with privacy groups saying they breach citizens' rights
Apple Faces FaceTime Security Questions As It Releases Bug Fix
The US House of Representatives queries Apple over its initial delay in addressing the flaw, which allows users to listen in on other iOS devices' microphones
Companies Found Vulnerable To Common Unpatched Flaws
Penetration tests find most firms vulnerable via multiple vectors, including well-known security bugs and perimeter Wi-Fi weaknesses
Police Seek ‘Balance’ In Use Of AI To Predict Crime
Cash-strapped police chiefs defend their use of AI as campaign group finds 14 forces across the UK are using algorithms to supplement human officers
China Accused In Norwegian Software Company Hack
The breach of corporate software maker Visma comes as Huawei faces increased pressure in the UK and elsewhere
South African Power Firm Eskom Fails To Secure Customer Data
Eskom criticised after failing to respond to researcher about its exposure of customer data
Angela Merkel Demands Espionage Guarantees From Huawei
Denmark expels two Huawei staff, and Norway's intelligence boss issues warning about the Chinese firm
Collection 2 Data Breach Exposes 2.2 Billion Unique Accounts
Massive new data dump of 2.2 records are being distributed on hacker forums and torrents
US Urges Allies To Utilise Western Tech Instead Of Huawei
US envoy to EU alleges there is “classified evidence” of security breaches by Chinese networking giant