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US Expels Russian Diplomats For Cyber Attacks
35 Russian diplomats handed their marching orders by the United States in revenge for cyber attacks
Android Malware Helped Russian Hackers Track Ukrainian Military
Killer malware! Russian malware on Android devices tracked and killed Ukrainian artillery units
Security Hole Could Let Hackers Take Control Of Planes
Security researchers was able to "hijack" in-flight displays and control cabin lighting
KFC Website Hack Leaks Customer Data
Clucking Hell: Another data breach shows online security needs some cooking
Microsoft PowerShell Increasingly Exploited By Hackers To Wreak Windows Havoc
Hackers can use the decade-old tool to execute stealthy cyber attacks
NHS Hospitals Putting Data At Risk With Outdated Windows XP
NHS Trusts have been caught running thousands of outdated and unsupported Windows XP machines, despite a developing threat landscape and GDPR on the horizon.
Businesses Must Prepare For Bigger And Badder DDoS Attacks In 2017
Rise of the botnets levies threats at businesses and governments
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
Ask Search Bar Adware Exploited By Malicious Actor To Deliver Malware
Malicious actors have been found to be using the Ask search bar software to distribute malware of its users machines
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
Symantec: Hackers Are Becoming Expert IP Hunting Professionals
Fujitsu Forum 2016: Cyber crime can now be considered a professional, targeted business, according to Symantec
Philips Hue Smart Lightbulbs Hack Can Spread IoT Worm Like Wildfire
Smart lighting may be the next Internet of Things (IoT) attack vector, thanks to hackable Philips Hue smart lightbulbs.
Chess Champion Seeks Microsoft Protection From Russian Hackers
Current world chess champion appoints Microsoft to bolster cyber defences ahead of showdown with Putin's lacky
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
Ukrainian Hackers Claim To Have Breached And Leaked Kremlin Emails
The emails purportedly show Russia could have a plan to carve up pro-Russian parts of Ukraine
Yandex Is The First Russian Tech Firm To Join The CVE
The company wants to be transparent in how it discovers and protects against cyber security flaws
Zero-Day Security Hole In Wix Hosting Service Exposed Millions Of Websites
Infected sites could have been turned into botnets to launch DDoS attacks and spread malware
Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Hackers Could Exploit Open Data To Wreak Real-World Chaos
ODI founders want the government to consider open data as critical infrastructure that needs protection
ShadowBrokers Data Dump Leaks Compromised Servers Used By NSA For Hacking Operations
The servers are claimed to have been used by NSA-sponsored Equation Group as staging areas for covert hacking activity
Data Breach Exposes 550,000 Australian Red Cross Blood Service Donors
Security flaws on the organisation’s website led to personal data bleeding out after a basic hack attack
Yahoo Hack: Verizon Could Withdraw From $4.83 Billion Acquisition Deal
Verizon believes Yahoo's massive data breach by hackers does give it reason to walk away from its acquisition
Symantec Spots Student Scam Powered By Ascesso Trojan
Scammers are trying to trick students into paying for application to the US student loan forgiveness programme
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
UK’s National Cyber Security Centre Open Doors To Defend Britain From Hackers
The National Cyber Security Centre will focus on boosting the UK's cyber defense rather than offensive capabilities
Yahoo Hack: Eastern European Blackhats Responsible For The Massive Data Breach
Cyber security firm InfoArmor says criminal hackers for hire are to blame for the Yahoo hack in 2014
Yahoo Certificate Security Is ‘Still Poor’ Despite Hack
Research finds that Yahoo has still not taken steps to improve its certificate security and encryption, despite massive data breach