security

Russian Hackers Stole And Traded British MPs’ Passwords

Emails and passwords belonging to British MPs and high level public servants traded online

8 years ago

Fireball Browser Hijack Impact Revised After Microsoft Analysis

A browser hijacking operation initially reported to have 250 million victims by security firm Check Point isn't quite that large,…

8 years ago

ESET: Defeating Ransomware And Botnets Requires A Layered Approach To Cyber Security

INTERVIEW: Mark James, IT cyber security specialist at ESET, discusses cyber threat trends with Silicon at Infosecurity 2017

8 years ago

Global Malvertising Campaign Blamed For UCL Ransomware Attack

Researchers at Proofpoint say the malvertising in question has popped up around the world on several high-profile websites

8 years ago

Windows 10 Kernel Vulnerable To GhostHook Attack

CyberArk Labs finds GhostHook attack can bypass Microsoft's protection of Windows 10 kernel

8 years ago

WannaCry Ransomware Hits Australian Traffic Camera System

The spread of WannaCry appears to not be slowing down anytime soon

8 years ago

Microsoft Admits Disabling Windows 10 Anti-Virus

Redmond did temporarily switch off third party anti-virus products for Windows 10, the firm admits

8 years ago

WannaCry Ups The Stakes For Businesses As Consumers Take Notice

Consumers now more aware of ransomware and place onus on businesses to protect their personal data

8 years ago

CyberTeam Hacker Group Claims Responsiblity for Scuppering Skype With DDoS Attack

Microsoft remains tight-lipped on the cause of the Skype outage over the past two days

8 years ago

WannaCry Ransomware Attack Forces Shutdown Of Honda Plant

Another example of the importance of keeping your computer systems up to date

8 years ago

‘Breakthrough’ Cisco New Network Uses Machine Learning To Detect Malware In Encrypted Data

Cisco claims 'new network' is a breakthrough, using machine learning to automate and secure enterprises, without impacting privacy, for the…

8 years ago

Servers Affected By Serious Flaw In Unix-Like Systems

Linux, BSD and Solaris are all affected by memory management bugs that could allow attackers to execute malicious code

8 years ago

McAfee Report Highlights Rise In Cyber Threats And Evasion Techniques

It should come as no surprise, but cyber threats are continuing to rise

8 years ago

US Hit By Largest-Ever Voter Data Breach

A contractor for the Republican Party has accidentally exposed personal data on more than 198 million citizens

8 years ago

ECB Cracks Down On Breach Reporting For EU Banks

Banks under the rule of the European Central Bank (ECB) set to face breach notification rules similar to GDPR

8 years ago

MEPs Ready To Fight For End-To-End Encryption Across EU

A European Parliament committee has called for end-to-end encryption to be enforced on all forms of digital communication

8 years ago

Interest Surge ‘Eases’ UK Cybersecurity Skills Gap Crisis

Cloud security still has the greatest mismatch between demand and supply

8 years ago

Google Takes Action Against Extremist, ‘Inflammatory’ YouTube Videos

Google is to add more engineering resources and human experts in its efforts to remove extremist content from YouTube

8 years ago

Former GCHQ Boss: We Can’t Stop Nation State Hacking And Espionage

State-sponsored cyber attacks have become more prominent than ever, with espionage and the influence of internal affairs leading the way

8 years ago

PayPal Phishing Attack Demands Selfie With Photo ID

An unusually authentic-looking phishing scam attempts to obtain a photo of the target in order to launder stolen funds

8 years ago

Angry UEA Students Criticise University After Confidential Data Leak

Students dismayed after personal information is sent to over 300 colleagues

8 years ago

WikiLeaks Reveals CherryBlossom CIA Router Snooping Hacking Tools

CherryBlossom can monitor Internet traffic and inject malicious code into targeted routers

8 years ago

Dating Scams Rife In Norfolk, While Cyber Fraud Rises In The UK

Consumer watchdog Which? has created a map highlighting cyber scam hotspots

8 years ago

Trump Administration Orders US Government Work On Y2K Bug To Stop

Seventeen years later and US federal agencies can stop filing paperwork on the Millennium Bug

8 years ago

North Korea Gets The Blame As True Scale Of WannaCry Attack Revealed

Investigations by Britain's NCSC back up previous claims regarding WannaCry origin

8 years ago

Ransomware Attack On University College London Causes Student And Staff Disruption

UCL's networked and shared drives have been shut off as it tackles the cyber attack

8 years ago

British Businesses Are Riddled With Ransomware Attacks

The UK suffered a barrage of malware attacks in the first quarter of 2017

8 years ago

AlienVault CEO: Enough Complication, Businesses Today Want Simple Security

Over complication: The detrimental effect of increased cyber security awareness according to Alienvault CEO Barmak Meftah

8 years ago

Online Security Incidents Cost Banks £1.4 Million A Pop

Financial organisations need to consider the cost implications of cyber threats such as DDoS attacks

8 years ago

US Blames North Korea Government For Cyber Attacks

Nation state hacking is again in the spotlight as tensions rise between North Korea and the US

8 years ago