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Cryptography Legend Quisquater: No Proof I Was Targeted By NSA Or GCHQ
Jean-Jacques Quisquater tells TechWeek media reports his machine was hacked by GCHQ or NSA snoops were "premature"
Syrian Electronic Army Hits eBay And PayPal
Hacking crew appears to carry out hit on DNS infrastructure serving eBay-owned sites
Accellion Kiteworks Improves Security For Mobile Workers
Kiteworks offers the same user experience across all devices, and uses a three-tier architecture for improved security
Pwn2Own Gets ‘Unicorn’ Hacking Category
The Exploit Unicorn category will require competitors to bypass multiple levels of security on multiple technologies
Yahoo Mail Passwords Breached In ‘Co-ordinated Attack’
Yahoo admits its Yahoo Mail service was breached by a co-ordinated attack using passwords gathered from elsewhere
GoDaddy And PayPal Blamed In Twitter Handle Extortion
GoDaddy admits it was duped during extortion attempt to get @N Twitter handle, but PayPal denies it gave away any customer data
Cross-Platform Java Malware Used In DDoS Attacks
Kaspersky finds malware targeting unnamed bulk email service
SpyEye Banking Malware Mastermind Pleads Guilty
Russian national pleads guilty to creating and spreading the SpyEye malware with partner in crime
NSA And GCHQ Spy On Targets Using Leaky Mobile Apps
Angry Birds likely one of many mobile apps being exploited by the NSA and GCHQ in their mass spying efforts
Five Bulgarians Arrested After Stealing UK Bank Data
More arrests said to be on the way as five caught red handed in Poland
Technical Glitch Cripples US Federal Courts
The FBI says Friday’s downtime was caused by a technical issue, while the European Cyber Army takes credit for DDoS
Hackers Infiltrate Israeli Ministry Of Defence
Researchers say Israel's Civil Administration computer was infected with Xtreme RAT malware
Don’t Blame Users For Poor Passwords
'123456' may be a crap password, but Sean Michael Kerner says the blame lies with the security systems that allow it, and rely on passwords in the first place
Syrian Electronic Army Attacks CNN
The news network’s blogs, Twitter and Facebook accounts were all hacked by the SEA
Millions Of Email Passwords Stolen In Germany
Germany's federal security bureau (BSI) warns 16 million Germans may have had passwords to online services stolen
Davos: Two-Year Investigation Into Future Of The Internet Announced
Commission chair Carl Bildt says open and flexible model of the Internet increasingly under attack
Verizon’s Transparency Report Shows Another Rise In US Data Requests
Verizon reveals the masses of data requests it receives from the US government and law enforcement
Swedish Researchers Uncover Dirty Tor Exit Relays
Researchers find 25 "spoiled onions" used to look through or censor users' Tor traffic
Russian Programmer Armed ‘Potato’ Malware Used On Target
Rinat Shabayev says he modified Kaptoxa malware to earn some money
Microsoft Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army Yet Again
Profilic Syrian hacksters strike again in attack on the Microsoft Office blog
Lawyer: EU Privacy Laws Will Lead To Fining Frenzy In UK
As Viviane Reding says greater fining powers are needed, top data protection lawyer warns about incoming laws
South Korea Bank Data Breach Hits 15m
Epic data breach affecting a third of all South Koreans - believed to have been an inside job
Is Your Fridge Spreading Listeria On The Internet Of Things?
Fridges are already unhealthy places, but thanks to the Internet of Things, they are a source of online infections, says Tom Brewster
BCS Teams With Get Safe Online For Cyber-Security Education
BCS expert volunteers are to help educate communities about simple cyber-safety tips
Anti-RSA Brigade Set Up Rival TrustyCon Conference
TrustyCon will take place just down the road from RSA Conference
Fortinet Finds Small Business Retailer Security Shortcomings
Small-business retailers are falling short on regulatory compliance, as well as security best practices such as password safety, Fortinet has found
Obama: NSA Phone Surveillance Will Be Controlled… Some Day
President Obama defended the creation of a phone call database but promised access to it will be controlled
IT Life: From Mainframes To Startups
Calum McLeod started on mainframes, and came to startups... via a bit of tape-to-tape copying
How The Crooks Hit Target
What can we learn from the Target hack? Sean Michael Kerner says we can't blame any single technology