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NCA Warns That Two In Five Brits Ignore The Cyber Crime Threat
National Crime Agency warns web users to install software updates, even on mobiles, or risk becoming the victim of cyber crime
Quiz Of The Week: Famous Hackers
What do you know about the men who became famous by breaking stuff?
US Homeland Security Contractor Warns Of ‘State-Sponsored’ Breach
A US Homeland Security contractor warns its systems have been breached in what it suspects was a “state-sponsored” attack
Russian Hackers Gain Access To 1.2 Billion Sets Of Login Credentials
The group dubbed 'CyberVor' has been collecting data from thousands of websites, using automated botnets to check for vulnerabilities
ICO Fines Travel Company £150,000 Over Data Breach
Inadequate security resulted in the loss of more than a million customer credit and debit card numbers
Chinese Hackers Hit US Government Dept – Report
All US government personnel records may have been compromised by Chinese hackers
Israel Defense Force Twitter Account Hacked By SEA
The Syrian Electronic Army hacks into Israeli Army Twitter account and warns of fake nuclear leak
Hacker Ruins Code Spaces Development Platform
An attacker deletes almost all customer project data after a botched blackmail attempt
‘Guccifer’ Sentenced To Four Years In A Romanian Jail
The hacker who targeted hundreds of celebrities has been convicted
Footwear Chain Office Hacked, Customer Data Compromised
The attackers gained access to names, addresses, phone numbers, emails and passwords, which were apparently stored unencrypted
Pro-Russian Hackers Attack Central Election Commission Of Ukraine
CyberBerkut steals a huge archive of emails three days before the elections, sends it to the media agencies
Top Media Organisations ‘Hit Hard By Government Hackers’
Hackers, likely sponsored by governments, are hitting news organisations hard, according to research from two Google engineers
Cyber Crime Industry Runs Its Own Marketing, Recruitment And Customer Service
Hackers are able to earn more money than drug dealers, claims new research into cyber criminal habits sponsored by Juniper Networks
Russian Hacker Accused Of Raiding Swiss Banks Arrested In Bangkok
Farid ‘Diabl0’ Essebar, one of the creators of the Zotob worm, evaded the authorities for the last three years, and is accused of causing $4 billion worth of damage
Experts Suggest Flight MH370 Could Have Fallen Victim To Hackers
In theory, a malware infection would allow the plane to be controlled remotely
ICO Fines British Abortion Charity £200k For Data Breach
British Pregnancy Advice Service was hacked twice in March 2012 by Anonymous hacker James Jeffrey
Professional Cyber Espionage Rings To Grow
Espionage on demand hacking groups are set to increase, warn experts
Security Experts Debate Offensive Strategy
For most enterprises, taking offensive action against cyber-attackers is probably not the best strategy, according to an International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium panel
Hackers Breach Apple Developer Centre
Attack from last week leaves developer site offline and user data has been compromised
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Telegraph’s Facebook And Twitter Feeds
Hacker group strikes again, just days after it hit the FT
Defence Firm QinetiQ Pillaged By Chinese Hackers
Chinese hackers have repeatedly stolen intellectual property and defence information from QinetiQ
Lulzsec Leader Arrested Down Under
Australian Federal Police have reportedly arrested the leader of the global hacking group Lulzsec
AP Twitter Feed Hacked And Claims White House Attack
Hackers compromised the Twitter feeds of the Associated Press and falsely reported White House explosions
News International Frets Over Spear Phishing Bombardment
Following attacks on rival publishers, News International CISO Amar Singh talks about his spear phishing nightmares
Hacktivists Hit North Korea Social Networks
Anonymous and US hacker Jester get juvenile on North Korean services
Google Offers Security Advice For Hacking Victims
Website owners that have been hacked can now draw on free help and advice from Google
Michelle Obama, Government And Celebs Targeted By Hacking Group
Joe Biden, Hilary Clinton and Mel Gibson amongst handful of high-profile targets
China Fires Back And Accuses US Of Hacking
China claims it is a victim of state-sponsored hacking from the US, not a perpetrator
China Claims IP Hijack After Hacking Allegations
China has hit back at reports that government-backed hackers are targeting Western organisations