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Avast: Here’s Why Smartphone Security Really Matters
Around 50 million Android users were hit by some form of security issue last year, firm tells TechWeekEurope
Amazon’s Twitch Hit By Password Hack
The site has reset passwords after a hack compromised an undisclosed number of users
Illegal Marketplace ‘Evolution’ Disappears With £8m In Bitcoins
Evolution, one of the largest 'dark web' sites of its kind, has gone offline in what appears to be a scam by its operators
Google Warns Of Unauthorised Security Certificates In Latest Breach
False certificates were issued by a Cairo-based company in the latest incident affecting SSL
MoD Gets Secure Cloud For Application Hosting
CGI to host MoD's Information Systems and Services applications from secure spot in Wales
PoSeidon Malware Attacks Credit Card Transactions
PoS terminals in high-street stores are being put at risk, Cisco researchers find
Cisco IP Phones Vulnerable To Eavesdropping Attack
An unpatched firmware flaw means attackers can listen to users' conversations from anywhere in the world
US Air Force Discovers Two-Year-Old GPS Glitch
The problem, which seems to involve the GPS satellites' ground-based indexing software, dates back to 2013
White House Hires Ex-Facebook Director For Tech Modernisation
Former engineering boss at Facebook hired as the first ever director of IT at the White House
Google’s Schmidt Predicts US Government Defeat Over Encryption
The tech industry will win fight against governments over the use of encryption on devices, says Eric Schmidt
Target To Settle Epic Data Breach Lawsuit With $10m Payoff
The stark reality of the financial cost of a data breach is revealed, as Target aims to settle lawsuit for $10m
North Korea Web Outage Was Revenge For Sony Hack
North Korea's December Internet blackout was in retaliation for the Sony hack, admits US cybersecurity official
Anonymous Lists Thousands Of ‘ISIS Twitter Accounts’
The group has released its largest-yet list of social media accounts allegedly used by ISIS
Small Businesses Need To Face Up To Big Security Problems
Terry Greer-King, director of cyber security at Cisco UK&I, tells TechWeekEurope why security short-sightedness could spell disaster for SMBs
Key Repetition Makes FREAK Attacks Easier
British researchers have found that repetition of encryption keys could make FREAK attacks cheaper and more attractive
Microsoft Warns Of Possible Attacks Using False SSL Certificate
A counterfeit certificate issued for 'live.fi' could be used in attacks against any version of Windows
BlackBerry Announces Tablet With Chip-Based Security
The SecuTablet, a collaboration with IBM and Samsung, is aimed at enterprise and government users
Facebook Still Being Squeezed By Government Data Requests
Facebook reports global rise in government demands for user data, also updates community standards banning buttocks
Silk Road Moderator Nash Pleads Guilty, Faces Life In Prison
Australian Peter Nash admitted to helping operate the Silk Road online drugs marketplace
Panda Antivirus Bricks PCs After Faulty Update
Face-palm time. Panda Antivirus accidentally labels itself malware and damages an undisclosed number of PCs
‘Nearly Half’ Of Public Sectors Bodies Have Suffered A Data Breach
Staff often just too busy to cope with new government guidelines, Iron Mountain report claims
Hacker Releases More South Korean Nuclear Data
Nuclear operator insists leaked secrets, including blueprints of reactor, are not 'classified material'
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Resolves FREAK Flaw
No more FREAKY business. Microsoft rushes out fix for legacy encryption flaw in Patch Tuesday update
Dropbox Repairs Android Security Fault
Cloud storage service repairs flaw that could have allowed hackers to capture data via third party apps
Podec Trojan Can Trick CAPTCHA Into Thinking It Is Human
Russian malware is able to bypass CAPTCHA inputs, Kaspersky report claims
Wikimedia Foundation Sues NSA Over Internet Surveillance
The operator of Wikipedia said it hopes to rein in the NSA's mass Internet surveillance operations
iOS 8.2 Adds Apple Watch Support And Fixes FREAK Flaw
Compatible iPhones get native app to control new wearable as Apple fixes a number of security bugs
‘Rowhammer’ Exploits Target Computer Memory
Two exploits developed by Google's Project Zero allow an attacker to take over a system by targeting a physical weakness in DRAM memory
New CIA Digital Directorate To Focus On Cyber-Spying
The new Directorate of Digital Innovation is to accelerate the CIA's development of cyber-espionage capabilities