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NHS Gets £1bn Boost For Online Patient Records Push
Hunt seeks to allay cost and privacy fears around NHS records project
Facebook Bug ‘Allowed Anyone’s Photos To Be Deleted’
Bug allowed hackers to delete any Facebook photos they wanted/p>
How Anonymous Plans To Expose Syrian Electronic Army Leaders
Anonymous hacktivist tells TechWeek his crew are gathering plenty of data on four leaders of the SEA
Kaspersky Plans European Headquarters In London
Office in Paddington, London, will be Kaspersky's European hub when it opens in Ocrober
Google And Microsoft To Sue US Government Over Surveillance Transparency
They might not get on usually, but Google and Microsoft have joined forces to fight the US government over transparency around data requests
Syrian Electronic Army Denies Anonymous Exposed Its Members
Actors affiliated with Anonymous claim they have a load of the Syrian Electronic Army's data, but the pro-Assad group tells TechWeek that's not true
HTC Execs Arrested In Data Leak Probe
Three design executives are arrested over allegations they were going to use HTC information to set up a new company
Tor Project Doubles Traffic In Ten Days
Speculation is rife over a boom in anonymous Tor usage
Researchers Gain Access To Protected Dropbox Source Code
Two programmers reverse-engineer the client written in obfuscated Python, enabling new attack vectors
US Government Issues Android Malware Warning
The American government has warned its staff about the prevalence of malware on the Android OS
First Facebook Transparency Report Highlights US Government’s Data Hunger
Report throws up no surprises for which country is the hungriest for user data - America, followed by India and the UK
Five Arrested After Attempted $500k Tax Fraud
Arrests follow probe into scheme that saw 700 UK citizens' identities stolen
Chinese Internet Blasted By ‘Biggest DDoS It’s Seen’
Experts spot major jump in DDoS activity in China, as DNS provider takes a battering
Microsoft Seeks Calm On German Security Panic Over Windows 8
Claims from a German publication that the NSA could easily access Windows 8 machines are rebuffed
Islington Council Fined £70k For Leaking Sensitive Resident Data Online
Mental health and residential needs data leaked by local authority
MoleRats Hackers Hitting Israeli Government With Poison Ivy Malware
MoleRats attackers using Poison Ivy as they attempt to infiltrate global governments
Syria’s Online Conflict: The Hackers And Their Weapons
Attacks on missile warning services, sophisticated malware campaigns and the Syrian Electronic Army make for a chaotic cyber conflict, TechWeek finds
NSA Illegally Scooped Up Thousands Of US Internet Communications
NSA wasn't honest about a snooping operation that scooped up rafts of US citizens' Internet communications, documents released by the US reveal
Facebook Bug Finder Gets $12k Reward From Community Fund
He highlighted a flaw on Facebook by posting on Zuckerberg's page but didn't get paid - now the community has shown its support for Khalil Shreateh
‘Delete-Proof’ Smut Spreads Across Tumblr Thanks To Glitch
Tumblr hasn't been hacked but a technical problem has caused random posts to appear on users' blogs
Foxtons Probes ‘Leak’ Of 10k Customer Logins
Foxtons isn't offering comment on the possible leak, but has told customers it is investigating the matter
David Miranda ‘Forced To Hand Over Passwords’
Glenn Greenwald's partner and occasional assistant claims he was told to hand over passwords for social media and email accounts
Hacker Claims Leak Of 15k Twitter Account Details
Twitter says it is looking into alleged account data published online
Groklaw Site To Close Over Email Surveillance Concerns
Open source community in shock as Groklaw closes because of concerns over email and Internet privacy
KPMG: New Breed Of Cyber Attack Could Cripple Banks
British banks should watch out for fresh kinds of attacks as they can't afford to suffer another systemic shock, KPMG says
For Better Security, Let’s Look Back To The Future
KPMG's Mark Waghorne looks at ways to prevent crooks from getting at data even if they make off with laptops, tablets and smartphones
Researcher Hits Zuckerberg’s Wall To Report Facebook Bug
Facebook says researcher broke terms and conditions when proving an exploit
China To Probe EMC, IBM And Oracle Following US Spy Revelations
The PRISM fallout could hit US firms' operations in China
NSA ‘Broke Privacy Rules Almost 3,000 Times In A Year’
Agency breaks rules designed to keep its surveillance in check thousands of times, according to an audit leaked by Edward Snowden