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Scottish Independence: Web Users Warned Of Malicious Links Promising Referendum Results

Web users are warned of malicious links claiming to offer results of the Scottish independence referendum

10 years ago

Malware Campaign Targets Twitch

The video-gameplay streaming site, recently acquired by Amazon for nearly $1bn, has been targeted by a scam that can empty…

10 years ago

Home Depot Confirms Massive Security Breach

The US retailer has confirmed hackers had access to its point-of-sale systems for as long as five months

10 years ago

FBI Investigate Nude Celebrity Pics Hack

US federal investigators have confirmed they are looking into the leak of nude photos of more than a dozen female…

10 years ago

NATO Set To Ratify Cyber-Defence Declaration

NATO is set to add cyber-threats to its fundamental treaty - but reportedly has little idea about the computer arsenals…

10 years ago

Developers Release ‘Unofficial’ Windows XP Service Packs

An independent developer is finalising 'Unofficial Service Pack 4', the latest of several projects to continue supporting Windows XP beyond…

10 years ago

Home Office Fined £220m In e-Borders Contract Dispute

UK taxpayers must pay hundreds of millions to Raytheon as a result of the termination of e-Borders, a tribunal has…

10 years ago

US Security Panel Approves IBM Server Sale To Lenovo

A US government review has given the go-ahead for the $2.3bn transaction, which could now conclude by the end of…

10 years ago

Microsoft Pulls Buggy Update After ‘Blue Screen Of Death’ Reports

Microsoft has withdrawn one of its Patch Teusday updates from last week after users reported it caused system crashes

10 years ago

Apple Fixes WebKit Vulnerability in Safari

Apple updates its Safari web browser, fixing a multiple memory compression issue

10 years ago

Free ‘UnTRUST’ Tool Promises To Protect Against iOS Backdoor

Digital forensics firm Stroz Freidberg says it has verified the existence of an iOS backdoor and has issued advice and…

10 years ago

UK Home To More Botnet Command And Control Servers Than Any Other Country

32 percent of known botnet C&C servers are hosted in Britain says Trend Micro, which warns of ongoing Windows XP…

10 years ago

Google To Rank Sites With HTTPS Encryption Higher In Search Results

Google will use encryption as a ranking criteria in an effort to encourage more sites to adopt HTTPS

10 years ago

New Tool Aims To Decrypt Files Lost To Cryptolocker

DecryptCryptoLocker neutralises the original 'ransomware' strain, but its derivatives still pose danger

10 years ago

USB Devices Wide Open To Hack, Warn Researchers

The security of USB devices is fundamental broken by a hack that cannot be detected, warns researchers

10 years ago

US Govt Suspected Of Five-Month Attack On Tor Network

Tor warns users they may have been unmasked by a long-running campaign

10 years ago

NSA Ex-Director Touts $1m Per Month Security Service

Former NSA director Keith Alexander is filing for security patents and promising an intrusion detection service

10 years ago

HP Warns Of Internet Of Things Danger

Connecting devices to the Internet is a great idea, but shouldn't we do it securely?

10 years ago

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

10 years ago

Researcher Disputes Apple’s Explanation For iOS Backdoor

Apple admits to the existence of an iOS backdoor, but says its for diagnostics. The researcher that exposed it says…

10 years ago

IT Life: A Pen Test Is Mightier Than A Promise

The security market needs to hold onto honesty, says Ken Munro

10 years ago

Google Announces Project Zero To Hunt Bugs Across The Net

The project will employ security experts to search for ‘zero-day’ exploits in popular software

10 years ago

DRIP Surveillance Bill Successfully Passes Commons Vote

As the controversial bill is fast-tracked through the parliament, privacy campaigners warn it extends UK surveillance powers worldwide

10 years ago

Chinese Hackers Hit US Government Dept – Report

All US government personnel records may have been compromised by Chinese hackers

11 years ago

Facebook Takes Out Litecoin Mining Greek Botnet Beast

Arrests are made in the Lecpetex botnet investigation

11 years ago

US Makes Arrest In Epic Point Of Sale Hack Investigation

Credit card data thief is arrested more than three years after his original indictment

11 years ago

New Strain Of MiniDuke Malware Now Targets Criminals

CosmicDuke has been used against illegal drug vendors in Russia

11 years ago

Prize Quiz Of The Week: Privacy

Try our Prize Quiz on privacy, and you could win a VPN subscription to protect your identity online

11 years ago

US Energy Firms Report Cyber Attacks

Concern over digital safety of energy firms grows amidst reports of targeted attacks

11 years ago

AlienVault Updates Open Threat Exchange, Adds Free Tools

The open source threat intelligence platform can now scan log files to find compromised systems

11 years ago