security

WhatsApp & Telegram Patch ‘Severe’ Vulnerabilities

'Severe vulnerability' found with encrypted chat apps that could allow attackers to take complete control of user accounts

8 years ago

Unsecured Apple, Android Smartphones Are Major Security Threats

ANALYSIS: Apple & Android smartphones that lack augmented security measures leave high-priority hacking targets, such as President Donald Trump, vulnerable

8 years ago

Google Allo ‘Leaks’ Previous Searches In Conversations

Google works to fix error that saw previous searches shared in group chats via AI-assisted smart messaging app Allo

8 years ago

Patch Tuesday: Delayed Update Arrives As Microsoft Signals End Of Windows Vista

Welcome back. Delayed Patch Tuesday arrives for March and it is a whooper, with 139 vulnerability fixes

8 years ago

High Profile Twitter Accounts Hacked By Pro Turkish Supporters

Twitter accounts held by notable individuals and organisations hacked and defaced with pro Turkish content

8 years ago

Cyber Security Cannot Be An Afterthought In Smart Buildings

Cloud Expo 2017: Stuart Higgins, head of smart cities and IoT at Cisco champions smart building security from the get-go

8 years ago

A United Front: The Issue Of Threat Data Sharing In Cyber Security

IN DEPTH: The sharing of threat data is a key talking point within the world of cyber security, as we…

8 years ago

SAP Rushes To Patch Cyber Security Flaws In HANA

Luckily, the flaws were fixed before hackers were able to find and exploit them

8 years ago

Smart Sex Toy Firm Forced To Pay £3 Million In Data-Tracking Lawsuit

Security vulnerabilities and secret data tracking result in significant financial hit for Canadian sex toy firm

8 years ago

NCSC: Personal Gadgets At Risk From Ransomware

The NCSC and the NCA have warned that smartphones, televisions and fitness trackers are the next likely targets for ransomware…

8 years ago

Nintendo Switch Hacked Via Built-In WebKit Exploit

The console has only been out for two weeks and already has hackers cracking it

8 years ago

US Military Suffers Massive Leak Of Confidential Air Force Data

The leaked military documents have been described as the "holy grail" for foreign spies

8 years ago

Facebook Policy Bans Use Of Data For ‘Surveillance’

Facebook now restricts developers from using data for surveillance purposes, after police were found to be using the data to…

8 years ago

ICO Dishes Out £270,000 Nuisance Call Fine To Hampshire Firm

The fine is one of the biggest ever handed out by the ICO for nuisance calls

8 years ago

Imeij Botnet Malware Targets IoT Cameras

The Imeij malware exploits a bug in AVTech video surveillance equipment first disclosed last year, but never patched by the…

8 years ago

Security Breach Sees Thousands Of Welsh NHS Staff Data Stolen

The data was swiped form a server being operated by an external contractor

8 years ago

Lloyds To Transfer 1,900 Jobs To IBM In £760m Cost-Cutting Move

Lloyds Trade Union says contract could make the bank more vulnerable to cyber attacks

8 years ago

Android Mobile Malware: 38 Devices Have Pre-Installed Malicious Software

Check Point found malware lurking on mobiles form a major tech firm and a telecoms company

8 years ago

TalkTalk Bans TeamViewer Remote Access Tool To Combat Scammers

The move is aimed at tightening security, but users slated the ISP for giving them no warning

8 years ago

GCHQ Warns Political Parties Of Russian Cyber Threat To 2020 General Election

GCHQ warns that Russian tempering during US Presidential election is likely to happen again

8 years ago

Google’s AI Tech Will Hide Irritating CAPTCHA Systems

Say goodbye to annoying puzzles and tick boxes when browsing

8 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (10th March 2017)

Can you remember what happened in the IT world over the past seven days?

8 years ago

Leak Of CIA Hacking Secrets Serves As Alert To Close Security Gaps

ANALYSIS: Exposure of the CIA's hacking tools give an unsettling look at the capabilities of U.S. spies, but also a…

8 years ago

WikiLeaks Will Work With Manufacturers To Develop ‘Fixes’ For CIA Hacking Tools

The whistleblowing site will publish 'additional documents' after fixes have been pushed out to citizens

8 years ago

Criminals Making Greater Use Of Tech, Warns Europol

Organised crime study reveals that nearly all criminal gangs are now using some form of technology

8 years ago

Apple Clamps Down On iOS Apps Using Hot Code Push SDKs

Apple has begun to crackdown on apps that use third-party SDKs to modify iOS apps in real-time after they have…

8 years ago

WhatsApp ‘Tests’ Business Messaging System With Startups

WhatsApp is working with Y Combinator to test business messages so Facebook can make some money from its expensive acquisition

8 years ago

WordPress 4.7.3 Updates For Six Security Issues

The open-source WordPress blogging and content management system fixes six vulnerabilities, including three Cross Site Scripting flaws

8 years ago

Wikileaks Documents Claim CIA Can Hack Samsung TVs, iPhones and iPads

Watching TV but who is watching you? CIA allegedly uses Samsung TVs to spy on citizens

8 years ago

Google Blasted By Danish Watchdog Over Uncapped TIme Storage Of Personal Data

The search giant is being probed yet again by a European watchdog

8 years ago