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Europe Sees ‘Extraordinary’ Spike In DDoS Attack Power
Data exclusively handed to TechWeek shows a significant rise in DDoS power in Europe, an area that hadn't traditionally seen massive attacks
Google’s Motorola Proposes Tattoos And Pills To Replace Passwords
Regina Dugan, head of research at Motorola, puts forward some radical solutions to the world's password problems,
Kim Dotcom Granted Access To Megaupload Raid Evidence
Dotcom gets another boost in his fight against extradition to the US
Tech Titans Warn Government On Snooper’s Charter Pitfalls
Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo all complain about threats posed by the Communications Data Bill
Dark Web Dealers Flock To Perfect Money After Liberty Reserve Demise
On the Internet's dark markets, Perfect Money appears to be the best alternative to the recently-shut down Liberty Reserve, sources tell TechWeek
Microsoft Plugs Botnet Threat Intelligence Into Azure Cloud
Participating organisations will be able to help stop botnets causing carnage, Microsoft says
Old Ruby On Rails Bug Exploited To Feed Botnet
Flaw is being exploited in the wild, even though a patch was ready five months ago
China Planning Cyber War Games As Obama Talks Imminent
Tests confirmed ahead of meeting between US and Chinese leaders next week
Stratfor Hacker Hammond Pleads Guilty
LulzSec and Anonymous-linked hacker facing 10 years in prison after admitting numerous attacks
Anonymous Targets EDL After Woolwich Unrest
The EDL is targeted by hackers again over its reaction to the murder of soldier Lee Rigby
PayPal Defends Denying 17-Year-Old His Bug Bounty
Payment giant says teen was too young and the bug had already been found
US Weapon Designs Stolen By Chinese Hackers – Report
China blamed for stealing some seriously sensitive information
Sky Removes Apps From Google Play After Hacks
Syrian Electronic Army at it again but no Sky mobile applications were hacked
Hackers’ Favourite Currency Liberty Reserve Downed After Arrest
Experts claim impact on the underground economy could be massive
Theresa May Bidding To Revive Snoopers’ Charter After Woolwich Killing
Home secretary wants controversial proposals back on the table and a crackdown on extremist websites
Zeus Malware Back With A Vengeance To Cause Carnage In May
Keep hold of your bank logins, Zeus is getting aggressive again
Google Researcher Slams Microsoft As He Reveals Windows Security Flaw
Tavis Ormandy says Microsoft treats vulnerability researchers with “great hostility”
US ‘Should Consider Hacking Back’ To Recover Billions From China Cyber Spies
IP theft is costing US billions so hacking back might help alleviate the losses, ex-US government officials claim
Lords Call To Revive Internet Monitoring Bill After Woolwich Killing
Lord Reid and others want Snoopers' Charter back on the agenda, but are accused of giving a knee-jerk reaction to a horrific murder
Government-Backed Report Gets The Cost Of Cyber Crime Wrong
A claim that small businesses are losing £800m a year because of cyber crime appears to be based on dodgy data
Anonymous Hits North Korea Sites Again
As South Korea reportedly takes its nuclear plants offline, Anonymous launches fresh attacks on North Korean websites
News International Frets Over Spear Phishing Bombardment
Following attacks on rival publishers, News International CISO Amar Singh talks about his spear phishing nightmares
WordPress Sites Take Brute Force Battering
WordPress says security firms are hyping tales of attacks
Google’s Schmidt Voices Privacy Fears Over Civilian Drones
Google's chairman Eric Schmidt says drones operated by members of the public pose a privacy and security risk
Hidden App Locates Stolen Laptop In Iran
A man finds his stolen MacBook Pro in Tehran thanks to spy software
Botched Microsoft Windows 7 Security Update Kills Computers
Microsoft tells users to uninstall Patch Tuesday "fix"
Researcher Shows How To Hack A Plane With An Android Phone
More trouble with geeks on a plane? Hopefully not thanks to a researchers' findings
Massively Popular Porn Sites Thrust Malware At Machines
Xhamster and Pornhub found to contain links to lots of nastiness... as well as porn
South Korea Officially Blames North For Cyber Attacks
South Korea officially blames its neighbour for outages at TV stations and banks