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Iran Hit After Cyber Attack Exploits Cisco Router Flaw
Did nation state hackers target computer networks of Iran by exploiting a flaw with Cisco routers?
Russia To Limit Telegram Messaging App
Russian lawsuit to limit access to Telegram after it refuses to allow FSB intelligence service access
Delta Confirms Breach Of Customer Payment Details
Hackers have had access to Delta customer payment data for over six months after third party breach
MyFitnessPal Confirms Hackers Stole 150m User Details
Huge data breach. Personal details of 150 million MyFitnessPal app users stolen by hackers
Post WannaCry, NHS Seeks New Cyber-Security Deputy
Government seeks candidate to lead £200m programme to sharpen cyber security resilience of the NHS
TalkTalk Slated For Tardy Response To Website Flaw
How long? TalkTalk failed to fix cross-site scripting error until this week, despite being informed two years ago
Cyber-Attack Now Largest Threat For Swiss Banks
Swiss watchdog FINMA warn that cyber-attacks now pose the biggest risk facing banks in Switzerland
Cyber Banking Mastermind Arrested By Police In Spain
Mastermind suspected of stealing £870m (€1bn) arrested for Carbanak, Cobalt banking malware campaigns
GitHub Inspection Discovers 4 Million Flaws In Public Code
Bug hunting. First inspection run of public code libraries reveals four million vulnerabilities
Outdated Cyber Defence Puts Organisations At Risk, Says Webroot
Adapt or die. Outdated cyber defences are putting organisations at risk from constantly changing online threats
Webroot Finds Trickbot Banking Trojan Variant
Veteran banking trojan refreshed with ransomware capabilities if victims don't yield financial data
Best Buy Pulls Plug On Huawei Smartphones – Report
National security move as largest US electronics chain in America is to cease stocking phones from China's Huawei
Kaspersky Lab Plots Swiss Data Centre To Allay Russia Concerns
Russian firm to open 'transparency centre' in Switzerland to handle US and European data
UK Police Cyber Training Spend Revealed
Is that all? British police spent just £1.3m on cyber training for staff in the last three years
IoT Smart Devices Easy To Hack, Researchers Warn
A simple Google search can show how to hack IoT devices such as baby monitors, web cameras, doorbells, and thermostats
US Blames Russia For Energy Grid Attacks
United States officials have for the first time publicly blamed the Russian government for two years of cyber attacks on the US power grid
ICO Investigates Gwent Police Over Data Breach
Data protection act violation? Welsh police force may be in trouble after it fails to notify people of potential data breach
US Lacks Co-ordination Against Russian Cyber Aggression, Admits Top...
Washington lacks 'effective' co-ordination against Russian cyber attacks, says NATO Supreme Commander
Olympic Destroyer Malware Used False Flags – Kaspersky Lab
Malware that disrupted the Winter Olympic games was disguised to look as if the attack had come from the usual suspects, finds Kaspersky's probe
US Senators Quiz Vendors Over Russian Access To Voting Machines
Have the Russians sneaked a peak at the source code used in e-voting machines, ask US Senators
Fintech Consortium To Tackle Cybersecurity Issues
A new consortium led by the World Economic Forum aims to bolster the financial industry's battle against a growing range of cyber threats
PornHub Owner Unveils Age Verification Tool For The UK
Online smut control? AgeID will be help Brits comply with the Digital Economy Act 2017 from April
Equifax Data Breach: Firm Confirms More Customer Data Stolen
Oh dear. Millions more customers have had their data compromised, Equifax confirms
GitHub Briefly Taken Offline In Largest-Ever DDoS Attack
The popular code-hosting site was taken offline for 10 minutes after being targeted by a massive 1.35Tbps DDoS attack
Intel Ships Revised Spectre Patches
Chip giant rolls out revised Spectre patches, after initial fix proved worse than the bug it was supposed to repair
Artificial Intelligence Poses Risk From Malicious Actors
Bolster your AI defences. Experts warn of serious risks within a five year period due to recent advances in AI
White House Condemns Russia For NotPetya Ransomware Attack
American officials warn of 'international consequences' for Russia because of NotPetya ransomware attack
Russian Report Reveals £4.2m Stolen In Attack On SWIFT
Criminals made off with a tidy sum of money after a fraudulent wire-transfer request on SWIFT
UK Officially Blames Russia Military For NotPetya Ransomware
Defence Secretary says Russia is "ripping up the rule book" as he places blame for recent ransomware attack on Putin's country