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Israeli Spies Claim Kaspersky Anti-Virus Software Was Used By Russian Hackers To Spy On US Intelligence Ops
Kaspersky vehemently denies being involved in any Russian spying activities
MPs To Question Equifax Over Delay In Data Breach Report
MP demands to know why it took so long for Equifax to report breach and why it has not contacted consumers
Airbus Security Boss Talks Tackling Today’s And Tomorrow’s Cyber Threats
INTERVIEW: Ian Goslin, head of UK cyber security at Airbus discusses how to protect critical infrastructure and being ready for cyber threats
F35 Fighter Data Stolen In Hack On Australian Contractor
30GB of data on next generation joint strike fighter jet stolen in damaging hacking operation down under
Microsoft Touts Cloud & Machine Learning Powered Security Of Microsoft 365
INTERVIEW: Microsoft's Brad Anderson tells Silicon why the Azure cloud, machine learning and enterprise mobility make Microsoft 365 businesses more secure
Symantec Halts Government Reviews Of Source Code
Symantec CEO claims government source code reviews pose 'unacceptable risk' to security software
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes Exploit Found In Wild
No rest for system admins as Patch Tuesday tackles 62 vulnerabilities; 28 of which are rated as critical
Accenture Exposes Sensitive Data On Unprotected AWS Servers
UPDATED: Security researchers find Accenture left four cloud-based storage servers unsecured but Accenture says customer data was never at risk
Equifax Data Breach: Investigation Shows 15.2m UK Records Targeted
Equifax will contact 694,000 UK customers at high risk following huge data breach last month
Government Demands Social Networks Remove Abusive Content
Government announces plans to tackle cyber bullying and improve Internet safety education
Eastern European Banks Hit By £100m Cyber Crime Wave
A string of related thefts targeting banks in eastern Europe and former Soviet countries involved the coordination of physical and online teams
Fake AdBlock Plus Chrome Extension Installed By More Than 30,000 Users
Google has removed malware that appeared identical to the AdBlock Plus advert blocker and was listed on the official Chrome Web Store
Researchers Shut Down Pornhub Scam Adverts That Affected Millions
Malicious adverts were displayed to millions of visitors to the popular adult site for more than a year, with filtering used to evade detection
Coinhive Cryptocurrency Mining Scripts Placed On Popular Sites
The Coinhive script introduced last month has quickly been adopted by hackers, who have maliciously placed it on legitimate sites
Micro Focus Bans Source Code Reviews By ‘High Risk’ Governments
The company's move follows HPE's admission it allowed a Russian military agency to inspect the source code of security tool ArcSight
GCHQ Head: Cyber Threats Now As Dangerous As Spying
GCHQ must become a cyber organisation and make the protection of the 'digital homeland' part of its core mission, Jeremy Fleming has said
Apple Fixes MacOS Bug That Displayed Encrypted Disk Passwords
The issue, found in macOS High Sierra, meant that users were shown the volume's password when they requested a password hint
Disqus Data Breach From 2012 ‘Affects 17.5 Million Users’
Usernames, email addresses and hashed passwords were leaked in the breach, which dates back to July 2012, Disqus has confirmed
Uber Says It’s Removing Secret Screen-Viewing Access To iOS Devices
ANALYSIS: Undisclosed entitlement allowed Uber to access to an iOS device’s frame buffer, which in turn could let the company see your screen
HMRC Stops Phone Scammers Reaching 1m People
HMRC takes control of scam websites promoting misleading and expensive phone services
Is The Current Cybersecurity Model Sustainable In The World Of AI, AR & IoT?
IP EXPO 2017: Cybersecurity heavyweights discuss the future of the industry, noting that the answers may be in its past
Congress Grills Former Equifax CEO Over Data Breach
Richard Smith, ex-CEO of Equifax, spent two days answering questions from Congress about the data breach that exposed information on 145.5 million Americans
FormBook Malware Campaign Targets US & South Korean Defence Contractors
Aerospace, defence, and manufacturing sectors in US and South Korea currently targeted by malware campaign
Tech Quiz Of The Week: What Do You Know About Oracle?
ORACLE OPENWORLD: What do you know about the software house Larry built?
Law Lessons: Facebook’s Spanish Fine Highlights Importance Of GDPR Readiness
ANALYSIS: Much of the conversation around GDPR has focused on the security implications for businesses, but what about privacy?
US Politicians Seek To Limit Internet Surveillance Of US Citizens
Bad news for American spooks? US politicians seek to overhaul rules governing warrant-less internet surveillance
‘You Can’t Uninvent Encryption’, Cybersecurity Experts Tell Amber Rudd
IP EXPO 2017: Cybersecurity panel aren't impressed with Home Secretary Amber Rudd's renewed calls for an encryption backdoor
Yahoo Admits 2013 Data Breach Impacted All 3 Billion Accounts
Yahoo now admits that devastating data breach compromised accounts that nearly equal half of the world's population
HPE Allowed Russian Military To Review Code Of Pentagon Security Tool
Some argue the source code review could make it easier for Russia to find weaknesses in ArcSight, a key US military security monitoring tool