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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

8 years ago

Hack Attacks On Satellites Pose ‘Catastrophic’ Risk To The World

Chatham House researchers warn space assets are ripe targets for cyber criminals, hackers and terrorists

8 years ago

Malicious Android Apps Due To Increase By 400 Percent In 2016

Webroot's threat intelligence data identifies Asian countries as a hotbed of malicious IP addresses

8 years ago

Hackers Seize Control Of Tesla Model S From 12 Miles Away

Keen Security Lab researchers discover a cyber vulnerability in Tesla's connected car

8 years ago

Hackers Breach US Government, Sell Attack Source Code

Two linked hackers are selling tools used to breach US government and military networks along with a trove of 33,000…

8 years ago

Apple Launches £150,000 Bug Bounty Program

BLACK HAT 2016: Program will bait researchers into finding critical flaws in iCloud and secure boot firmware

8 years ago

Estonia Wants UK ‘Data Embassy’ To Protect Citizen Data Amid Cyberattack Fear

Threat of cyberattacks prompt Estonian officials to investigate possibility of using UK data centres for citizen data

8 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Cybersecurity In 2016

Test your mettle with our quiz and see how much you know about the cybersecurity world this year

8 years ago

How To Manage Cyber Vulnerability In A Threatening World

Nine tenths of UK organisations feel vulnerable to cyber threats – where should your priorities lie?

8 years ago

InfoSec 2016: Facebook Messenger “Left Open To Hackers”

Check Point research finds both Messenger and Facebook Chat can be exploited with simple HTML tweak that would allow hackers…

8 years ago

$5 DDoS Dealers Unmasked On Fiverr Marketplace

Security researchers found DDoS service posing as a 'stress tester' that would attack any website for the meek sum of…

9 years ago

SWIFT Hack Shows Attackers Penetrating Bank Defenses

ANALYSIS: Using highly specialized malware, online thieves manipulated the international banking system and stole more than $80 million (£55m)

9 years ago

FBI Paid Hackers To Unlock San Bernardino iPhone

FBI reportedly paid “grey hat” hackers a one-off fee to crack the iPhone of a dead terrorist

9 years ago

US Visa System Contains Security Flaws

Ever been to the US? Travel database of US state department contains flaws that could allow hackers to steal visa…

9 years ago

5 Ways To Prevent Personal Photos Being Stolen

Singer Adele experienced an invasion of privacy with personal photos being leaked after the hack of an email account. Here's…

9 years ago

Anonymous DDoS Attack Targets Nissan

Nissan suspends main websites after Anonymous targets Japanese carmaker over hunting of whales and dolphins

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

Hyatt Hotels Admits Malware Infection Of Payment System

Checking into a Hyatt Hotel this Christmas? Might want to think twice about handing over a credit card

9 years ago

British Businesses More Worried About Losing Data Than Losing Money

Fujitsu report finds that majority of businesses skimp out on paying for effective IT security

9 years ago

Anonymous Offers ‘Noob Guide’ To Hack ISIS

Payback on ISIS. New guide offers ways to hack Islamic State following terrorist attacks in Paris

9 years ago

Anonymous Publishes Names Of Ku Klux Klan Members

Hacker collective names and shames 1,000 alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan

9 years ago

Experian Blamed After 15m T-Mobile Customer Details Are Stolen

Boss of T-Mobile US “incredibly angry” after 15 million customer details stolen from Experian server

9 years ago

Medical Equipment Vulnerable To Hackers

Is there a hacker in the hospital? MRI machines and other medical kit can be compromised by hackers, researchers warn

9 years ago

Pentagon Cyber Scorecard Database To Combat Hackers

'Automated scorecard' to build up a picture of US military system vulnerabilities to help prioritise fixes

9 years ago

Russian Hackers Piggyback Satellites To Steal Data

Kaspersky may have discovered Russian government spies using satellites

9 years ago

Federal Staff ‘Still Not Notified’ Months After OPM Hack

US government still not notified staff of personal data compromise, months after the OPM hack

9 years ago

Ashley Madison CEO Steps Down After Hack

Departure of founder and CEO Noel Biderman "is in the best interest of the company"

9 years ago

Scammers Quick To React To Ashley Madison Hack

Ashley Madison data breach triggers upsurge in spam email, as victims become scammers target

9 years ago

Carphone Warehouse Hack Could Leave 2.4m Customers’ Data At Risk

Shares fall two percent as phone retailer suffers cyber attack that compromises credit card details, names and addresses of customers

9 years ago

What Can The United Airlines Hack Tell Us About IT Security?

The data breach at United Airlines could reveal a lot about hacker motivation

9 years ago