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GCHQ ‘Hacked Belgium ISP Belgacom’
Belgacom, which counts the European Commission and the European Parliament as its customers, a target of British intelligence, leaks show
Barclays Bank Branch Bugged In £1.3m Breach
Branch hit by crude yet effective attack involving a KVM device
Community Bounty To Hack iPhone 5S Touch ID Hits Thousands
Crowd-funded bounty is on offer for anyone who can "break into an iPhone 5S by lifting prints (like from a beer mug)"
Facebook Pays Out For SSL Weakness In Android App
Facebook admits it wasn't doing SSL right in its Android app
Mac Trojan With Links To Syria Uncovered
Syrian Electronic Army implicated in Mac malware attacks
Microsoft Rushes Fix For Exploited Internet Explorer Flaw
Tech giant says Internet Explorer zero-day attacks have been seen in the wild
Hidden Lynx: Chinese Hackers Hit Bit9 And Hundreds More
Crew that hit Bit9 earlier this year is based in China and continues to wreak havoc across the world, say researchers
Government To Trial Emergency Mobile Warnings
Alerts will be sent out to around 50,000 people across different parts of the UK
Microsoft Has The Patch Tuesday Blues With Buggy Updates
One pulled patch and updates appearing as needed even after installation give Microsoft a headache
Argentine Police Arrest ‘Superhacker’
A teenager was said to be making $50k a month from botnet
Dropbox: We Access Your Private Documents, But It’s For Your Own Good
Dropbox says its systems are accessing docs in order to provide previews
Anonymous-Affiliated Hacker Sentenced To Three Years
Yet another Anonymous member is heading to prison
Cyber Police Arrest 12 Over Santander Plot
Santander could have lost millions if police hadn't foiled a plot to hack into a branch machine
Hey Apple! Fingerprints Are For Ease Of Use, Not Security
The iPhone 5S's fingerprint recognition is for ease-of use, says Sean Michael Kerner. For security, have a look at iCloud Keychain
Insider Suspected In Massive Vodafone Hack
Operator says a highly sophisticated attack could have been perpetrated by one of its own
North Korea Suspected Of Advanced Malware Attacks On South
North Korea implicated in malware attacks on a wide range of bodies in South Korea
Microsoft Issues 13 Bulletins In Hefty Patch Tuesday Release
Patch Tuesday for September sees 47 vulnerabilities addressed
C4’s Blackout: Disastrous Cyber Attacks CAN Be Funny
Tom Brewster considers the cybergeddon dystopia of Blackout, which shed little light on what a serious cyber attack would do but inspired mirth nonetheless
Tech Titans Take Further Action On NSA Spying Transparency
Facebook, Google and Yahoo all lodge legal petitions to let them talk aboue NSA data requests
John McAfee Dead – Or Not
The anti-virus anti-hero is not dead. In fact, he is as lively as ever
Yahoo Transparency Report Shows Germany’s Personal Data Desire
Yahoo releases its first transparency report and the UK isn't in the top two for data requests for a change
NSA ‘Can Tap iPhone, Android And BlackBerry Phones’
NSA can tap plenty of mobile devices, according to fresh leaks reported by Der Spiegel
Tor Network Spike Caused By Botnet
Mevade botnet responsible for Tor traffic jump in August
NSA And GCHQ ‘Covertly Plant Vulnerabilities In Internet Encryption’
Intelligence agencies working inside tech companies to insert flaws in modern encryption, according to more of Snowden's leaks
IT Life: Security Down The Years
Craig Kensek has been doing security since the "I Love You" virus was doing the rounds
Cyber Crooks Share Botnets To Spread Super-Smart Android Malware
"Most sophisticated Android malware ever" using other Android botnets to spread
The DropBox Hack That Wasn’t
Reports of hacking Dropbox were exaggerated - but Sean Michael Kerner says it's time to look properly at securing your cloud data
‘Potent’ Banking Malware Hesperbot Erupts From Czech Republic
Latest banking Trojan doing the rounds is causing concern
Wikileaks SpyFiles Show Surveillance Industry ‘Thriving Unchecked’
TechWeek digs into Wikileaks files to find a British supplier is implicated in selling to repressive regimes for significant sums