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Hackers Can ‘Crack’ Your PIN By Exploiting Smartphone Sensor Data
By monitoring sensor data, criminals web pages and malicious apps could potentially guess PINs to a surprising degree of accuracy
Wonga Suffers Mass Data Breach Affecting 245,000 UK Customers
Stolen data from customers in the UK and Poland includes names, addresses and credit card information
HP Inc: It’s Time To Stop Ignoring Printer Security
Printers are the biggest security threat to businesses, claims HP
UK Companies Targeted In Major Cyber Attack Operation By China-Based Hackers
The UK has been the target of a systemic global hacking operation
IBM Security: Data Leaks Grew By 566 Percent in 2016
Spam Skyrockets and cyber criminals turn to unstructured data as the number of compromised records goes through the roof in 2016
LastPass Rushes To Patch Yet Another Bug In Its Firefox Browser Extension
UPDATED: Google Project Zero researcher discovers yet another bug in LastPass Firefox extension
NATO Outlines €3 Billion Plan To Combat Cyber Threats
The investment will go towards improving satellite communications and cyber security technology
Hackers Demand Ransom In Exchange For Stolen Apple iCloud Accounts
Hacker's claims are yet to be fully verified as Apple says it won't pay up for stolen user credentials
Google Nest Camera Bug Enables Burglars To Shut Off Recording Via Bluetooth
The bug has yet to be patched, yet Bluetooth in the devices cannot be disabled
McDonald’s Compromised Twitter Account Posts Anti-Trump Tweet
The fast-food firm claims its Twitter accounts was compromised
Two Russian Spies Indicted By US Justice Department For Orchestrating Yahoo Hack
The Kremlin has denied the accusations that FSB agents facilitated one of the largest data breaches in history
High Profile Twitter Accounts Hacked By Pro Turkish Supporters
Twitter accounts held by notable individuals and organisations hacked and defaced with pro Turkish content
SAP Rushes To Patch Cyber Security Flaws In HANA
Luckily, the flaws were fixed before hackers were able to find and exploit them
Nintendo Switch Hacked Via Built-In WebKit Exploit
The console has only been out for two weeks and already has hackers cracking it
Security Breach Sees Thousands Of Welsh NHS Staff Data Stolen
The data was swiped form a server being operated by an external contractor
GCHQ Warns Political Parties Of Russian Cyber Threat To 2020 General Election
GCHQ warns that Russian tempering during US Presidential election is likely to happen again
Coachella Website Hack: 950,000 User Accounts For Sale On The Dark Web
Big data breach shows organisations of all sizes and sectors are open to the attentions of cyber criminals
Yahoo Woes Continue As Hackers Access 32 Million Accounts Using Forged Cookies
Yahoo regulatory filing reveals continued impacts of mass security failings
RSA 2017: Five Reasons Why We’re Losing The Cyber Battle
RSA 2017: Why exactly are the cyber criminals currently coming out on top? Here are five reasons...
Smart Home Attacks And Data Weaponisation: The New Threat Vectors For 2017 And Beyond
Intel Security's Christopher Young issues some stark security warnings at RSA Conference 2017
Quiz Of The Week: Cyber Security In 2017
Hackers, ransomware, and malicious code do not seem to be going anywhere in 2017
Zeus Banking Trojan Returns To Snatch Passwords And Credentials
The trojan used web injection to sneakily snatch credentials imputed into fake forms
Ransomware Used to Seize Control Of Simulated Water Plant
Georgia Tech researchers have created ransomware that can attack critical infrastructure
WordPress Security Vulnerability Leads To 1.5 Million Web Pages Being Defaced
WordPress rushed to fix the flaw but hackers speedily exploited the flaw
Hacker Takes Down 20 Percent Of Dark Web Hosted Sites
Freedom Hosting II had 10,000 Tor-based webpages rendered inaccessible
Malware-Loaded Microsoft Document Aimed At NATO Governments
Cisco’s Talos researchers discovered the threat which sported unusual cyber features
Ransomware Seizes Control Of Electronic Lock System In Austrian Hotel
The cyber attack highlights how digital malware can make its presence known in the physical world
‘Highly Effective’ Phishing Scam Steals Gmail Login Details
Victims are sent a spoofed email directing them to a fake Gmail login page
Rudy Giuliani Is To Head Donald Trump’s Cybersecurity Taskforce
Former major of New York Giuliani accepts position as leader of Donald Trump's new cybersecurity team