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Equifax Admits Huge Data Breach Affects 2.5m More People
Equifax forensic investigation finds huge breach impacts 2.5m people than previously thought as wait for UK analysis continues
UK National Lottery Hit By Peak-Time DDoS Attack
The National Lottery's website and mobile app were taken offline for 90 minutes, blocking last-minute online ticket sales
More Than 500 ‘Significant’ Attacks Reported To National Cybersecurity Centre
More than 1,000 cyber incidents were reported to the National Cyber Security Centre in its first year, including some affecting the NHS and Parliament
Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud Can Patch And Adjust Itself
ORACLE OPENWORLD: Oracle CTO Larry Ellison details self-tuning, self-protecting cloud database and how customers can save money compared to AWS
Misconfiguration Exposes Industrial Systems To ‘Accidental’ Cyber-Attacks
Configuration issues left industrial control systems exposed to disruption by the WannaCry and NotPetya worms earlier this year, finds Kaspersky Lab
Additional Google Account Security Aims To ‘Deter Political Hackers’
The programme, aimed at high-profile executives and politicians, is to introduce a secont physical key and block access to data by third-party tools
Mastercard Uses AI To Identify At-Risk Bank Cards After Data Breach
Mastercard Early Detection System will help banks see which cards are most at risk from a data breach
Malvertising Attack Spreads Malicious Sponsored Content Via Taboola
Attackers are now making use of 'sponsored content' networks such as Taboola to insert malicious content into trusted sites, researchers have found
Apple Mac Users Warned Boot Software Isn’t Getting Updated
Researchers find disparities in how Mac EFI software is distributed, and it's likely Windows PCs are affected too
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: Returning To Our Roots Has Given Us Purpose
IN-DEPTH: Satya Nadella talks about his first three years as Microsoft CEO, leadership, technology and cricket
BlackBerry Results Boosted By Surging Enterprise Software Sales
Who needs smartphones? Turnaround of Canadian firm continues as enterprise software sales hit a record
Apple Discloses Record Number Of US Government Data Requests
US government ramps up national security data requests for Apple, despite uneasy relationship
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (29 September)
What can you remember about the past seven days in tech?
Intelligence Experts Say Cyber-Thieves, Nation-State Hackers Teaming Up
ANALYSIS: Imagine a world where state-sponsored hackers team up with financial criminals to use ever more sophisticated tools to break in to your network and steal your data
Europol Warns Of ‘Unprecedented’ Cyberattacks As Ransomware Eclipses All
Europol says the past 12 months have been significant for cyberattacks, especially ransomware, and wants governments to target malware developers
Sonic Drive-In Data Breach Potentially Exposes 5m Customer Credit Cards
The stolen credit card details are up for sale in a cyber thief's bazaar
Vodafone Downplays IoT Security Fears As Global Adoption Rises
Vodafone claims just 7 percent of large adopters are worried, despite security being the biggest barrier to adoption
Google Buys Bitium To Boost Secure Cloud Access & Adds Per-Second Billing
The search giant has also introduce more pay-per-second billing to its cloud services
Equifax CEO Exits Following Massive Data Breach
Equifax has begun searching for a new chief executive with the departure of former CEO and chairman Richard Smith in the wake of the data breach scandal
Software ‘Feature’ Sent Plain-Text Passwords Across The Internet
The developer of a popular Mac tool has fixed an issue that caused sensitive data to be sent out unencrypted to DNS servers
McAfee: North American Healthcare Sector ‘Worst Hit’ By Malware
North America's health sector saw the most security incidents in a trend that has also seen health organisations disrupted acrosss the UK
Microsoft 365 Adds GDPR Tools And Makes Teams The Hub For Communications
IGNITE 2017: Microsoft updates enterprise suite with compliance, security and usability tools ahead of GDPR next May, while Teams replaces Skype for Business as main comms tool
Deloitte Data Breach Exposes Some Client Emails
Deloitte is conducting an internal review to see how breach happened in March, but says just a fraction of emails are impacted
US Court: Police Must Obtain Warrant To Track Mobile Phones
A felony conviction in Washington DC has been thrown out over police's use of a mobile phone tracking device without court approval
Verizon & 500,000 Vehicle Tracking Accounts Exposed On Misconfigured AWS S3
The latest exposed data included credentials allowing anyone to pinpoint locations visited by customers of a US vehicle tracking firm
Equifax Hackers Enjoyed Leisurely Tour Inside Your Credit History
ANALYSIS: The Equifax breach began on 10 March, giving hackers nearly five months to rifle through the records of 143 million people in the US
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (22 September)
What can you remember about the past seven days in the world of tech?
Cisco, Samsung, Intel And Others Targeted By CCleaner Hidden Malware
The supply chain attack was sophisticated and could have been state-sponsored
Oracle Diary: Oracle ‘Simplifies’ Cloud Pricing With Licence Mobility & Universal Credits
ORACLE NEWS: Oracle promises its new pricing models will make it cheaper to move to the cloud without sacrificing features