The Imeij malware exploits a bug in AVTech video surveillance equipment first disclosed last year, but never patched by the Taiwanese vendor
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Security Breach Sees Thousands Of Welsh NHS Staff Data Stolen
The data was swiped form a server being operated by an external contractor
Android Mobile Malware: 38 Devices Have Pre-Installed Malicious...
Check Point found malware lurking on mobiles form a major tech firm and a telecoms company
TalkTalk Bans TeamViewer Remote Access Tool To Combat Scammers
The move is aimed at tightening security, but users slated the ISP for giving them no warning
GCHQ Warns Political Parties Of Russian Cyber Threat To 2020 General...
GCHQ warns that Russian tempering during US Presidential election is likely to happen again
Leak Of CIA Hacking Secrets Serves As Alert To Close Security Gaps
ANALYSIS: Exposure of the CIA's hacking tools give an unsettling look at the capabilities of U.S. spies, but also a clear view of your vulnerabilities
WikiLeaks Will Work With Manufacturers To Develop ‘Fixes’...
The whistleblowing site will publish 'additional documents' after fixes have been pushed out to citizens
Criminals Making Greater Use Of Tech, Warns Europol
Organised crime study reveals that nearly all criminal gangs are now using some form of technology
WordPress 4.7.3 Updates For Six Security Issues
The open-source WordPress blogging and content management system fixes six vulnerabilities, including three Cross Site Scripting flaws
Wikileaks Documents Claim CIA Can Hack Samsung TVs, iPhones and iPads
Watching TV but who is watching you? CIA allegedly uses Samsung TVs to spy on citizens
Amazon Hands Over Contested Echo Data In Murder Trial
Amazon has provided prosecutors access to Echo recordings in the latest case to raise questions on the privacy implications of the 'Internet of Things'
StoneDrill Wiper Malware Moving To European Targets
Shamoon malware appears to have evolved into a browser-lurking cyber threat
Whistleblowers Describe Industrial-Scale Indian TalkTalk Scam
Scammers reportedly operating at least three call centres in two Indian cities targeting TalkTalk customers
Google Volunteer Team Patches Thousands Of Open Source Projects
A 50-member team of Google engineers voluntarily worked to patch 2,600 open-source projects against a Java deserialization bug in 2016
1.4bn Emails Exposed As Huge Spam Operation Fails To Password Protect...
Spammergate: Researchers discover vast database of email addresses and suggestions of cybercrime against spam kings sending 1bn messages a day
ICO To Probe Data Analytics Use In Brexit Campaign
The information commissioner is to investigate whether citizens' data was used illegally by the Leave.eu campaign ahead of the Brexit vote
Coachella Website Hack: 950,000 User Accounts For Sale On The Dark Web
Big data breach shows organisations of all sizes and sectors are open to the attentions of cyber criminals
Kaspersky Lab: 43 Percent Of DDoS Victims Believe Rival Firms Are To...
Industrial sabotage was voted more likely than attacks by cyber criminals, disgruntled employees and political conspiracy
132 Android Apps Found To Contain IFrames That Link To Malicious...
The hidden IFrames cannot hurt Android devices but acts as a carrier for malicious code
Security Flaws Found In Android Password Managers
The security credentials of Password Managers on Android called into question after discovery of multiple flaws
MWC 2017: Eugene Kaspersky ‘Comes Back From The Future’ To...
Eugene Kaspersky says change is needed in order to defend against IoT security threats during theatrical appearance at MWC 2017
Researcher Uses Google Speech Recognition To Bypass Google reCAPTCHA
Researcher has great fun using one of Google's services to bypass another Google service
Yahoo Woes Continue As Hackers Access 32 Million Accounts Using Forged...
Yahoo regulatory filing reveals continued impacts of mass security failings
Talking Android Ransomware Plagues Chinese Users
The malware also attempts to steal user credentials for the Chinese social network QQ
Smart Stuffed Toys Leak Data On 800,000 Users
The CloudPets user database was stored unprotected online, and weak passwords meant hackers could access stored children's messages
Data Stolen From Singapore Military In ‘Carefully Planned’...
The heist, which officials suggested may have been carried out by a nation-state, extracted only basic data on 850 government users
Google Publishes Second Unpatched Windows 10 Flaw In A Month
Google Zero's latest unpatched bug is ranked 'critical' and could be used to target Windows 10 Edge and Internet Explorer 11
Security Contest Modelled On Mirai Botnet Attack
The first face-to-face round of this year's Cyber Security Challenge UK highlights the risk of insecure IoT connected devices
IT Life: Paul Calatayud, Firemon CTO
Firemon CTO Paul Calatayud explains why he calls it the Internet of Malicious Things and why virtualisation is the greatest tech ever created
NHS Loses Half A Million Patient Documents
The NHS has admitted thousands of patients may have been affected by the loss of records that went undelivered over a period of five years