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Network Of 300k Hacked Routers Uncovered
Epic attack allows hackers to send victims to any IP address they choose
Cisco To Pay £190,000 In Prizes To IoT Security Contest Winners
Cisco is looking to bolster interest in Internet of Things security technologies with a contest announced at the RSA conference
Legal Protests Will Keep NSA’s Phone Record Hoard For Longer!
A legal complaint to stop the NSA storing phone records is having the opposite result, says Wayne Rash. The data could be kept forever!
Russians Suspected In ‘Uroburos’ Digital Espionage Attacks
Russian intelligence linked to super-sophisticated rootkit targeting high-profile organisations and nation states
RSA 2014: US Government Warns Smart Device Makers Over Security
Device manufacturers face US government action if they do not improve on basic security efforts, according to the FTC
Apple May Be Ending Snow Leopard Updates
Apple's five-year-old Snow Leopard operating system has been left out of recent security updates, which may mean support for the OS has ended
Thousands Of RBS, Natwest, Barclays Customers Hit By Mobile Banking App Outage
Customers left unable to access mobile accounts due to outage caused by major traffic surge
RSA’s Call to End Digital Wars Is Either Cynical Or Naive
RSA has turned digital peacenik, but Tom Brewster thinks its call to end the digital arms race is ajust a cynical ploy
Openness Of Android Is What Makes It Safe – Google
Android chief Sundar Pichai looks to reassure users on the security of Google's mobile software
RSA 2014: RSA Conference App Leaks Data On Thousands Of Users
Irony alert for RSA as its conference app found to leak data on users and is open to potential man-in-the-middle attacks
iOS Vulnerability Leaves iPhones Open To ‘Invisible Malicious Profiles’
Apple has not yet patched a flaw that allows for the installation of invisible malicious configuration files, which could be used to spy on users
RSA 2014: Bitcoin Wallet Stealers Plentiful And Pesky
At least 80 new families of Bitcoin stealers emerge in the last year
RSA 2014: Dark Web Spammer Acquires 360m Credentials
Epic trove of emails and passwords for various email services found on dark web store
Apple Issues Fix For Mac OS X Vulnerability
Update will finally patchSSL security vulnerability also found in iOS devices last week
RSA 2014: Bruce Schneier – Privacy Has Not Been Lost To The NSA
Don't feel futile, the Internet can be saved, according to cryptography luminary
RSA 2014: RSA Chief Coviello Tries To Answer $10m Question Over NSA
Coviello kicks off the PR push after claims of NSA payoff, whilst anti-surveillance activist Bruce Schneier appears to be sympathising with the company
Huawei Shows Anti-DDoS Range At RSA Conference
Huawei is aiming its AntiDDoS8000 Series at US businesses as it continues to fight its way into the American market
iOS And Mac Security Flaw Opened Hole For Snoops
Apple patches serious SSL weakness in iOS, but security researchers warn Mac OS X users are affected too
Adobe Patches Zero-Day Flash Player Flaw
Adobe has issued an unscheduled update fixing a security flaw in Flash Player that it warns is being actively exploited
Study Finds Companies Lack Effective BYOD Security Measures
Most companies polled in the study said they were not strengthening their BYOD security measures in spite of recent high-profile attacks
University Of Maryland Breach Leaks Over 300k Records
Law enforcement brought in after serious breach at a US university
Wurm MMORPG Offers €10k Bounty For DDoS Attacker Info
Reward offered as Wurm struggles to come back online
Home Tech Vulnerabilities Could Be Used To Set Houses On Fire
Even the US government is warning about weaknesses in Belkin WeMo Home Automation kit
Care.data: Government’s Medical Database Plans Delayed
Privacy groups pleased government has recognised need for transparency
Snowden Leak: NSA And GCHQ Targeted WikiLeaks And Pirate Bay
WikiLeaks website visitors have their IP addresses scooped up by British snoops, fresh leaks show
Mt Gox Ready To Roll Again As Bitcoin Bug Fixed
Flaw that left exchanges open to denial of service attacks appears to be fixed, for Mt Gox at least
Forbes Users Hit By Syrian Electronic Army Attack
Details of over one million users stolen in latest anti-US hack
Hackers Steal Kickstarter Passwords
Crowdfunding site says only two customer accounts have been toyed with after potentially nightmarish breach
Google Buys Sound Wave Authentication Firm SlickLogin
Google acquires login tech that uses sound waves and smartphones to detect users