UPDATED: Security researchers find Accenture left four cloud-based storage servers unsecured but Accenture says customer data was never at risk
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Equifax Data Breach: Investigation Shows 15.2m UK Records Targeted
Equifax will contact 694,000 UK customers at high risk following huge data breach last month
Government Demands Social Networks Remove Abusive Content
Government announces plans to tackle cyber bullying and improve Internet safety education
Eastern European Banks Hit By £100m Cyber Crime Wave
A string of related thefts targeting banks in eastern Europe and former Soviet countries involved the coordination of physical and online teams
Fake AdBlock Plus Chrome Extension Installed By More Than 30,000 Users
Google has removed malware that appeared identical to the AdBlock Plus advert blocker and was listed on the official Chrome Web Store
Researchers Shut Down Pornhub Scam Adverts That Affected Millions
Malicious adverts were displayed to millions of visitors to the popular adult site for more than a year, with filtering used to evade detection
Coinhive Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Placed On Popular Sites
The Coinhive script introduced last month has quickly been adopted by hackers, who have maliciously placed it on legitimate sites
Micro Focus Bans Source Code Reviews By ‘High Risk’ Governments
The company's move follows HPE's admission it allowed a Russian military agency to inspect the source code of security tool ArcSight
GCHQ Head: Cyber Threats Now As Dangerous As Spying
GCHQ must become a cyber organisation and make the protection of the 'digital homeland' part of its core mission, Jeremy Fleming has said
Apple Fixes MacOS Bug That Displayed Encrypted Disk Passwords
The issue, found in macOS High Sierra, meant that users were shown the volume's password when they requested a password hint
Disqus Data Breach From 2012 ‘Affects 17.5 Million Users’
Usernames, email addresses and hashed passwords were leaked in the breach, which dates back to July 2012, Disqus has confirmed
Uber Says It’s Removing Secret Screen-Viewing Access To iOS Devices
ANALYSIS: Undisclosed entitlement allowed Uber to access to an iOS device’s frame buffer, which in turn could let the company see your screen
HMRC Stops Phone Scammers Reaching 1m People
HMRC takes control of scam websites promoting misleading and expensive phone services
Is The Current Cybersecurity Model Sustainable In The World Of AI, AR & IoT?
IP EXPO 2017: Cybersecurity heavyweights discuss the future of the industry, noting that the answers may be in its past
Russian Hackers ‘Used Antivirus Software’ To Steal NSA Data
Kaspersky rejects claims it was directly involved and asks why didn't the NSA report the alleged flaw
Congress Grills Former Equifax CEO Over Data Breach
Richard Smith, ex-CEO of Equifax, spent two days answering questions from Congress about the data breach that exposed information on 145.5 million Americans
FormBook Malware Campaign Targets US & South Korean Defence Contractors
Aerospace, defence, and manufacturing sectors in US and South Korea currently targeted by malware campaign
Law Lessons: Facebook’s Spanish Fine Highlights Importance Of GDPR Readiness
ANALYSIS: Much of the conversation around GDPR has focused on the security implications for businesses, but what about privacy?
‘You Can’t Uninvent Encryption’, Cybersecurity Experts Tell Amber Rudd
IP EXPO 2017: Cybersecurity panel aren't impressed with Home Secretary Amber Rudd's renewed calls for an encryption backdoor
Yahoo Admits 2013 Data Breach Impacted All 3 Billion Accounts
Yahoo now admits that devastating data breach compromised accounts that nearly equal half of the world's population
HPE Allowed Russian Military To Review Code Of Pentagon Security Tool
Some argue the source code review could make it easier for Russia to find weaknesses in ArcSight, a key US military security monitoring tool
Amber Rudd: I Don’t Need To Understand Encryption To Demand Change
Tech firms should remember their 'moral' obligation to help fight militant attacks instead of 'sneering' at politicians, Rudd has said
Equifax Admits Huge Data Breach Affects 2.5m More People
Equifax forensic investigation finds huge breach impacts 2.5m people than previously thought as wait for UK analysis continues
UK National Lottery Hit By Peak-Time DDoS Attack
The National Lottery's website and mobile app were taken offline for 90 minutes, blocking last-minute online ticket sales
More Than 500 ‘Significant’ Attacks Reported To National Cybersecurity Centre
More than 1,000 cyber incidents were reported to the National Cyber Security Centre in its first year, including some affecting the NHS and Parliament
Misconfiguration Exposes Industrial Systems To ‘Accidental’ Cyber-Attacks
Configuration issues left industrial control systems exposed to disruption by the WannaCry and NotPetya worms earlier this year, finds Kaspersky Lab
Additional Google Account Security Aims To ‘Deter Political Hackers’
The programme, aimed at high-profile executives and politicians, is to introduce a secont physical key and block access to data by third-party tools
Mastercard Uses AI To Identify At-Risk Bank Cards After Data Breach
Mastercard Early Detection System will help banks see which cards are most at risk from a data breach
Malvertising Attack Spreads Malicious Sponsored Content Via Taboola
Attackers are now making use of 'sponsored content' networks such as Taboola to insert malicious content into trusted sites, researchers have found
Apple Mac Users Warned Boot Software Isn’t Getting Updated
Researchers find disparities in how Mac EFI software is distributed, and it's likely Windows PCs are affected too