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Tibetans Under Cyber Attack – And The Security Industry Isn’t Helping
Tibetans are pummelled with cyber attacks, but the security industry is not helping, and may even be hindering, TechWeek hears
Microsoft Pulls Critical Exchange Patch
Hackers may now seek to exploit the flaw, despite a Microsoft workaround
Google Offers Fixes For Android Flaws Used To Steal Bitcoins
Google admits to flaws and sends out update code to manufacturers, but no timeline on when users will see the benefits
IBM To Acquire Israeli Fraud Detection Firm Trusteer
Big Blue planning a new security research lab in Tel-Aviv too
Crooks Use Google’s Own Cloud To Control Android Malware
Google's cloud is abused as part of attackers' command and control infrastructure
North Korea ‘Uses Troll Army For Attacks On South’
North's 200 trolls using stolen credentials to post propaganda on South Korean websites, think tank claims
Simple Joomla Hacks ‘Hit Thousands Of Websites’
Thousands of sites compromised to serve up the Blackhole exploit kit, Verasafe says, as Joomla users urged to update
GCHQ Unveils Cyber Attack Response Schemes
GCHQ looks to come to the aid of businesses beleaguered by cyber attacks
Google Announces Big Increase For Bug Bounty Rewards
Bugs previously rewarded at the $1,000 level will now be considered for reward at up to $5,000, Google says
Tibetans Targeted As Dalai Lama Site Hacked To Serve Malware
Tibetans targeted yet again in watering hole attack
BT, Vodafone Threatened With Legal Action Over ‘GCHQ Collusion’
Verizon Business, Level 3, Viatel and Interoute also asked to open up on alleged GCHQ collaboration
Lavabit And Silent Circle Shut Down Email Services Over US Surveillance Fears
Lavabit says it did not want “to become complicit in crimes against the American people”, whilst Silent Circle says it saw the "writing on the wall"
‘Hand Of Thief’ Trojan Targets Linux Users’ Bank Accounts
Researchers surprised by high price of Linux Trojan selling for $2,000 on Russian underground forums
Large Botnets Attack WordPress And Joomla
Cyber crooks targeting and then using CMSs like WordPress, Joomla and Drupal to spread nastiness
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Blog Of Channel 4 Presenter Jon Snow
Fake nuclear bomb story posted on Snow's blog, as Channel 4 blogs remain down
Google Slammed Over ‘Insane’ Chrome Password Exposure
Tim Berners-Lee disappointed by Google's response to criticism of Chrome's stored passwords
Twitter Boosts Two-Factor Authentication After Criticism
Twitter dumps SMS form of two-factor for significantly more secure method
Cyber Attacks Strike Zimbabweans Around Controversial Election
Zimbabweans knocked offline and see data wiped because of slew of cyber attacks last week during the elections, TechWeekEurope learns
Microsoft Warns Of Windows Phone Password Snooping Danger
Windows Phones could leak corporate network passwords, Microsoft warns
Lloyds Bank Of Scotland Fined £75k Over Faxing Blunders
Lloyds Banking Group gets in trouble for sending faxes containing customer data to the wrong people
Google Launches Android Device Manager
Google has launched its version of Find My iPhone for Android
Websites Hacked To Serve Up Child Abuse Images And Malware
Criminals, or possible vigilantes, are delivering illegal images and malicious software in one go
Wikipedia Crew Plotting Anti-NSA Snooping Security Boost
Wikimedia Foundation says it appears to have been “specifically targeted by XKeyscore” NSA surveillance tool
DEF CON: 30 Percent Of Mobile Malware Made By 10 Russian Firms
Russian mobile malware factories working with thousands of affiliates to exploit Android users
Twitter Report Reveals Another Jump In User Data Requests
US made 902 of 1,157 requests in the first half of this year
BlackHat: Researchers Sneak Malware Past iOS Security Protections
"Jekyll" exploit can introduce malicious functionality after Apple checks, whilst bespoke chargers can install malware on iPhones
NSA Chief Heckled At BlackHat As Agency Defends XKeyscore
Alexander fends off attacks from BlackHat audience member
NSA XKeyscore Tool ‘Could Crack VPNs And Expose The Anonymous’
A slide leaked by Snowden reads: "Show me all the VPN startups in country X, and give me the data so I can decrypt and discover the users."
Mozilla And BlackBerry Collaborating On Bug Squishing Tech
Firefox maker announces two open source security projects, one a fuzzing tool, the other a security testing platform