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IBM X-Force Discovers IcedID Banking Trojan
New banking Trojan discovered and is active in the wild hitting targets in the United States and the UK
AWS Sells Chinese Cloud Assets Amid Tightening Regulations
Amazon admits sale will help AWS comply with local regulations introduced earlier this year
Apple iPhone X Face ID ‘Is Tricked’ By 3D Printed Mask
Vietnamese security firm Bkav says its proof of concept shows face ID isn't secure
Huddle Flaw Exposes Sensitive Corporate Data
Confidential KPMG documents accessed because of security flaw with sign in process
AWS Beefs Up Security Features After S3 Misconfigurations
No more leaky S3 buckets? Amazon adds encryption and admin dashboard for better security control
Tech Quiz: Australia & Technology
What do you know about technology down under?
Report Questions Local Authority Ability To Safeguard Data
Report questions whether local authorities have capability to combat cyber threats and safeguard personal data
University Of East Anglia Suffers Second Data Breach
Not again...sensitive health data on university staff member emailed to hundreds of students
Microsoft Azure Project Olympus Completed As It Looks To Platform Security
Redmond's hyperscale cloud hardware design completed, as it now seeks security standard with Project Cerberus
Apple ‘To Add’ iPhone X’s Face ID To Next iPad In 2018
Reports suggest Apple plans to bring some iPhone X features, including Face ID, to the iPad next year
IT LIFE: Toni Gidwani, Threat Connect
ThreatConnect's director of research discusses her career in IT and her investigations in to some of the most notable hacks of recent times
Sowbug Hacking Group Targets South America & Asian Governments
Previously unknown hacking group found targeting foreign policy and diplomatic targets
ICO Warns That Lack Of Trust With Data Use Could Harm Innovation
ICO prioritises reducing 'trust deficit' head of GDPR next year
Fake WhatsApp Downloaded More Than 1m Times From Google Play
The fraudulent developer managed identify themselves as 'WhatsApp Inc.' on Google Play, bypassing the company's filters
Tor Browser Bug ‘Could Leak Users’ Real IP Addresses’
The Tor project has released a temporary fix for an issue that could disclose users' true IP information when they navigate to a specially crafted page
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
Tech Quiz Of The Week (3 November)
What can you remember about the past seven days in tech?
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
Tech Quiz: Obscure & Obsolete Social Networks
What do you remember at Friends Reunited, Bebo, Myspace and the like?
Silence Trojan Actively Targets Banks & Financial Institutions
Financial institutions facing targetted threat from Silence trojan which infiltrates internal banking networks
Australian Cloud Breach Exposes Government Staff Data
The personal details of tens of thousands of Australian government and banking staff exposed in latest breach
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 Islamist networks
North Korea Slams UK Claims It’s To Blame For WannaCry
The nation dismisses Britain's security minister's claims as "groundless speculation"
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 and desktop users with a patch in iOS 11.1 and macOS 10.13.1.
Google Docs Problem Raises Privacy Concerns, Again
Problems with locked Google Docs files raises privacy concerns due to its monitoring of private files
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 and situations
Britain Blames North Korea For WannaCry Attack, Says Security Minister
North Korea is yet again the suspected culprit behind WannaCry
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
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