Security Management

Apple Network Hacked By Australian TeenagerApple Network Hacked By Australian Teenager

Apple Network Hacked By Australian Teenager

Trouble from the land down under for iPhone maker, as Aussie fanboy breaks into Apple's main network

7 years ago
President Trump Eases Cyber Warfare Rules – ReportPresident Trump Eases Cyber Warfare Rules – Report

President Trump Eases Cyber Warfare Rules – Report

Reverses Obama's bureaucratic rules that dictate how and when the United States can deploy its offensive cyberweapon arsenal

7 years ago
Chinese Hackers Target Alaska Government – ReportChinese Hackers Target Alaska Government – Report

Chinese Hackers Target Alaska Government – Report

Ahead of Alaska’s trade mission to China, hackers targetted state government and local utility firms

7 years ago
FBI Warns Of ATM Hacking CampaignFBI Warns Of ATM Hacking Campaign

FBI Warns Of ATM Hacking Campaign

Banks on fraud alert after the FBI warn that thieves could steal cash using cloned ATM cards

7 years ago
Intel CPUs At Risk From Foreshadow FlawIntel CPUs At Risk From Foreshadow Flaw

Intel CPUs At Risk From Foreshadow Flaw

Not again. Intel rocked by another data stealing vulnerability that affects the secure CPU enclave

7 years ago
IBM DeepLocker Turns AI Into Hacking WeaponIBM DeepLocker Turns AI Into Hacking Weapon

IBM DeepLocker Turns AI Into Hacking Weapon

Artificial intelligence can power a new generation of malware that can bypass top tier cyber defences

7 years ago
Samsung S7 Smartphones Vulnerable To Meltdown ExploitSamsung S7 Smartphones Vulnerable To Meltdown Exploit

Samsung S7 Smartphones Vulnerable To Meltdown Exploit

Researchers warn that Samsung smartphones are vulnerable due to the Meltdown flaw with Intel chips

7 years ago
Singapore Health Hack Carried Out By State-linked GroupSingapore Health Hack Carried Out By State-linked Group

Singapore Health Hack Carried Out By State-linked Group

Government says hack of Singapore health records has the hallmarks of a state-linked group

7 years ago
Computer Virus Infects iPhone Chip MakerComputer Virus Infects iPhone Chip Maker

Computer Virus Infects iPhone Chip Maker

Concern that chip production for next Apple iPhone may be impacted by virus infection at TSMC

7 years ago
Reddit Confirms ‘Serious’ Hack Of User DataReddit Confirms ‘Serious’ Hack Of User Data

Reddit Confirms ‘Serious’ Hack Of User Data

Reddit knew of 'security incident' since 19 June but only alerted users more than a month later

7 years ago
Dixons Carphone Breach Bigger Than First ThoughtDixons Carphone Breach Bigger Than First Thought

Dixons Carphone Breach Bigger Than First Thought

Insists no evidence of fraud, despite admission that 10 million customer records were compromised

7 years ago
Ransomware Attack Cripples Cosco Shipping Network – ReportRansomware Attack Cripples Cosco Shipping Network – Report

Ransomware Attack Cripples Cosco Shipping Network – Report

US network of shipping giant taken down after suffering an apparent ransomware attack

7 years ago
Hackers Breach Virginia Bank, Make Off With MillionsHackers Breach Virginia Bank, Make Off With Millions

Hackers Breach Virginia Bank, Make Off With Millions

Daylight robbery. Hackers have stolen $2.4m after two successful cyber attacks on an American bank

7 years ago
Bluetooth Pairing Bug To Be RepairedBluetooth Pairing Bug To Be Repaired

Bluetooth Pairing Bug To Be Repaired

Update coming for Bluetooth after pairing vulnerability could see attacker intercept communications

7 years ago
Russian Hackers Penetrate US Electrical Grid – ReportRussian Hackers Penetrate US Electrical Grid – Report

Russian Hackers Penetrate US Electrical Grid – Report

Blackout threat? Russian linked hacking group has compromised networks of American electric utilities

7 years ago

Singapore Data Breach Hits 1.5 Million People

Major cyberattack on Singapore’s government health database steals personal data of 1.5 million people

7 years ago

Hacker Selling US Military Secrets On Dark Web

Reaper drone data and operation manual for M1 ABRAMS battle tank for sale on dark web after Netgear router exploit

7 years ago

Timehop Admits Data Theft Of 21 Million Users

Nostalgia app Timehop admits “unauthorised access” of the data of 21 million users held in the cloud

7 years ago

Costa Coffee Owner Whitbread Suffers Data Breach

Personal data of Whitbread job applicants exposed after cyber attack on recruitment website down under

7 years ago

China Mobile US Move Blocked By Trump Administration

Trade wars – part 2. US government moves to block China Mobile from entering the US market

7 years ago

Trump Bolsters Review Panel To Limit Foreign Tech Investments

US President promises tougher security review panel to curb Chinese investments in American tech

7 years ago

Firefox To Include ‘Have I Been Pwned’ Alerts

Breach notifications to be included for Firefox users to alert them if their data is compromised in a data breach

7 years ago

Enigma Codebreaking Bombe Moves To New Home

New gallery next door to Bletchley Park showcases the machine that helped cracked Hitler’s Enigma machine

7 years ago

Apple Denies Researcher’s Claim Of Passcode Hack

Sorry FBI, no easy way into iPhones after brute force hack of passcode is dismissed by Apple

7 years ago

Tapplock Smart Padlock Hackable With Smartphone

Researcher finds smart fingerprint padlock is not as secure as first thought, and can be unlocked in seconds

7 years ago

Dixons Carphone At Centre Of Huge Data Breach

At least 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 million personal data records have been compromised

7 years ago

WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins Faces More Charges

British security researcher who halted last year's WannaCry outbreak, faces more US charges

7 years ago

Samsung Can Ignore Updates For Old Phones

Legal victory in Netherlands means tech giant is not obliged to update older generation smartphones

7 years ago

Kaspersky Lab To Appeal Court Decision To Dismiss US Ban

US judges dismiss two lawsuits from Russian firm to overturn American ban on its security products

7 years ago

Canadian Banks Rocked By Data Theft Of 90,000 Customers

Significant data breach affects two large Canadian banks after hackers threaten to go public with customer data

7 years ago