Financial regulators need their own cyber-security apparatus that isn't dependent upon GCHQ, argues the head of the Treasury Committee
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KFC Website Hack Leaks Customer Data
Clucking Hell: Another data breach shows online security needs some cooking
Yahoo Mail Bug Squashed By Cyber Security Flaw Bounty Hunter
Yahoo moved to patch the flaw before the bug could cause chaos
Millions Of Passwords, Emails And Usernames Stolen From Dailymotion In Hack
More than 85 million usernames and email addresses have been stolen by unrevealed hackers
One In Four Wi-Fi Hotspots Ripe For Hack Attacks
Cyber security firm Kaspersky finds that large amounts of Wi-Fi hotspots still lack solid security
Three Suffers Data Breach As Hackers Steal Customer Data
A trio of men have been arrested in relation to unauthorised access to Three's customer database
UK Police’s 10 Year Digital Plan Focuses On Communications, Forensics
A 10-year strategy sees UK police forces taking wider advantage of digital tech, while training to handle its risks
Symantec: Hackers Are Becoming Expert IP Hunting Professionals
Fujitsu Forum 2016: Cyber crime can now be considered a professional, targeted business, according to Symantec
Machine Learning And AI Could Be The Future Of Cyber Security
IN-DEPTH: As the war against malware rages, smart software could be the key to getting ahead of hackers
China Adopts Controversial Cybersecurity Law Despite Foreign Criticism Over Internet Freedoms
The legislation could put further privacy and security pressures on foreign companies trying to operate in China
Developer Pulls Anti-Mirai IoT Worm After Backlash
The 'anti-worm worm' was intended as a proof of concept, but experts warned of further security risk
Cops Arrest Dozens Across Europe In E-Commerce Raids
Authorities have carried out the first Europe-wide action targeting e-commerce crooks
Twitter’s Sponsored Tweets Used For Credit Card Phishing
Malwarebytes finds a scam masquerading under the offer of Twitter verification
Scam Texts Target Apple Users As Clocks Go Back
The latest phishing scam sends text messages directly to users' smartphones
US Names Arrested Russian As Alleged LinkedIn, Dropbox Hacker
Yevigeniy Nikulin, a 29-year-old Moscow resident, allegedly conspired with two others to hack LinkedIn, Dropbox and other sites
‘Sophisticated’ DNS Attack Used IoT Gadgets To Target Dyn
The DDoS attack was unusual in its scale and was backed up by a large Mirai IoT botnet, Dyn says
Selfie Stealing Android Trojan Discovered By McAfee Labs
Tweaked Acecard trojan aims to trick gullible Android users into sending selfies and photos of their IDs
Banks ‘Under-Reporting Cyber Attacks’ Say Security Firms
Banks are not providing enough details on cyber-attacks in order to downplay security fears, say insiders
Nearly Three Quarters Of UK Police Websites Are Insecure
The Centre for Public Safety highlighted the police are putting the public at unnecessary risk of cyber crime
Cyber Criminals Using Odinaff Trojan To Infiltrate Bank Systems
Symantec has discovered a trojan capable of hiding in the networks of financial institutions
IoT And The Enterprise World Must Put Cyber Security At The Forefront Warn Experts
IP Expo 2016: Sophos, Kaspersky and Trend Micro talk future threats from IoT, Hired cyber criminals, and security education
TalkTalk’s Cyber Security Negligence Gets It Hit With £400,000 ICO Fine
The Information Commissioner said TalkTalk’s security was found wanting
Turkey, Italy And Hungary Riddled With Botnets Finds Norton Research
Botnets hop on high-speed city infrastructure to fire malware, spam and other threats across the Internet
MarsJoke Ransomware Targets US Government And Education Institutions
Cyber criminals are using the Kelihos botnet to extort Bitcoin payments out of the ransomware's victims
Hackers Are Using Consumer IoT Devices To Launch DDoS Attacks
Lax IoT security is allowing cyber criminals to syphon bandwidth to launch attacks on big businesses
Google Pulls Four Overseer Spyware Infected Apps From The Play Store
The spyware harvested user and device data from infected Android smartphones
Hacker Jailed For Stealing £88,000 In Gold Bullion
The hacker used data from a bullion trading company's systems to intercept packages
Government Plans ‘Active’ Cyber Security Approach
Government plans to show more cyber-security initiative, says head of new National Cyber Security Centre, as NAO describes cabinet IT disarray
Obama Warns Of Cyber ‘Wild West’
Nation-states with advanced cyber-weapons risk entering into a new 'arms race', warns US president
Researcher Develops Tool To See If Password Has Been Reused
The tool is intended for defensive purposes, but could also be used to facilitate password attacks