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One In Five UK Businesses Has Suffered A Cyberattack
British Chambers of Commerce reveals that UK businesses continue to fall victim to cyber attacks
Germany Raises Cyber-Attack Warning Level Ahead Of Elections
Germany's cyber-security bureau said it has moved to a position of heightened readiness as the autumn's federal elections near
NCSC: Personal Gadgets At Risk From Ransomware
The NCSC and the NCA have warned that smartphones, televisions and fitness trackers are the next likely targets for ransomware crooks
Criminals Making Greater Use Of Tech, Warns Europol
Organised crime study reveals that nearly all criminal gangs are now using some form of technology
White House Withholds Cyber-Security Order For Further Revision
ANALYSIS: Trump withheld an executive order on cybersecurity, leaving the Washington IT community wondering what changes he intends to make
Top Researcher At Kaspersky Lab Arrested By Russian Cops
A top security expert with Kaspersky Lab arrested in connection with treason investigation
London & Scotland Are More Affected By Financial Cyber-Crime
One in three Londoners said they had been hit by financial computer crime
Journalist Brian Krebs ‘Unmasks’ Mirai Botnet Developer
The IoT botnet code was used to power an attack that knocked Twitter and Netflix offline last year
MAD Concept Of Deterrence Doesn’t Apply In World Of Cyber War
ANALYSIS: The rules of traditional warfare don't apply in cyber war, even to the point where it's hard to tell if the war has started or who you're fighting
FBI ‘Hacked 8,700 Users’ In Tor Sting
Court documents reveal US investigators hacked thousands of suspects' computers around the world
Deliveroo Customer Accounts Are ‘Compromised’
Customer accounts hacked but Deliveroo denies breach of its systems and urges customers to improve their passwords
‘BlackNurse’ Firewall Bug Heightens DDoS Risk
UPDATED: A bug in firewalls from Cisco and others would allow a single laptop to take large websites offline
Mega-Breach Exposes 412 Million AdultFriendFinder Accounts
Friend Finder Network breach includes Penthouse.com users and 'deleted' accounts
US Election Hack Warning From Cyber Security Experts
Experts warn the US election could be disrupted by hackers, and warn authorities to closely watch key US states
Banks Are ‘Hoarding’ Bitcoin To Pay Attackers
British financial institutions are reportedly looking into buying up stocks of bitcoin that could be used to pay off denial-of-service attackers
Thousands Of Online Stores Fail To Protect Payment Details From Hackers
Shop shock. Hackers have compromised nearly 6,000 online shops to skim payment card data. And the problem is getting worse
‘Foreign Intelligence Service’ Hacked Aussie Weather Computer
Official report blames 'foreign intelligence service' for hack on Aussie weather supercomputer
Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer Slammed By US Senators Over ‘Unacceptable’ Delay To Handling Data Leak
The fallout from the hack of Yahoo continues, with US senators lambasting firm's handling of incident
What Should You Do After Massive Yahoo Hack?
ANALYSIS: Hackers have stolen details of 500m Yahoo accounts. Here's what you should do and what businesses should do next
Hackers Seize Control Of Tesla Model S From 12 Miles Away
Keen Security Lab researchers discover a cyber vulnerability in Tesla's connected car
SWIFT Offers Daily Reports To Help Tackle Bank Fraud
Customers to receive 'anti-fraud reports' as security clampdown continues for banking messaging system
FBI: Ransomware Targeting Business Servers
Ransomware attacks have quadrupled in frequency since last year, US officials say
Data Breach Exposes Brazzers Porn Accounts
Names of 800,000 porn account holders placed in a compromising position after damaging data breach
SWIFT Warns Banks Of Ongoing Cyber Attacks
Sophisticated new hacking attacks against banking system are ongoing and persistent, warns SWIFT
Universities Plagued By Ransomware Attacks
Yet only one university contacted the police about their attack, as criminals demand as much as £2,200
UK Continues To Be Battered By DDoS Attacks
DDoS attacks increase by over 200 percent, with the UK the second most targeted nation
Linux Networking Flaw Allows Attacker To Trick Safety Mechanism
A feature designed to make Linux-based networks harder to infiltrate has done the opposite. But can it really affect Tor?
State Of Ransomware: More Than Half Of UK Firms Are Victims
Crippling threat...20 percent of firms hit by ransomware had to cease business operations
Experiment Finds Half Of ‘Lost’ USB Sticks Will Be Plugged In
BLACK HAT 2016: Experiment shows that most half of people will plug a randomly placed USB stick into their computer, despite risk