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Ransomware Seizes Control Of Electronic Lock System In Austrian Hotel
The cyber attack highlights how digital malware can make its presence known in the physical world
Google Cracks Down On Web Security With Own Own Root Certificate Authority
Google takes another step towards driving the adoption of HTTPS
Top Researcher At Kaspersky Lab Arrested By Russian Cops
A top security expert with Kaspersky Lab arrested in connection with treason investigation
Google Will Block JavaScript Attachments In Gmail To Curtail Malware Spreading
Google aims to lock down security with its web services
Charger Ransomware Found On Google Play Store
Android security woes continue. New ransomware found on Google Play store by Check Point researchers
Mozilla Highlights Insecure HTTP Websites In Firefox 51
Unsecured websites will display a lock with a red strike through it
Malware Poses As Fake Netflix App To Spy On Users And Steal Data
The malware is able to take screen captures, view contacts and read SMS messages
Ransomware Forces 17 St Louis Libraries To Wipe Their Computers Systems
2017 looks to be another year full of ransomware attacks
Cisco Rolls Out ‘Dubious’ Fix For WebEx Vulnerability
Cisco was quick to issue a patch for the security hole, but is it good enough?
HummingBad Android Malware Returns Badder Than Before As HummingWhale
The fraudulent advertising malware makes a comeback by being harder to detect and remove from Android smartphones and tablets
Apple Issues Security Updates For iPhone, Mac & Apple Watch
Two dangerous kernel bugs highlighted by Google's Project Zero have been squashed
Heartbleed OpenSSL Bug Is Still Alive And Kicking & Affects 200,000 Services
Nearly 200,000 services are still at risk from the OpenSSL bug, with majority coming from the US
Lloyds Internet Banking Outage ‘Caused By DDoS’
Lloyds Banking Group IT outage was the result of a DDoS staged by cybercriminals
iOS And Android Photo App Meitu Is Sending A Lot Of Device Data Back To China
Meitu has exploded in popularity but beware of the data demands it makes
President Trump’s Top Security Advisers Have Had Their Passwords Hacked
Several key members of Trump's cabinet have found themselves caught up in the spate of recent mass data breaches
London & Scotland Are More Affected By Financial Cyber-Crime
One in three Londoners said they had been hit by financial computer crime
Journalist Brian Krebs ‘Unmasks’ Mirai Botnet Developer
The IoT botnet code was used to power an attack that knocked Twitter and Netflix offline last year
First Mac Malware ‘Fruitfly’ Of The Year Uses Decades-Old Code
The Fruitfly Mac malware, which targets biomedical research institutions, uses code that dates back to the 1990s
‘Prank’ Emoji iMessage Is Crashing iPhones And iPads
Another iMessage bug has been found, affecting most versions of iOS
Yahoo Data Breach ‘Affects 3,000 Australian Government Figures’
Australian media have identified government officials, MPs, judges and high-ranking federal police amongst those affected
Oracle Dishes Out 270 Patches In SecondBiggest Security Update Ever
Business applications receive the bulk of the patches as quarterly updates continue to grow
Nearly One Third Of NHS Trusts Hit By Ransomware Attacks
Of the 94 NHS Trusts that responded, none admitted to paying a ransom
Bounty Hunter Earns £32,5000 Reward For Catching Facebook Bug
Facebook pays out its highest ever reward for PoC behind ImageMagick security flaw
‘Highly Effective’ Phishing Scam Steals Gmail Login Details
Victims are sent a spoofed email directing them to a fake Gmail login page
Microsoft Warns Of Windows 7 Security Dangers As Support Draws To A Close
Microsoft calls for action as Windows 7 support set to end in three years
HSBC Calls On High-Flying CEOs For Tech Advice
The advisory board of high-profile CEOs will focus on disruption, cyber and infrastructure
Dutch Developer Backdoor Scam ‘Affects 20,000 Users’
A developer installed back-doors in online shops and used the details he collected for sophisticated financial fraud, Dutch police say
MPs ‘Disappointed’ At Lack Of Government Digital Strategy
The Science and Technology Committee has criticised the continued delays to the government's long-promised digital strategy
Patient Data Safe After Barts NHS Health Cyber Attack
An unknown Trojan malware was responsible for the attack, but failed to access patient data