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Tapplock Smart Padlock Hackable With Smartphone
Researcher finds smart fingerprint padlock is not as secure as first thought, and can be unlocked in seconds
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
WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins Faces More Charges
British security researcher who halted last year's WannaCry outbreak, faces more US charges
Samsung Can Ignore Updates For Old Phones
Legal victory in Netherlands means tech giant is not obliged to update older generation smartphones
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
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
Hundreds Of Android Smartphones Preloaded With Malware, Warns Avast
Smartphones from the likes of ZTE, MediaTek, Archos and Blaupunkt are preloaded with adware nastiness
FBI Seizes Domain To Thwart VPNFilter Attack On Ukraine
DDoS denial. Feds seize control of domain that communicates with home routers infected with malware
WannaCry ‘Hero’ Marcus Hutchins Admits Writing Trojan Code...
British hacker who stopped ransomware attack, tries to prevent phone call transcript being used against him in US courtroom
Kaspersky Lab To Open Swiss Data Centre, Amid Dutch Ban
Dutch government announces it will stop using Kaspersky Lab products, over national security concerns
Government Implements Tough Rules To Protect Critical Infrastructure
New rules come into force and mean critical infrastructure providers must implement "robust safeguards" against cyber attack or face stiff fines
Patch Tuesday Tackles Two Flaws Under Active Attack
Security updates tackles 67 vulnerabilities in total, including two zero-days being actively attacked
Equifax Admits 38,000 Driver Licences Stolen In Breach
Hacker treasure trove. Equifax data breach also saw the theft of data belonging to 3,200 passports
Twitter Quietly Tests Encrypted Messaging
Hush hush at Twitter, as it secretly adds the ability to send encrypted direct messages on its Android app
Serious Oracle Access Manager Vulnerability Patched
Oracle patches a serious vulnerability that could allow an attacker to impersonate arbitrary users (even admins)
Schneider Electric Software Flaws Leave Critical Infrastructure...
Researchers from Tenable say critical infrastructure is vulnerable to cyber-attacks because of flaws
Twitter Urges Users To Change Passwords After Internal Gaffe
“Bug” caused passwords to be stored on internal server in readable text instead of being hashed
Australian Bank Confirms Loss Of 20 Million Accounts
But the biggest lender down under, fails to notify clients of the loss of two magnetic tapes containing customer data
Orangeworm Gang Stealing Healthcare Data Since 2015
Healthcare trojan found on X-ray and MRI machines after three year campaign by Orangeworm gang, Symantec warns
WhatsApp Co-Founder Jan Koum Departs Facebook
WhatsApp co-founder departs Facebook amid reports of clashes over personal data and attempts to weaken its encryption
Iran Begins To Block Telegram Messaging App
First Russia now Iran becomes latest country to begin blocking access to Telegram services
Criminals Arrested As Webstresser DDoS Website Taken Down
National Crime Agency involved in international operation to take down website behind four million cyber attacks
Kaspersky Lab Discovers Russian Hacker Infrastructure
Compromised servers used by Crouching Yeti/Energetic Bear hacker group found by Kaspersky Lab
IBM Disappoints As Q1 Profit Slips
Big Blue grows revenues, but shares in the firm fall after first quarter margins miss Wall Street expectations
Ikea’s TaskRabbit Admits Cyber Incident
Another day, another breach. 'Cybersecurity incident' reported at Ikea's TaskRabbit odd jobs marketplace
Germany Blames Russia For Foreign Ministry Cyber Attack
Russia has to change its behaviour after unacceptable actions, including cyber attack on German foreign ministry
Android Phone Makers ‘Forget’ Google Security Updates...
Porky pies? Research claims that Android phone makers are telling users phones have been updated, when it hasn't
Amazon Completes Purchase Of Smart Doorbell Maker Ring
Smart home move for Amazon as it completes purchase of smart doorbell maker Ring
Britain Launches Cyber Attack Against ISIL Terrorists
Cyber offensive...UK conducts major offensive cyber-campaign" against the Islamic State group