Most significant threat to London 2012 website came from hacktivists, as danger of digital terrorism practically non-existent
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Silent Circle And Lavabit Creating Anti-Snooping Email Alternative
Edward Snowden's old email provider and Silent Circle announce the Dark Mail Alliance
XP ‘Six Times More Likely To Get Infected’ Than Windows 8
Microsoft says XP really isn't all that safe to use when compared to its latest OS
Scores Of iOS Apps ‘Vulnerable To HTTP Hijacking’
Simple flaw could allow hackers to direct iOS users to nasty websites, says Skycure
RSA’s Art Coviello: Anonymity Is The Enemy Of Privacy
RSA boss and privacy advocates at loggerheads again, as Coviello accused of ignoring the furore around NSA surveillance
Adobe Hack ‘Affected 38 Million Users’
Millions of active users have their encrypted passwords pilfered, whilst Photoshop source code also thought to have been compromised
CAPTCHA Is Dead. Long Live CAPTCHA!
CAPTCHA has been broken many times before. Yet even an effective new method of cracking it will do nothing to dampen CAPTCHA's popularity, says Tom Brewster
FBI On Hunt For ‘Fugitive Multimillion eBay Fraudsters’
Crooks said to have put up fake ads for cars, boats and motorbikes across the web
How Code Signing Will Secure Applications
Angela Merkel’s Phone Tapped By NSA – Report
President Obama says US is not tapping Angela Merkel's phone - but Germans aren't satisfied
‘Massive’ Russian Cyber Crime Campaign Hit Governments
Handful of organisations in the UK hit by operation emanating from Russia and the Ukraine
The US Vice President Who Feared A Cyber Heart Attack
Dick Cheney feared his heart implant could be hacked - but not everyone needs to worry, says Sean Michael Kerner
UK’s Cyber Defence Force Could Welcome Convicted Hackers
If black hats pass the background checks, they could join the military, says head of the new Joint Cyber Reserve Unit
European Committee Votes For Strict Privacy Laws
Right to be forgotten, increased fines, in tough EU privacy draft
Britain’s Cyber Police Force Calls For Recruits
NCCU wants cyber police to be the "career of choice" for those going into enforcement
Google Launches Anti-DDoS Service ‘Project Shield’
Google pushes out anti-DDoS service, a DDoS map of the world and a proxy offering for private communications
Burning Bridges: Paunch Is Erased From Forums After His Arrest
Underground crooks quickly block Blackhole creator Paunch's account following his apparent arrest, Tom Brewster finds
NSA ‘Hacked Mexican Presidential Communications’
NSA hacked into email accounts of former Mexican president, fresh Snowden leaks show
PR Newswire Breached: Adobe Hackers Implicated
Press release distributor says passwords stolen, as data found on same server as pilfered Adobe information
Intelligence Committee To Probe GCHQ Snooping Powers
ISC looking into balance between security and privacy after explosive Snowden leaks
Hack A Vessel: Warnings Over Serious Flaws In Shipping Industry Comms
Shocking vulnerabilities in shipping communications protocols could be targeted by pirates and terrorists, researchers warn
Massive Malware Attack On South African Fast Food Chains Traced To Europe
Crooks who made off with millions might be European
Yahoo Adding Email Encryption After NSA Address Book Surveillance Revealed
Latest leaks suggest NSA grabbed 444,743 email address books from Yahoo in a single day
Skype Investigated In Luxembourg Over NSA Collaboration
Skype privacy called into question again, following Snowden revelations
Alleged Gozi Virus Creator Walks Away Free, For Now
Latvia will not extradite Deniss “Miami” Calovskis to the US, following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights
New UK Cyber Cops See First Success: £750k Phisher Sentenced
Scammer gets five years as National Cyber Crime Agency celebrates success just days after its official launch
New UK Cyber Police Chief: We Need Skills To De-Anonymise Tor Crooks
Crooks think they can operate anonymously online with tools like Tor. They can't, says head of the National Cyber Crime Unit
Why The Army’s NSA Hates The Navy’s Tor Browser
It really hurts the Army's NSA to come up against the Navy's Tor encryption, says former naval officer Wayne Rash
Microsoft Hands Out $100k For Windows Security Bypass
Researcher takes home over $100,000 for bypass and other bugs
Confirmed: Alleged Blackhole Exploit Kit Author Arrested In Russia
The Blackhole exploit kit author has been arrested, much to the delight of the security community