security

US Blames North Korea For WannaCry Attack

United States now joins the UK in officially blaming North Korea for WannaCry ransomware attack

7 years ago

Newly Discovered Android Malware Physically Wrecks Phones

The Loapi malware, which poses as adult or security apps, runs processor-intensive scams that can cause a phone to overheat…

7 years ago

Kaspersky Lab Challenges US Government Security Ban

The DHS' September order prohibited Kaspersky Lab's products, including its popular antivirus, on civilian government networks

7 years ago

Thales Bids €4.76bn For Gemalto In Year’s Biggest Euro Tech Deal

Gemalto said it would back the offer from Thales, a week after the cybersecurity firm gave a lukewarm response to…

7 years ago

TRITON Attack Targeted Critical Infrastructure, Security Firm Says

FireEye warns that a nation-state appears to be infiltrating critical-infrastructure sites and developing ways to cause physical damage

7 years ago

Schools Are ‘Vulnerable’ To Heating Hacks

Building management system controllers connected to the Internet are a new source of vulnerability

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Christmas Technology

Just like Cliff Richard said, "Christmas Time, mistletoe and... Wi-Fi"

7 years ago

1998 Vintage Cryptography Vulnerability Known As ROBOT Re-Emerges

The Cryptography vulnerability first detailed in 1998, still has the potential to impact modern websites

7 years ago

Apple Mac Adware OSX.Pirrit Returns With Vengeance

OSX.Pirrit adware exploits AppleScript to spy on Apple Mac users, yet adtech creators deny it is malware

7 years ago

US Law Bans Kaspersky Security Products From Government Systems

US government passes law that bans government agencies from using Kaspersky Lab security tools

7 years ago

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft’s Last Security Update Of 2017 Targets Browsers

Web browser vulnerabilities receive the most attention from Microsoft in its pre Christmas update

7 years ago

MoneyTaker Criminals Make Off With £10m Using Stealth Malware

The 'MoneyTaker' group has made off with around $10m so far from banks in the UK, US and Russia, all…

7 years ago

How Facebook Users Can Thwart Imposters Who Spoof Their Identities

ANALYSIS: Scammers are spoofing the Facebook user's account names to engage in phony Messenger conversations to phish for information. Here's…

7 years ago

Keylogger Found Pre-Installed In Hundreds Of HP Laptops

The keylogger was originally installed with touchpad drivers to help debug errors, but could lead to a 'loss of confidentiality'

7 years ago

Fake Cryptocurrency Wallet Tops Apple App Store Charts

Surge in public interest around Bitcoin and other digital currencies has helped propel a dubious wallet app to the top…

7 years ago

Government IT Systems ‘Would Not Cope’ With Hard Brexit

Under its current planning the government would not be able to implement the new IT systems needed to cope with…

7 years ago

Former NSA Employee Pleads Guilty To Taking Top Secret Data Home

ANALYSIS: Yet another former NSA employee has taken secret information home, allegedly enabling Russian hackers to gain access to data.

7 years ago

Apple To Patch Zero-Day Vulnerability With HomeKit And iOS

Apple security credentials once again in spotlight after zero-day iOS HomeKit vulnerability is revealed

7 years ago

Uber Used Bug Bounty Cash To Pay Hacker To Keep Quiet – Report

Taxi service could be back on the naughty step amid allegations it used bug bounty cash as hush money

7 years ago

Senate Bill Proposes Prison Time For Failure To Report Data Breaches

ANALYSIS: The Senate Commerce Committee takes major role in investigating and creating data breach legislation and after Uber breach is…

7 years ago

NiceHash Admits It Was Hacked Amid Fears It Lost $70m In Bitcoin

Bitcoin mining marketplace NiceHash admits devastating hack, which some estimates say could have cost it nearly $70m

7 years ago

Satori Botnet Wakes Up And Enlists 263,000 Bots

Variant of the more infamous Mirai malware starting to propagate very quickly, researchers warn

7 years ago

IBM Security Expands Multifactor Authentication Integrations

In a bid to stem the tide of data breaches, IBM offers clients multifactor authentication tech from its partners

7 years ago

Virtual Keyboard App Reveals Data Of 31m Android Users

Colossal new data breach as Android keyboard app Ai.type exposes personal data of 31 million users

7 years ago

Apple Using Face ID Data For Far More Than Unlocking Your iPhone

ANALYSIS: Digital model of your face will let Face ID to unlock apps or to perform other functions ranging from…

7 years ago

OpenStack Launches Kata Containers Project To Improve Security

New effort brings Intel Clear Containers and the Hyper runV technologies together to provide a secure base for running containers…

7 years ago

Gamarue Botnet Disrupted In Global Operation

Law enforcement agencies around the world close down long-running botnets powered by Gamarue malware

7 years ago

PayPal’s TIO Networks Says Data Breach Impacts 1.6m Customers

PayPal only bought bill payment processor TIO Networks For £177m in July but has suspended operations

7 years ago

Google Tackles KRACK With December’s Android Bulletin

Patch update for Android, but good news is that there are no reports of any flaws being exploited in the…

7 years ago

Apple Update Undoes MacOS Root Password Fix

Apple security update means root password flaw can return for some users

7 years ago