Security Management

Swiss Encryption Firm Crypto AG At Centre Of Spying AllegationSwiss Encryption Firm Crypto AG At Centre Of Spying Allegation

Swiss Encryption Firm Crypto AG At Centre Of Spying Allegation

Was a Swiss cryptography company acting as a front for America's CIA during the cold war, in order to eavesdrop…

5 years ago
Apple Joins FIDO Alliance To Replace Passwords With Trusted DevicesApple Joins FIDO Alliance To Replace Passwords With Trusted Devices

Apple Joins FIDO Alliance To Replace Passwords With Trusted Devices

Significant development? The FIDO Alliance that aims to remove the need for passwords, signs Apple as new board member

5 years ago
German Lawmakers Back Position Not To Ban Huawei – ReportGerman Lawmakers Back Position Not To Ban Huawei – Report

German Lawmakers Back Position Not To Ban Huawei – Report

Huawei could be allowed to supply 5G equipment to German mobile operators, a strategy paper from German lawmakers has revealed

5 years ago
US Charges Four Chinese Military Officials Over Equifax HackUS Charges Four Chinese Military Officials Over Equifax Hack

US Charges Four Chinese Military Officials Over Equifax Hack

The US Department of Justice has charged four Chinese military hackers with carrying out the 2017 breach of Equifax credit…

5 years ago
Critical ‘BlueFrag’ Bluetooth Vulnerability In Older Android OSCritical ‘BlueFrag’ Bluetooth Vulnerability In Older Android OS

Critical ‘BlueFrag’ Bluetooth Vulnerability In Older Android OS

Security researchers ERNW identity critical vulnerability affecting the Android Bluetooth subsystem, which it is calling 'BlueFrag'

5 years ago
Facebook Accounts On Twitter, Instagram HackedFacebook Accounts On Twitter, Instagram Hacked

Facebook Accounts On Twitter, Instagram Hacked

Facebook has been targeted by Saudi-based hacking collective OurMine after compromise of its Twitter and Instagram accounts

5 years ago
Twitter Warns ‘State-Sponsored Actors’ Accessed Phone NumbersTwitter Warns ‘State-Sponsored Actors’ Accessed Phone Numbers

Twitter Warns ‘State-Sponsored Actors’ Accessed Phone Numbers

Platform warns IP addresses with 'ties to state-sponsored actors' attempted to access phone numbers associated with user accounts

5 years ago
Office Cleaners Pose Cyber Risk, Police WarnOffice Cleaners Pose Cyber Risk, Police Warn

Office Cleaners Pose Cyber Risk, Police Warn

Criminal gangs are planting “sleepers” in cleaning firms so they can access corporate IT systems, British police have warned

5 years ago
United Nations Covered Up Hack – ReportUnited Nations Covered Up Hack – Report

United Nations Covered Up Hack – Report

Hack compromised 20 admin accounts and malware was implanted on 40 servers, but the UN opted to cover up the…

5 years ago
Avast Closes Jumpshot Division After Privacy RowAvast Closes Jumpshot Division After Privacy Row

Avast Closes Jumpshot Division After Privacy Row

Security firm Avast announces it is immediately winding down Jumpshot division and terminating data sharing with it, following privacy scandal

5 years ago
Travelex Finally Restores Money TransfersTravelex Finally Restores Money Transfers

Travelex Finally Restores Money Transfers

It only took a month to sort out. Currency trader back online and no longer relying on pen and paper…

5 years ago
Canadian Military Contractor Hit By RansomwareCanadian Military Contractor Hit By Ransomware

Canadian Military Contractor Hit By Ransomware

Ransomware attackers claimed to stolen 60GB of data from Canadian defence contractor after ransomware attack in December 2019

5 years ago
US Tells UK It Still Has ‘Significant Concerns’ Over HuaweiUS Tells UK It Still Has ‘Significant Concerns’ Over Huawei

US Tells UK It Still Has ‘Significant Concerns’ Over Huawei

With a UK decision on Huawei expected by the end of the month, US officials maintain 'significant concerns' about the…

5 years ago
Apple Fixed Tracking Flaws In Safari, But Google Director DisagreesApple Fixed Tracking Flaws In Safari, But Google Director Disagrees

Apple Fixed Tracking Flaws In Safari, But Google Director Disagrees

Google identified multiple privacy flaws in Apple's Safari browser, which the iPad maker said it has fixed, but a Google…

5 years ago
Microsoft Confirms Breach Of 250 Million Customer Service RecordsMicrosoft Confirms Breach Of 250 Million Customer Service Records

Microsoft Confirms Breach Of 250 Million Customer Service Records

My bad. 250 million customer service and support records have been exposed by Microsoft on unsecured cloud database during the…

5 years ago

Did Saudi Arabia Hack Phone Of Amazon Boss Jeff Bezos?

Owner of the Washington Post allegedly had his phone hacked months before murder of Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi…

5 years ago

Google Allows iPhones To Be Used As 2FA Physical Security Key

Update to Google's Smart Lock app for iOS devices means that modern iPhones can be used as a physical security…

5 years ago

British Passport Data Exposed On Unsecured AWS Bucket

Who is to blame? Unsecured Amazon Web Services S3 bucket held passport scans and other sensitive personal data, but the…

5 years ago

Major Flaw In Microsoft Windows Revealed By NSA

Microsoft pushes out critical security fix, after tip off from the US National Security Agency about serious flaw in all…

5 years ago

Apple Hits Back Over ‘Refusal’ To Unlock Pensacola Shooter’s iPhones

Here we go again. US Attorney General says Apple failed to help unlock terrorist iPhones, but Apple says it has…

5 years ago

Google Project Zero Changes Controversial Disclosure Policy

Google security researchers are to change their rapid disclosure of security flaws – a policy that has angered many tech…

5 years ago

TikTok Fixes ‘Serious’ Security Flaws

Video-sharing firm TikTok says it has fixed serious vulnerabilities identified by security specialist Check Point, that were present for most…

5 years ago

Travelex Facing Ransom Demand After Attack

Ransomware attack has crippled currency seller services, with cyber criminals reportedly demanding a £4.5 million ransom within two days

5 years ago

Broadcom Sells Symantec Unit To Accenture

Brief affair. Only a few months after finally acquiring it for $10.7bn, Broadcom opts to offload Symantec's Enterprise division

5 years ago

Travelex UK Website Still Down After Cyberattack

British website of foreign-currency seller Travelex is still offline after being taken down following a cyber-attack earlier in the week

5 years ago

US Coast Guard Admits Ransomware Took Down Facility

US coast guard confirms “ransomware intrusion” at unnamed facility that took down entire IT network, was caused by phising attack

5 years ago

2019: Highlights and lowlights for the tech sector

2019 has seen technology and big name tech firms dominate news headlines, amid privacy concerns, digital tax and national security…

5 years ago

Microsoft Takes Control Of ‘Thallium’ Hacking Domains

Cyber win. Web domains used by North Korean hacking group Thallium have been seized by Microsoft

5 years ago

Chat App ToTok Is Spy Tool For UAE – Report

ToTok chat and messaging app that is popular in UAE, is allegedly a spy tool for the government, it is…

5 years ago

Amazon, Apple, Google Partner For Smart Home Device Compatibility

Smart home connectivity standard sees Amazon, Apple and Google partner up with Zigbee Alliance to develop new open source protocol

5 years ago