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California Anti-Encryption Bill Targets Smartphones
Like a recent New York State bill, the law seeks to ban the sale of mobile devices that can't be decrypted for the use of law-enforcement agencies
Irish Government Websites Taken Down By DDoS Attacks
DDoS attack knocks Irish government websites offline, soon after major cyberattack on Irish lottery
GCHQ Developed Encryption Software ‘Has Backdoor’
Do we believe them? GCHQ denies software it developed to encrypt VoIP calls has a backdoor
Symantec Partner Scares Web Users Into Buying Overpriced Software
Researchers find a member of Symantec's partner program was offering bogus tech support and overpriced software to web users
Dridex Trojan Evolves To Continue Banking System Spree
Dridex redeveloped by its gang, as it continues to loot bank accounts around the world, IBM researchers warn
EU Regulators Keen To Restrict US Data Transfers
Europe plays hardball with America as the two side rush to agree new data transfer deal, before deadline
Apple Issues First OS X, iOS Security Updates For 2016
Apple's Mac OS X 10.11.3 and iOS 9.2.1 debut with patches to help improve protection against potentially exploitable vulnerabilities
NHS Cyber Security ‘Far Weaker Than Thought’
Remote and mobile working practices putting the NHS at great risk, Sophos survey finds
Facebook For Android Adds Tor Option For Anonymity
Tired of been tracked? Android users can browse Facebook using the anonymity service Tor
Linux Trojan Takes Screenshots And Captures Audio
Linux.Ekoms.1 takes a screenshot every 30 seconds but audio capture function remains dormant for now
Data Breaches And Inside Jobs Head UK Firms’ Fraud Risk Fears
EY says British firms are looking to protect against fraud at all levels
Asda Website Flaw Exposes Shoppers For Almost Two Years
A vulnerability in Asda's website found by a security consultant in March 2014 was left unchecked, but Asda claims no shoppers were affected
Only Half Of Companies Are Confident In Their Cyber-Security
Cisco report finds worrying security shortcomings in many industry sectors
It’s Official – We Are All Still Rubbish At Passwords
“123456” and “Password” hold on to top spots as most-popular passwords, SplashData survey finds
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‘LostPass’ Phishing Scam Can Steal LastPass Credentials
Security researcher devises method of stealing LastPass login details using browser notifications and API
Gartner: Security And ‘Over Running’ Projects Could Threaten IoT Adoption
Gartner says IoT will be incorporated in half of all new business processes by 2020, but fears still persist
Anonymous DDoS Attack Targets Nissan
Nissan suspends main websites after Anonymous targets Japanese carmaker over hunting of whales and dolphins
Mozilla Discontinues Persona Password Security Service
Two years after giving it up to be a community project, Mozilla is now shutting its Persona Web authentication operations down entirely, due to low adoption
Clean Clothes A Data Loss Risk As 22,000 USB Sticks Lost At Dry Cleaners In 2015
More than 22,000 USB sticks and mobile phones forgotten as security precautions get taken to the cleaners
Trend Micro Patches Password-Leaking Software Flaw
Google security researcher reveals vulnerability in Trend Micro security software
Companies Prepared To Pay Up £690,000 Ransom To Avoid Cyberattack
Are you nuts? Nearly a quarter of companies willing to pay ransom to prevent cyber attack, new survey reveals
Police Arrest Member Of Cyber Extortionists DD4BC
Scotland Yard involved in European raids and arrest of key member of DDoS extortionist gang DD4BC
Microsoft Delivers Final Patch Tuesday For Windows 8
Older versions of Internet Explorer and Windows 8 OS receive their last ever Patch Tuesday update
Health And Finance Mobile Apps Riddled With Security Issues
Arxan research finds 90 percent of apps have at least two major security flaws
Incognito Bug Reveals All Your Private Browsing Secrets
Unwelcome flaw could display your darkest secrets when you’re least expecting it
Hacked Companies ‘Should Go Public’, Says Ex-Minister
Former defence secretary Liam Fox also calls for new government investment in cybersecurity protection
Google Removes 13 More Malicious Android Apps From Google Play
More malicious apps masquerading as games are found on Google Play
US Government, Spooks, Tech Giants Meet For ISIS Showdown
Silicon Valley meets US government and others to discuss ways to combat terrorist use of social media