Dell Secureworks has estimated that the Cryptolocker botnet infected at least 200,000 systems in its first 100 days and is likely to have netted its creators millions in ransom
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Target Reassures Customers Over Security Following Massive Breach
US retailer Target has disclosed that the credit card PIN numbers taken in the breach were encrypted
NSA ‘Intercepted PC Shipments To Install Malware’
Spy agency said to have diverted targets' PC orders to "load stations"
BBC Suffers Christmas Server Breach
Access to BBC ftp server said to have been sold on underground forums
Google Secures Gmail Images
Gmail users will no longer have to click to display images in emails, due to a new security feature
Relax – Credit Cards Cover Commerce Breaches
Check your Christmas credit card bills, don't be scared of security breaches, says Sean Michael Kerner
ZeroAccess Fraudsters Fly ‘White Flag’
The cyber-crime group behind the ZeroAccess botnet appears to have given up on resuming control of its 1.3 million compromised PCs, following law enforcement action
ICO Publishes Privacy Guidelines For App Developers
Have a clear privacy policy or risk alienating users, warns the data protection watchdog
US Retailer Target Investigating Massive Credit Card Breach
As many as 40 million credit cards potentially compromised as Target brings in law enforcement
NSA Slapped By Courts, IT Firms And Obama’s Advisors
The US government will ignore much that Obama's advisors ask for, says Wayne Rash, but some things will change
Washington Post Hackers Steal Passwords
Washington Post gets hacked again and China is the chief suspect
Tech Titans Meet Obama To Urge NSA Surveillance Reform
Obama faces the dream team of Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, Eric Schmidt and Tim Cook
Cisco: Snowden Leak Hit Chinese Sales ‘Unfairly’
Questions about Cisco's role in NSA surveillance have hit Cisco's sales unfairly, the UK director of security tells TechWeek
Big Android Botnet Sends SMS Messages To China
South Korean phones send stolen messages to Chinese email addresses
French Intelligence Granted More Snooping Powers Than NSA
France complains of NSA surveillance - but has given French intelligence services more powers to monitor calls and emails
Cloud Databases: Another Worrying Attack Vector
Cloud databases are worrying things from a security perspective, warns Tom Brewster
Phishing Crook Jailed Over Attempts To Steal £1.5m From Students
Man sentenced to three years and nine months after he tried to steal vast sums from hundreds of victims
Google Seeks To Throw Out UK Safari Tracking Lawsuit
Google will argue in a jurisdiction hearing today that privacy lawsuits over alleged tracking of mobile and desktop users' browsing activities should not be heard in the UK
Financial Group Targets IT Security Risks
A group of financial organisations has highlighted the IT security risks that come with the use of third-party suppliers
CSA, SAFECode Publish Cloud App Security Guidance
The new guidance is aimed at helping developers secure their cloud deployments in a constantly changing threat landscape
Microsoft Predicts US Government Will Erode IT Industry Security Efforts
Government activities, cloud disruptions and the World Cup are to be major sources of security problems in 2015, according to Microsoft
IBM Invention Protects Mobile Devices
IBM's patent improves the security of cloud applications for mobile devices
NSA Follows You With Google’s Cookie Trail
The NSA is tracking you with Google cookies. Sean Michael Kerner is not surprised
Pro Poker Player Left Irate After Laptop Infected With Trojan
Jens Kyllönen furious at lack of police action after his laptop mysteriously gets infected during the European Poker Tour in Barcelona
Government Announces Schemes To Secure Cyber Supply Chain
Maude says security kitemark to be mandated across government when procuring, whilst a new scheme will give suppliers a boost in the global market
Advanced Android Malware Seen Calling Premium Rate Numbers
New malware strain is capable of calling premium rate numbers, rather than just texting them
European Foreign Ministries Breached By Chinese Hackers
Attackers used information on the Syrian crisis as bait around the time of the G20 meeting in Russia
CyanogenMod’s 10m Users Get Encrypted Text
Moxie Marlinspike's Whisper Systems brings user-friendly, end-to-end text encryption to the open source mobile OS
Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 11 Fixes, One Gap
Microsoft's latest patch bundle closes some serious gaps - while one zero-day flaw remains open
Privacy Pros Delight At International Surveillance Malware Pact
Digital surveillance and state-sponsored malware are added to the Wassenaar Arrangement on controlling exports