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Beware – Ransomware Is Still On The Rise, Says McAfee

58 percent increase in ransomware comes as cyber attacks become more ‘technically sophisticated’, McAfee Labs report warns

9 years ago

‘Largest Known’ Malware Outbreak Hits Jailbroken iPhones

The incident, one of most serious to affect iOS to date, was concentrated on Chinese users, researchers said

9 years ago

Qualcomm’s Next Snapdragon Chip Will Be Able To Detect Malicious Apps

Snapdragon 820 will come with in-built ‘Smart Protect’ security protection

9 years ago

Lizard Squad Hackers Take Down National Crime Agency Website

Attack comes in retaliation for arrest of six teenage hackers last week

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

Big Migration: The Top IT Security Issues To Consider When Migrating To A New OS

With Windows 10 now out in the wild, Kaspersky Lab's Kirill Slavin tells us what companies need to keep an…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

British Teenagers Arrested Over ‘Lizard Stresser’ Attacks

Six suspects are accused of paying to mount denial-of-service attacks on prominent organisations

9 years ago

Ashley Madison CEO Steps Down After Hack

Departure of founder and CEO Noel Biderman "is in the best interest of the company"

9 years ago

Facebook ‘Spam King’ Wallace Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charges

Wallace's junk marketing career predates the Internet, but he has never been convicted of criminal charges until now

9 years ago

IBM Tells Companies To Block Tor On Security Grounds

Tor is increasingly being used to scan organisations for vulnerabilities and to launch attacks

9 years ago

Symantec: How We’re Securing The Internet Of Things

Security specialists offer a ‘Unified Strategy’ to make sure our connected world remains safe

9 years ago

Ashley Madison Users Targeted By Extortionists

At least two unconfirmed suicides linked by police to Ashley Madison data breach, as the site's parent company is hit…

9 years ago

Sense And Sensibility (And Cybercrime) – 2015 In Cyber Security So Far

Terry Greer-King, Cisco's UK&I director of cybersecurity, tells us about some of the big trends the company has seen in…

9 years ago

Telefónica Mobile Alerts To Prevent Fraud And Blocked Cards Abroad

‘Travel Alerts’ service created with TeleSign lets users verify their location with their mobile, avoiding fraud and inconvenience of blocked…

9 years ago

Hundreds Of Holidaymakers Hit By Thomson Data Beach

Holiday firm confirms personal details of 458 customers were leaked in an email

9 years ago

Ashley Madison Hackers ‘Left Online Footprints’

The attackers behind the Ashley Madison breach left a BitTorrent server partly exposed to Internet intruders

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

Experts Warn Of ‘Fake’ Ashley Madison Hack Data

Even the genuine hack data appears to contain large amounts of fake information, say experts

9 years ago

US Government ‘Working On Anti-Drone Systems’

The systems have reportedly undergone at least one field test in Times Square on New Years' Eve

9 years ago

Clinton Email Server ‘Holds No Data’

The FBI is expected to try to recover data from the server, which has held no data since 2013

9 years ago

5 Top Tips: How To Migrate To A Hybrid IaaS Environment

Nimmy Reichenberg, VP of marketing for AlgoSec, explains how to move key business applications to the public clouds, while maintaining…

9 years ago

A Look At What’s Next For The Linux Kernel

The upcoming Linux 4.2 kernel will have more contributors than any other Linux kernel in history, according to Linux kernel…

9 years ago

Mac Hit By Second Zero-Day Flaw In As Many Months

The latest unpatched Mac security bug could be exploited by a malicious application to gain control of a system

9 years ago

DDoS Attack Shuts Down Parenting Website Mumsnet

Armed police also attend Mumsnet founder's home following a 'swatting attack'. Oh, and the website's been hacked, too

9 years ago

Microsoft Releases Emergency Internet Explorer Patch

Microsoft finds zero-day flaw found that could let attackers take control of infected PCs

9 years ago

Google Patches Another Stagefright-Style Android Flaw

The 'high severity' bug affects every version of Android since 2010, according to Trend Micro

9 years ago

Ashley Madison Hackers Release Huge Data Cache

The 'massive' cache includes users' personal details, as well as a wide range of internal corporate documents, researchers said

9 years ago

Most Businesses Are Potential Targets for Nation-State Cyberattacks

IT security professionals believe their companies are on the hit list

9 years ago