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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
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!
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 backdoor
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
Bad Rabbit Ransomware Hits Russia And Ukraine
The ransomware appears to be a variant of the Petya ransomware
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 orders, ending the need for the case
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 a letter from Parliament
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 can do with users' data
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
Kaspersky Opens Source Code For Independent Probing To Combat Spying Allegations
The cyber security firm is looking to win back trust in its products
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
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
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
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
WhatsApp Live Location Enables Real-Time Location Tracking
But the tracking feature has already raised concerns over safety and privacy
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
Pizza Hut Admits Data Breach That Led To Customer Credit Card Fraud
Customers left cheesed-off after the pizza firm oozed credit card details
Google Adds ‘Advanced Protection’ Account Security Option
The feature, aimed at 'high-risk' users including politicians, journalists and dissidents, requires two hardware keys amongst other protections
Microsoft ‘Did Not Disclose 2013 Breach Of Bug Database’
In the incident, which Microsoft described at the time as limited, hackers reportedly accessed the company's internal database of unfixed software flaws
Adobe Patches Flash Bug Used To Install Spyware
The zero-day Flash flaw patched by Adobe's emergency fix has been observed attempting to install the notorious FinSpy surveillance tool
WPA2 Eavesdropping Flaw ‘Affects All Wi-Fi Devices’
The 'KRACK Attack' exploit could allow an attacker to listen in on sensitive information sent over any protected Wi-Fi network, finds a Belgian researcher