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WordPress 4.7.3 Updates For Six Security Issues
The open-source WordPress blogging and content management system fixes six vulnerabilities, including three Cross Site Scripting flaws
Wikileaks Documents Claim CIA Can Hack Samsung TVs, iPhones and iPads
Watching TV but who is watching you? CIA allegedly uses Samsung TVs to spy on citizens
Google Blasted By Danish Watchdog Over Uncapped TIme Storage Of Personal Data
The search giant is being probed yet again by a European watchdog
StoneDrill Wiper Malware Moving To European Targets
Shamoon malware appears to have evolved into a browser-lurking cyber threat
Whistleblowers Describe Industrial-Scale Indian TalkTalk Scam
Scammers reportedly operating at least three call centres in two Indian cities targeting TalkTalk customers
Google Volunteer Team Patches Thousands Of Open Source Projects
A 50-member team of Google engineers voluntarily worked to patch 2,600 open-source projects against a Java deserialization bug in 2016
1.4bn Emails Exposed As Huge Spam Operation Fails To Password Protect Documents
Spammergate: Researchers discover vast database of email addresses and suggestions of cybercrime against spam kings sending 1bn messages a day
ICO To Probe Data Analytics Use In Brexit Campaign
The information commissioner is to investigate whether citizens' data was used illegally by the Leave.eu campaign ahead of the Brexit vote
Coachella Website Hack: 950,000 User Accounts For Sale On The Dark Web
Big data breach shows organisations of all sizes and sectors are open to the attentions of cyber criminals
Kaspersky Lab: 43 Percent Of DDoS Victims Believe Rival Firms Are To Blame
Industrial sabotage was voted more likely than attacks by cyber criminals, disgruntled employees and political conspiracy
Microsoft Releases Azure Blueprint To Support UK Government Security Practices
Microsoft announces Azure Blueprint in line with government security practices and Yammer integration with Office 365 Groups
132 Android Apps Found To Contain IFrames That Link To Malicious Domains
The hidden IFrames cannot hurt Android devices but acts as a carrier for malicious code
Security Flaws Found In Android Password Managers
The security credentials of Password Managers on Android called into question after discovery of multiple flaws
MWC 2017: Eugene Kaspersky ‘Comes Back From The Future’ To Warn About IoT Security Threats
Eugene Kaspersky says change is needed in order to defend against IoT security threats during theatrical appearance at MWC 2017
Researcher Uses Google Speech Recognition To Bypass Google reCAPTCHA
Researcher has great fun using one of Google's services to bypass another Google service
Yahoo Woes Continue As Hackers Access 32 Million Accounts Using Forged Cookies
Yahoo regulatory filing reveals continued impacts of mass security failings
Recent Cloud Issues Show Security Can Fail Dramatically
CloudBleed and TicketBleed showed how cloud services, while usually more secure, can fail significantly. Will they turn off companies to the cloud?
Talking Android Ransomware Plagues Chinese Users
The malware also attempts to steal user credentials for the Chinese social network QQ
Smart Stuffed Toys Leak Data On 800,000 Users
The CloudPets user database was stored unprotected online, and weak passwords meant hackers could access stored children's messages
Data Stolen From Singapore Military In ‘Carefully Planned’ Cyber Attack
The heist, which officials suggested may have been carried out by a nation-state, extracted only basic data on 850 government users
Google Publishes Second Unpatched Windows 10 Flaw In A Month
Google Zero's latest unpatched bug is ranked 'critical' and could be used to target Windows 10 Edge and Internet Explorer 11
HSBC Customers Left Frustrated After Internet Banking Outage
Issues lasted for approximately 4-5 hours, with London Birmingham and Manchester being among the most heavily-affected areas
Security Contest Modelled On Mirai Botnet Attack
The first face-to-face round of this year's Cyber Security Challenge UK highlights the risk of insecure IoT connected devices
IT Life: Paul Calatayud, Firemon CTO
Firemon CTO Paul Calatayud explains why he calls it the Internet of Malicious Things and why virtualisation is the greatest tech ever created
Cellebrite Now Cracks iPhone 6
Firm involved in the FBI's terrorist iPhone unlocking case admits it can now extract data from the iPhone 6 range
CloudFlare Server Bug Sees Sensitive Customer Data Exposed As Plain Text
Google's Project Zero alerts the content delivery network firm to the flaw
Deutsche Telekom Cyber Attack ‘Mastermind’ Arrested At London Airport
The police plan to extradite him to Germany where he could face up to ten years in prison
Ad Blocking Uptake Stablises As Consumers Recognise Need For Adverts
Necessary evil? Study finds 22 percent of British adults use ad blocking software, as growth stalls
Dropbox Securitybot Hopes To Combat Alert Fatigue
Securitybot sends a Slack message to employees if unusual or potentially malicious activity is detected