security

Estonia Disables Digital ID Cards After Security Scare

Estonia has disabled digital ID cards used by hundreds of thousands of people after researchers discovered an encryption bug

7 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week (3 November)

What can you remember about the past seven days in tech?

7 years ago

ICO Slaps Verso Data Trader With £80,000 Fine

Information Commissioner also warns entire data broking industry over its handling of people's personal data

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Obscure & Obsolete Social Networks

What do you remember at Friends Reunited, Bebo, Myspace and the like?

7 years ago

Silence Trojan Actively Targets Banks & Financial Institutions

Financial institutions facing targetted threat from Silence trojan which infiltrates internal banking networks

7 years ago

Australian Cloud Breach Exposes Government Staff Data

The personal details of tens of thousands of Australian government and banking staff exposed in latest breach

7 years ago

News Of NYC Terror Attack Changes Focus Of Senate Social Media Hearing

ANALYSIS: Experts on international terrorism turn from describing how terrorists use social media to reporting the level of chatter on…

7 years ago

North Korea Slams UK Claims It’s To Blame For WannaCry

The nation dismisses Britain's security minister's claims as "groundless speculation"

7 years ago

Apple Patches KRACK WiFi Vulnerability in iOS and macOS

Two weeks after a major WiFi security vulnerability was publicly disclosed and patched by other vendors, Apple provides its mobile…

7 years ago

Google Docs Problem Raises Privacy Concerns, Again

Problems with locked Google Docs files raises privacy concerns due to its monitoring of private files

7 years ago

NCSC To Revamp Cyber Risk Management Guidance

The National Cyber Security Centre said it will aim to present a 'toolbox' of approaches for different types of organisations…

7 years ago

Britain Blames North Korea For WannaCry Attack, Says Security Minister

North Korea is yet again the suspected culprit behind WannaCry

7 years ago

Financial Impact of NotPetya Ransomware Continues to Grow

Pharmaceutical vendor Merck is the latest multi-national firm to report financial loses from the NotPetya ransomware attack in June 2017

7 years ago

McAfee Ends Government Source Code Reviews

The US security firm has banned future reviews of its products' source code by governments amidst growing tension over cyber-espionage

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: How Did These Tech Companies Get Their Names?

Would a rose by any other name smell just as sweet? Decide for yourself with our tech company name quiz!

7 years ago

Kaspersky Lab Obtained NSA Code From PC Also Infected With Backdoor

Kaspersky's security software had stumbled across NSA code in 2014, but the PC in question was also infected with a…

7 years ago

Appleby Data Breach Could Expose Secrets Of Super Rich

Data from law firm in Bermuda could potentially reveal sensitive financial data about high profile individuals

7 years ago

Bad Rabbit Ransomware Hits Russia And Ukraine

The ransomware appears to be a variant of the Petya ransomware

7 years ago

Microsoft Ends ‘Gag Order’ Lawsuit Against US Government

Microsoft said the US Department of Justice has changed its policy in the use of data search warrants accompanied gag…

7 years ago

British Financial Regulator Opens Probe Into Equifax Breach

The Financial Conduct Authority said it has opened an investigation into the breach of 15.2 million UK citizens' records following…

7 years ago

Legal Changes Could Mean More Privacy Restrictions For Facebook, Skype

A legal opinion and a vote by MEPs could signal more restrictions on what social media and digital communications firms…

7 years ago

Google Claims 64 Percent Of Chrome And Android Traffic Protected By HTTPS

The search giant's efforts to encourage websites and app makers to adopt the secure protocol are paying-off

7 years ago

Kaspersky Opens Source Code For Independent Probing To Combat Spying Allegations

The cyber security firm is looking to win back trust in its products

7 years ago

Mirai-Like IoT Botnet ‘Has Already Hacked Millions Of Devices’

The Reaper botnet is expanding more aggressively than Mirai did and has the potential to cause more disruption, researchers say

7 years ago

US Government Warns Of ‘Ongoing’ Attacks On Energy, Nuclear Sectors

Critical industries including energy, nuclear and manufacturing have been targeted for cyber-espionage since earlier this year

7 years ago

Windows Trick ‘Can Spread Malware Through Outlook Emails’

The unpatched security vulnerability allows attackers to use a Windows code-sharing feature to trigger malware using formatted Outlook messages

7 years ago

Mac Users Targeted By Malware Unwittingly Distributed By A Popular Media Player

ESET says it found the OSX/Proton malware in a version of Eltima's media player

7 years ago

WhatsApp Live Location Enables Real-Time Location Tracking

But the tracking feature has already raised concerns over safety and privacy

7 years ago

EU-US Privacy Shield Passes First Annual Review

Relief for Facebook, Google etc as controversial data sharing agreement with the US passes its first test

7 years ago

Pizza Hut Admits Data Breach That Led To Customer Credit Card Fraud

Customers left cheesed-off after the pizza firm oozed credit card details

7 years ago