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Extramarital Affairs Site Ashley Madison Hacked

The attacker has threatened to release a 'complete' customer database unless the site is shut down

9 years ago

Hackers Are Now Demolishing, Breaking and Hijacking Apple’s iOS

Researchers at tech security firm FireEye have detailed new types of iOS attacks

9 years ago

US Government Disables Personnel System Over Security Fears

The US' Office of Personnel Management has temporarily disabled one of its web-based systems after uncovering a security flaw

9 years ago

US Names China As Top Government Hack Suspect

The top US intelligence official has gone on the record naming China as the likely culprit in a major hack…

9 years ago

Most Financial Hacks Brushed Under The Carpet, Say IT Pros

Survey reveals most companies are incessantly targeted by cyber attacks, with the public only told about a tiny number of…

9 years ago

Have Password Management Services Been Hacked To Death?

The recent LastPass breach has dented users' confidence in password management firms

10 years ago

US Government Hackers Linked To Anthem Breach

Researchers say the same hackers stole millions of records from both the US federal government and health insurer Anthem

10 years ago

Hack Grounds Warsaw Planes For Five Hours

The IT attack grounded more than 1,000 passengers on Sunday afternoon

10 years ago

What Can We Learn From The Largest US Government Data Theft?

China has been blamed for a hack in which huge amounts of US Government officials' data was stolen. China has…

10 years ago

Knowledge Is Power To The Hacker

SecurEnvoy's Steve Watts tells us how hackers are gaining more and more power through unsecured knowledge access points

10 years ago

Adult FriendFinder User Details Hacked

Adult FriendFinder has called in police after being informed of the leak of millions of users' personal details, including those…

10 years ago

Telstra, Pacnet Hack Like ‘Crashing New Car’

Telstra executives were only told about Pacnet security breach after their purchase of the firm was complete

10 years ago

FBI: Hacker ‘Changed Course Of Plane In Flight’

A researcher allegedly told the FBI he briefly took control of a passenger plane in mid-flight

10 years ago

Hackers Target Oil Tankers With ‘Catastrophic Phantom Menace’

PandaLabs exposes devastating cyber-attacks in the maritime oil sector

10 years ago

Kaspersky Lab Opens European Research Hub In London

New Kaspersky research centre will play an integral role in providing real-time threat intelligence to customers and partners around the…

10 years ago

Coffee-Lovers Beware – Cybercriminals Could Have Hacked Your Starbucks Account

Starbucks customer accounts hacked through smartphone apps, report claims

10 years ago

Russian Hackers Obtained Obama Emails

Last autumn's hack on the White House was more serious than was reported at the time, according to the New…

10 years ago

Four Ways UK SMBs Can Mitigate Data Breach Risk

How can an SMB avoid compromising its data? Andrew Thomas from CSID says it boils down to four easily digestible…

10 years ago

UK Now Second Biggest Global Target For Cybercrime

Over a million new malware threats are being created every day, Symantec report reveals

10 years ago

Hacked TV5Monde Passwords Appear In Television Interview

In a 'blunder' resulting from the chaos caused by last week's cyberattack, passwords for YouTube and other social media accounts…

10 years ago

ASML Admits Data Breach

The chip equipment manufacturing giant has confirmed it is investigating a 'recent' breach of its systems

10 years ago

LinkedIn Settles Password Theft Lawsuit

LinkedIn pays nearly £1m to settle legal fight after security breach compromised 6.5 million user passwords

10 years ago

Gemalto Hack Probe Confirms US, UK Spy Link

Gemalto's 'thorough investigation' concludes GCHQ and the NSA was probably behind 'sophisticated intrusion'

10 years ago

2014 Was A Record Year For Cyber Attacks

Hackers increasingly went mobile last year, with Point of Sale terminals also key targets, Trend Micro report reveals

10 years ago

The UK Government Has Now Spent £10M On Julian Assange

Govwaste.co.uk cash-ticker edges past the £10,000,000 mark, calls Assange's forced asylum a farce

10 years ago

Creator Of Online Black Market Silk Road Faces Life Behind Bars After Guilty Verdict

Ross Ulbricht AKA Dread Pirate Roberts was found guilty of seven federal charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering

10 years ago

User Data Compromised In Gamer Social Network Hack

User Data Compromised In Raptr Gamer Social Network Hack

10 years ago

Couples Beware – Could Your Sex Toys Be Spying On You?

Talk about a ruined Valentines Day - hacked sex toys can be accessed to post images and even video

10 years ago

Governments Have No Idea How To Stop Cyberterrorists – Time To Call In John McClane, Says Eugene Kaspersky

Seen Die Hard 4.0? That’s what’s coming soon if you don’t shape up, Kaspersky warns world leaders

10 years ago

Sony Offers Users Compensation For 2011 PlayStation Network Breach

After settling a US class action lawsuit, Sony is offering affected US users game downloads or, in some cases, cash…

10 years ago