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Asda Website Flaw Exposes Shoppers For Almost Two Years
A vulnerability in Asda's website found by a security consultant in March 2014 was left unchecked, but Asda claims no shoppers were affected
Security Firm Finds Zero-Day Flaw By Turning Users Into Honeypots
Kaspersky turned details of a Silverlight flaw into detection rules. When an attacker exploited the vulnerability, it had enough information to pinpoint the flaw
Jeremy Corbyn’s Twitter Account Is ‘Hijacked’
Hackers post series of satirical messages on Jeremy Corbyn's account before control is re-established
BlackEnergy Trojan ‘Used In Ukraine Power Grid Attack’
BlackEnergy malware was used to black out power in parts of Ukraine last month, according to Eset researchers
BBC Attack Was ‘A Test’ Say Hackers
Attackers who disabled the BBC's online services last week claim to have been 'just testing' their capacities ahead of attacking Islamic State targets
Microsoft To Warn Of State-Sponsored Hacks
Collision course? Redmond to warn its users when any government attempts to hack into its services
5 IT Christmas Nightmares – How To Avoid The Festive Fallout
Bob Janssen, founder and CTO at RES, shares tips on how to avoid the torture created for IT teams over Christmas, due to increased workloads, risk and exposure
3.3 Million User Details Stolen From Hello Kitty Website
Hello Kitty: The SanrioTown website has been breached, possibly revealing data on children, according to a researcher
Ashley Madison Users Blackmailed Through The Post
Users of the self-described adultery site have begun receiving blackmail letters through the post following last summer's data breach
What Should Chief Security Officers Ask Santa For This Christmas? (Part 2)
We asked the tech industry what CSOs should ask Santa for, and we had so many great suggestions we needed a second article....
What Should Chief Security Officers Ask Santa For This Christmas? (Part 1)
It’s that time of the year when chief security officers (CSOs) can ask Santa for a wee bit of help. But what should they be asking for? Here are a few ideas
Anonymous Offers ‘Noob Guide’ To Hack ISIS
Payback on ISIS. New guide offers ways to hack Islamic State following terrorist attacks in Paris
Start-Up To Pay $1m For iOS 9 Hack – And Won’t Tell Apple
Zerodium said it plans to sell the details of the exploit to corporate and government clients
Police Arrest Third TalkTalk Hack Suspect
Police searched an address in south Staffordshire and arrested its 20-year-old occupant as the TalkTalk breach investigation continues
Boy Arrested In Northern Ireland Over TalkTalk Hack
TalkTalk has insisted it had adequate security in place as it downplays the seriousness of the breach
Scottrade Breach Affects 4.6 Million Users
The postal contact data stolen may be intended for use in share-trading scams
Hacked T-Mobile Data ‘For Sale Online’
Personal data on 15 million T-Mobile USA customers has already gone up for sale on the web, according to researchers
US ‘May Impose Hacking Sanctions On Russia’
China isn't the only country in the US government's sights as it considers sanctions in retaliation for economic cyber-attacks
US ‘Planning China Cyber-Sanctions’
The US is reportedly planning its first use of an order enabling it to freeze assets of those involved in economic cyber-attacks
British Teenagers Arrested Over ‘Lizard Stresser’ Attacks
Six suspects are accused of paying to mount denial-of-service attacks on prominent organisations
Ashley Madison Hackers ‘Left Online Footprints’
The attackers behind the Ashley Madison breach left a BitTorrent server partly exposed to Internet intruders
Amazon Bans Flash Ads As Malware Danger Grows
The e-commerce giant said the change was in response to browsers' moves to limit the danger posed by Flash security flaws
Ashley Madison Source Code Leaked As US Military Investigates .Mil Addresses
A second data cache twice the size of the first includes the source code for all of ALM's websites and a file purporting to contain the company CEO's emails
Experts Warn Of ‘Fake’ Ashley Madison Hack Data
Even the genuine hack data appears to contain large amounts of fake information, say experts
The Prophet McAfee: How 37m Sexual Deviants Handed World’s Data To Hackers On A Plate
Ashley Madison users are now prime targets for blackmail, warn security experts
Darkode Suspect Pleads Guilty Of Selling Botnet Access
A New York man arrested in the raids on Darkode hackers last month admitted to selling access to systems compromised via Facebook malware
China-Backed Group Accused Of Travel Booking Breach
Travel booking firm Sabre has reportedly been breached by the same group that stole US government personnel records
Hacker Forum Darkode Reappears Following Raids
Hackers have begun reconstructing Darkode less than two weeks after coordinated worldwide raids took it down
Hacking Team Developed Wi-Fi Hijacking Hardware For Drones
Hardware for attacking computers via Wi-Fi caught the attention of a Boeing defense subsidiary, which wanted to use its drones as the attack vehicle