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UniCredit Data Breach Hits 400,000 Customers
Italian bank admits what could be Europe's largest ever data breach, and offers no apology
Account Recovery Flaw Leaves Myspace Data Open To Hackers
Someone tell Tom! Myspace is a "graveyard of personal data" that anyone can access
Wikileaks Reveals CIA Tool To Hack ‘Air Bridged’ Computers
"Brutal Kangaroo” tool used by US spooks to hack into computers not connected to the Internet
Al Jazeera Network Faces Ongoing Hack Attacks
Arabian media firm confirms cyber-attack on all its systems, including social media platforms
Plastic Surgery Photos Published After Clinic Hack
Personal surgical pictures of British citizens among thousands published after Lithuanian clinic hack
ShadowBrokers Hacker Group To Publish More NSA Code
New batch of stolen code to be auctioned by hacker group, despite earlier pledge to shut down operation
Pacemaker Code ‘Contains 8,000 Vulnerabilities’
Researcher warns of troubling security vulnerabilities with pacemaker devices
Synopsys Questions Cyber Safety Of Medical Devices
Question marks over the safety of medical kit has been raised again as study finds widespread medical complacency
Trump Signs Executive Order To Upgrade US Cyber Defences
Cyber defences of US government agencies to be upgraded after President Trump orders order
Researcher Finds Super Secure Email Service Nomx ‘Riddled’ With Security Flaws
Researcher Scott Helme was left "horrified" at Nomx' level of security after analysing the device
IAAF Cyber Attack Puts Confidential Athlete Medical Data At Risk
IAAF president Sebastian Coe apologises for breach affecting athelete medical records
Cellebrite Now Cracks iPhone 6
Firm involved in the FBI's terrorist iPhone unlocking case admits it can now extract data from the iPhone 6 range
Verizon Shaves Off $350m From Yahoo Purchase After Massive Data Breaches
The telecoms giant will share the cost of lawsuits levied at Yahoo following the cyber attacks it suffered
Yahoo Issues Fresh Warning About Compromised Accounts
Does it ever end? Yahoo issues fresh warning to users after disastrous data breach
President Trump’s Top Security Advisers Have Had Their Passwords Hacked
Several key members of Trump's cabinet have found themselves caught up in the spate of recent mass data breaches
Attackers ‘Steal’ 900GB Of Data From Phone Hacker Cellebrite
The stolen information in Cellebrite hack included customer information and technical product data
Expect 2017 Cyber-Attacks To Far Surpass 2016 In Damage, Frequency
ANALYSIS: Constant bad news about Russian hacking and the increasing prevalence of ransomware made 2016 an IT security disaster... but 2017 will be worse
Sony Music Apologises For Britney Death Tweet
Sony says sorry after hack of Twitter account, which was then used to claim that Britney Spears had died
Password Reuse Strikes Again As Fraudsters Hit Groupon Users
One user has claimed their account was used to purchase a £2,400 European holiday
Yahoo Suffers Biggest Data Breach In History With A Billion Accounts Hacked
Another major data breach could torpedo Yahoo’s acquisition by Verizon
Rehab Order For One TalkTalk Hacker As Another Teenager Faces Prison
Teenager TalkTalk hacker has iPhone confiscated, as a second teenager pleads guilty to ISP attack
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
Scottish Football Association Suffers Third-Party Data Breach
"I'd rather be associated with being hacked by some porn site," says one unhappy football fan
Credit Cards Hacked In Six Seconds Using Distributed Technique
Visa's online payment system fails to pick up on multiple invalid credit card attempts across multiple websites
Talk Talk And Post Office Broadband Taken Offline After Mirai Botnet Hack Attack
Mirai botnet strikes again, attacking routers and cutting-off broadband
ICO Launches Probe After National Lottery Compromise
ICO begins investigation after Camelot detected 'suspicious activity' on player online accounts earlier this week
Up To 26,500 National Lottery Online Accounts Are Breached
National Lottery and experts suggest accounts breached by reusing compromised credentials
Election Recount Unlikely To Reveal Evidence Of Vote System Hacking
ANALYSIS: Despite the suspicions a group of computer scientists, a recount of close presidential election tallies in three states won't change the results and is unlikely to show evidence of vote system hacking
US Navy Confirms Sailor Data Leak From Compromised Laptop
Call Agent Gibbs. Personal information on more than 130,000 US sailors compromised after HPE laptop breach