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Tuto4PC Slams Cisco’s Claim The Company Infected 12 Million Computers

Tuto4PC seeks legal advice over claims it is a "shady malware distribution enterprise."

9 years ago

Cisco: 12 Million Computers Infected By Tuto4PC Malware

Cisco security researchers say they have found that Tuto4PC software includes a secret Trojan virus

9 years ago

Microsoft Patches Office 365 Flaw That Exposed Files And Emails On Federated Accounts

Microsoft patches Office 365 vulnerability that had not been exploited in the wild despite its relative ease

9 years ago

German Nuclear Plant Is ‘Riddled’ With Malware

After anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster, German nuclear plant admits widespread malware infection

9 years ago

Almost All Apps Have Flaws, Trustwave Study Finds

2016 Trustwave Global Security Report reveals shocking cybercrime trends

9 years ago

Box CEO Supports Apple In FBI Battle But Looks At Privacy Shield Alternatives

Box CEO Aaron Levie says there needs to be a discussion between the tech industry and authorities about digital regulation…

9 years ago

Anonymous Programmer ‘Patches’ Petya Ransomware

Petya ransomware had originally hidden in email attachments and effectively bricks a victim’s computer

9 years ago

Biometrics Offers The ‘Perfect Balance’ Of Security And Usability

Biometrics technology has been around for a while, now it’s time to utilise it properly, Intelligent Environments CTO tells TechWeekEurope

9 years ago

Swipebuster Uses Open API To Identify Tinder Users

Tinder's privacy comes into question as new service lets people find out who is using the application

9 years ago

‘Crucial’ Badlock Vulnerability Affects Windows, Samba

Samba and Microsoft engineers have warned system administrators to expect a critical patch on 12 April

9 years ago

TechWeek Readers Back Authorities Over Apple In Encryption Battle

Poll: 54 percent of readers say law enforcement agencies should be able to access phone data - but most say…

9 years ago

FBI ‘Independently Cracks’ iPhone And Drops Case Against Apple

FBI announces it has accessed the locked iPhone belonging to the San Bernardino shooter, claiming it "no longer requires the…

9 years ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook: We Have A Responsibility To Fight For Privacy

Tim Cook thanks the public and other tech firms for their support in battle against the FBI over iPhone encryption

9 years ago

Hackers Target Swiss Railways, Political Parties And Retailers

A group called NSHC claims responsibility for SVP hack and SBB DDoS assault, but not a separate incident affecting

9 years ago

Millions At Risk After Top Publishers Hit By Malvertising Attack

Visitors to sites including MSN, BBC and AOL all at risk from malvertising, Malwarebytes warns

9 years ago

Vodafone Launches Enterprise Security Business

Vodafone will provide tools, services and advice to businesses as it seeks to take advantage of growing demand for security

9 years ago

How To Hack A Bank In 20 Minutes

Ryan MacDougall, senior security consultant at Coalfire, details the simple techniques he (hypothetically?) used to breach a major bank

9 years ago

Cisco: People Don’t Realise How Big We Are In Security

Cisco's European cybersecurity director says company can break down barriers to digitisation, simplify security processes and make the most of…

9 years ago

RSA: Committing Online Fraud Is Just Too Easy

Daniel Cohen, head of FraudAction at RSA - a security division of EMC - explains how cybercriminals have upped their…

9 years ago

Apple Users Stung By First Ever Mac Ransomware

Palo Alto Networks uncovers nasty ransomware buried in Transmission file sharing software for Macs - infected users will have their…

9 years ago

A Third Of All HTTPS Servers Are Vulnerable To DROWN OpenSSL Bug

Researchers detail how DROWN can be used to decrypt communications on HTTPS-secure websites and urge server operators to update now

9 years ago

RSA Conference 2016: What’s Old Security is New Again

BLOG: Kurt Stammberger, founder of the RSA Conference, sees the same issues in FBI vs. Apple as were brought to…

9 years ago

‘Fingerprinting’ Helps Malvertising Attacks Find Victims And Avoid Detection

Research shows more malvertising assaults are using 'fingerprinting' at an advert level to avoid unncessary attention and save bandwidth

9 years ago

Microsoft Boosts Office 365, Azure Security With Analytics And Visualisation Tools

Microsoft says new capabilities for its cloud services are part of a new vision of security outlined by Satya Nadella…

9 years ago

Poll: Should Smartphone Makers Unlock Devices For Law Enforcement?

Apple is fighting a very public battle with the FBI over encryption. But should the industry do more? Let us…

9 years ago

Hackers Breach Linux Mint Distribution, Forums

Attackers manage to breach Linux Mint's security, adding a backdoor to the distribution and even stealing information from user forums.

9 years ago

How Not To Become A Ransomware Victim

Security software firm Tripwire offers cybersecurity advice to keep individuals and online retailers safe from ransomware

9 years ago

More Than Half Of World’s Emails Are Spam And Malware

Mobile devices are now a particular focus for criminals' spam and malware attacks

9 years ago

Cisco Touts Benefits Of ‘Simplified’ Security For IoT Era With New Firewalls, Software

Cisco says its threat-focused next generation firewalls will help firms simplify their security and prevent overcomplication

9 years ago

PadCrypt Ransomware Boosts Customer Service With Live Chat

Newly discovered PadCrypt ransomware offers victims real-time interaction with attackers

9 years ago