security

Security Firms And Police Fight Back Against Ransomware

No More Ransom offers decryption keys to encourage ransomware victims not to pay

9 years ago

O2 Confirms Customer Data For Sale Online

Details were reportedly stolen using credentials leaked from a gaming site three years ago

9 years ago

DNC Email Scandal Shows What Must Be Done to Prevent Breaches, Leaks

ANALYSIS: Once again the Democratic Party has been seriously embarrassed by an email leak scandal. But without the leaks the…

9 years ago

Hackers Collect £15,000 For Pornhub Exploit

The attack provided complete access to Pornhub's database and exposed two PHP flaws

9 years ago

BlackBerry Packs Good Dynamics Apps Into Microsoft Azure

Good Dynamics Secure Mobility Platform now available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace

9 years ago

Estonia Wants UK ‘Data Embassy’ To Protect Citizen Data Amid Cyberattack Fear

Threat of cyberattacks prompt Estonian officials to investigate possibility of using UK data centres for citizen data

9 years ago

ONS Figures Show UK Cybercrime Doubled In Past Year

Office for National Statistic report shows that one in ten people are victims of fraud or cybercrime

9 years ago

ARM And Symantec Team Up For Open Trust Protocol IoT Security Standard

ARM, Symantec and others address Internet of Things security challenge with new protocol

9 years ago

‘Apple’s Stagefright’: iOS And Mac Users Urged To Update Immediately

iOS 9.3.3 and Mac OS X 10.11.6 fix a range of vulnerabilities but none so important as a TIFF flaw…

9 years ago

HTTpoxy Flaw Re-emerges After 15 Years And Gets Fixed

After lying dormant for years, flaws in the HTTP Proxy header used in programming languages and applications, such as PHP,…

9 years ago

Oracle Issues Its Largest Patch Update Ever

Oracle's July Critical Patch update fixes 276 different vulnerabilities. Will 200-plus flaws be typical for future updates?

9 years ago

Google Is Adapting AMP To Deliver Faster Online Ads

Google wants to stop the rise of ad blockers by offering industry-wide technology to make online ads safer, faster and…

9 years ago

Mozilla Firefox will Block Flash Content To Save Battery And Boost Security

Curtains for Flash? Next month Firefox will block certain Flash content deemed “not essential to the user experience”

9 years ago

TalkTalk Loses More Broadband Customers But Makes Fibre Gains

TalkTalk's cyberattack hangover continues but revenues largely flat and company is optimistic about York FTTP pilot

9 years ago

BlackBerry Pushes Mobile Security Credentials And Signs US Government Contracts

BlackBerry says businesses need better mobile security and agrees software deals with US government and coastguard

9 years ago

Code Hooking Opens Security Product Vulnerability

Fresh concern raised about the security of the very products designed to protect users from cyber nastiness

9 years ago

Ransomware Gangs ‘Willing To Bargain’

Most ransomware groups now have responsive and friendly customer-service operations, finds a study

9 years ago

Windows Now Running Two Versions Of Flash

Installer bug means many Windows systems must now keep two distinct versions of Flash Player up to date

9 years ago

Researchers Warn Of Rio 2016 Malware As Olympic Searches Return Threats

Cybercriminals will likely target Rio 2016 as researchers warn Olympic searches are already returning threats and federation websites compromised

9 years ago

Pokemon Go Hit By Possible DDoS Attack

Players suffer massive weekend outages as PoodleCorp claim responsibility for DDoS attack

9 years ago

Ubuntu Forums Breach Affects Two Million Users

The breach resulted from an unpatched bug, Canonical admits

9 years ago

FakeBank Android Malware Steals Cards And Blocks Calls To Banks

A new family of malicious code aims to make it harder for users to cancel affected bank cards

9 years ago

Mobile Malware Threat Grows As HummingBad Infection Reaches 85m

Depressing reading as active malware families grow and HummingBad infects 85 million Android devices

9 years ago

BAE Systems Joins SWIFT Security Team

Forensic experts join SWIFT to help prevent customer fraud and bolster community security

9 years ago

Pokemon Go To Add Location Ad Sponsorship In The Ultra-Popular Game

ANALYSIS: Businesses that want to be featured in Pokémon GO will now be able to pay to sponsor the locations…

9 years ago

Stampado Ransomware Starts Deleting Files If No Payment Is Made

The clock is ticking. Ransomware victims have just 96 hours to cough up or it begins deleting files

9 years ago

Security Researchers Find 215 Fake Pokemon Go Apps And Issue Android Ransomware Warning

Pokemon Go's popularity is inspiring cybercriminals as first ever Android lock screen app is found

9 years ago

Ranscam Malware Poses As Ransomware But Just Deletes Your Files

Malware dubbed 'ranscam' asks for payment to unlock files, but in reality has already deleted them

9 years ago

EE 4G Had 350,000 Pokemon Go Players Before Official UK Launch

Pokemon Go has arrived in the UK but popularity of pre-launch downloads on EE 4G highlights scale of security risks…

9 years ago

The US Is World’s ‘Riskiest’ Cybersecurity Holiday Destination

Intel Security research shows Brits can't ditch the mobile phone on holiday and why this is a worry for corporate…

9 years ago