Security Management

Huawei Expands Challenge To US Federal Ban

Lawsuit against American government amended, as Chinese firm expands its legal challenge in the US courts

6 years ago

Baltimore Struggles After Ransomware Attack

Ten thousand computers belonging to American city still crippled by devastating ransomware attack

6 years ago

Julian Assange Faces New US Charges

Wikileaks co-founder has been hit with 17 new charges filed by the US Justice Department

6 years ago

Mobile Banking Malware On The Rise, Kaspersky Lab Warns

Worrying number of attacks by mobile banking malware, report from Kaspersky Lab discovers

6 years ago

Google Admits To Storing Unhashed Passwords

My bad. Google admission after it stored plain text passwords for 14 years on its internal systems

6 years ago

TalkTalk Fails To Inform Customers, After Breach Data Found Online

Personal details of 4,500 customers found online, despite being told by TalkTalk the data had not been compromised

6 years ago

Most WhatsApp Users Have Still Not Patched

WhatsApp's vulnerability still not patched by most people Wandera warns, as Telegram boss attack the platform

6 years ago

Chelsea Manning Jailed Again For Wikileaks Testimony Refusal

As expected Manning jailed again for up to 18 months for her refusal to testify for Wikileaks investigation

6 years ago

Russian Websites Leak Valuable Passport Data – Report

Personal and passport data on 2.25 million Russians, including high ranking government officials, leaked

6 years ago

GozNym Cybercrime Gang Dismantled in Global Operation

Law enforcement in many countries take down a criminal gang that used malware to steal millions

6 years ago

Microsoft Issues Critical Update For Windows XP

Bad sign? Five years after support for XP ended, Microsoft issues patch for Windows XP and Windows 2003

6 years ago

Iran Tests Firewall To Counter Stuxnet Threats

Industrial systems now protected from foreign cyber threats, Iran tells world after alleging Israeli attack

6 years ago

Eurovision Webcast Hacked With Fake Tel Aviv Missile Attack

Cyber attack blamed on Hamas after Eurovision semi-final webcast hacked with fake missile warning

6 years ago

Trump Escalates Fight Against Huawei With Complete Ban

Executive order bans Huawei on national security grounds, and prevents it buying vital US parts and components

6 years ago

Intel ‘Zombieload’ Fix Prompts Processor Slowdown Fears

Meltdown and Spectre flashback? Researchers warn of data centre processor slowdown from Zombieload fix

6 years ago

Huawei Ready To Sign No Spy Deals, As Trump Readies Complete Ban

Trump reportedly readies executive order that would ban Huawei kit from all US telecom networks

6 years ago

San Francisco To Ban The Use Of Facial Recognition Tech

First city in the United States looks to ban the use of facial recognition over privacy and human rights concerns

6 years ago

US Government Identifies North Korean Hacking Tool

New malware from North Korea used to raise much needed funds has been identified by FBI and DHS

6 years ago

Chinese Citizens Charged For Infamous Anthem Hack

US Justice Department has indicted Chinese citizens for Anthem hack and other attacks on US businesses

6 years ago

Chelsea Manning Freed After Wikileaks Testimony Refusal

Freed after 62 days in jail when she refused to testify for Wikileaks investigation, Manning now faces more legal challenges

6 years ago

Twitter Suspends 166,000 Accounts For Terrorism

Says the decline in banned terrorism content is partly down to effectiveness of its policing tech

6 years ago

Nearly All Cloud Breaches Down To Humans – Kaspersky Lab

We pesky humans are responsible for 90 percent of cloud data breaches, with social engineering a major concern

6 years ago

UK Could Delay 5G Rollout Because Of Security Concerns – Minister

Mike Pompeo warns the UK that Margaret Thatcher would have taken a much firmer line to using Huawei kit

6 years ago

Hackers Steal $41m In Bitcoins From Binance Exchange

Major crypto-currency exchange is hacked, but wners pledge to cover the millions stolen in the cyber heist

6 years ago

Israel Hits Back At Hamas Cyber Attack With Airstrike

Ultimate cyber defence? Israeli warplanes stop attempted Hamas cyber attack, with airstrike that 'removed' its HQ

6 years ago

Facebook Deletes More Russian-Linked Accounts

Social network says 97 accounts from Russia were responsible for 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'

6 years ago

SAP Flaw Leaves 50,000 Companies Vulnerable

New exploits targeting SAP business applications released in a public forum, warn security researchers

6 years ago

Citrix Admits Hackers Had System Access For Six Months

Firm only found out it's core internal systems had been hacked after the FBI contacted them

6 years ago

Most US, UK Firms Admit Major Security Breach In Past Two Years

Unprepared businesses...alarming scale of security breaches at US and UK firms revealed in new report from 1E

6 years ago

Government Proposes New IoT Security Laws

New law to ensure basic cyber security features would be implemented in all Internet-connected products

6 years ago