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Microsoft Cybercrime Shutdown Hit Users Says DDNS Provider
In its efforts to knock out sub-domains it believes were used to control widespread, Microsoft infuriates a US-based DNS provider
Silent Circle And Geeksphone Start Blackphone Shipments
Initial demand outstrips supply but SGP Technologies promises more will be available from 14 July
US Auctions 30,000 Silk Road Bitcoins
Silk Road Bitcoins are sold off and the winners will find out what they got later today
PayPal Forced To Issue Workaround For Broken Security Key
Security Key 2FA protection rendered almost completely useless
Luuuk Malware Steals €550k From European Bank In A Week
'Hit and run' malware campaign leads to big losses for Italians, researchers say
NCC Announces .Trust Top-Level Domain
The domain, one of more than one thousand set to be introduced by ICANN, is intended as a mark of confidence for consumers
BoringSSL: Google Creates Its Own OpenSSL After Heartbleed Pain
Google isn't changing the world with BoringSSL, it's just creating its own version of OpenSSL for its own products
Poll: TechWeek Readers Rate Switzerland And Germany For Privacy
Germany and Switzerland impress our readers with their privacy laws - but a lot of people vote for "other"
Hedge Fund Hit For Trade Details, Says BAE Systems
Attackers were able to delay and exploit a US hedge fund's trades for months, according to BAE Systems
Syrian Electronic Army Targets Reuters Via Ad Network
Many more could be in danger as popular ad network hacked, says researcher
Android Malware Posing As Google Play Silently Pilfers Bank Logins
Rogue app pilfers bank logins but the most concerning thing is its ability to conceal its actions, researchers say
Government Has ‘Secret Policy’ To Intercept Facebook, Google And Twitter
Charles Farr statement reveals how the government could legally intercept people's social network data by separating internal and external comms
Nokia ‘Paid Millions’ To Symbian Blackmailers
Nokia paid several million euros to stop blackmailers revealing the source code of the Symbian OS
Iraq ‘Orders Internet Shutdown In Five Provinces’
As an insurgency gathers force, the Iraqi government has reportedly widened its blocks on Internet services
GCHQ To Share ‘Classified’ Cyber Threat Data With Businesses
Secretive agency looking at ways of opening up to boost the UK economy
Domino’s Pizza Gets £24k Ransom Demand For Stolen Data
Pizza maker hit by crooks who want a ransom for details of customers' addresses and their favourite toppings
Apple, Cisco Back Microsoft Data Request Challenge
Major companies are lending their support to a Microsoft court challenge to the US government's request for email data stored in Europe
Cloudfare Offers DDoS Protection For ‘Free Speech’ Websites
CloudFlare offers free anti-DDoS protection for political and artistic websites exercising 'free speech'
Feedly Kills DDoS After Denying Extortion Attempt
News aggregator says it is back online after it refused to pay DDoS attackers who tried to extort them
Twitter Users Urged To Kill Tweetdeck After Bug Alert
TweetDeck vulnerability could lead to mass account hijacking, security expert warns, but there are some protections in place for users
HP Discover: Atalla Offers Secure Encryption For Cloud
Secure encryption, managed in the cloud, promised by HP's Atalla, a division which secures credit card transactions
Evernote Knocked Out By DDoS
Cloud service went down as a result of a DDoS attack launched late yesterday
Study: Cyber-Crime On Par With Cost Of Narcotics, Counterfeiting
A McAfee-sponsored study has found that cyber-crime cost the global economy up to $575bn last year, with the capabilities of some crime groups matching those of a nation-state
Bank of England Sets Up Cyber Attack Test Scheme
Bank, UK government and CREST come together to create better stress tests and improved threat intelligence sharing
Turing Test ‘Beaten’ By Program Pretending To Be Teenage Boy
Test passed after 65 years, according to London event organisers, but success might be bad news for internet security
Microsoft Wants ‘Unfinished Business’ On Surveillance Reform Sorted
Microsoft's Brad Smith outlines five changes the company wants to see from the US government to rein in surveillance
Google Open Sources End-To-End Email Encryption
Open source effort should help email providers encrypt messages between one another
Molerats Hackers Target BBC, European Governments
A group known as Molerats has stepped up its activities against government and financial organisations in the US and Europe
NSA Gathers Email Images For Facial Recognition
The NSA has reportedly stockpiled a huge database of 'facial recognition quality' images from intercepted Internet communications to help build profiles of suspects