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Yahoo Data Breach ‘Affects 3,000 Australian Government Figures’
Australian media have identified government officials, MPs, judges and high-ranking federal police amongst those affected
Oracle Dishes Out 270 Patches In SecondBiggest Security Update Ever
Business applications receive the bulk of the patches as quarterly updates continue to grow
Nearly One Third Of NHS Trusts Hit By Ransomware Attacks
Of the 94 NHS Trusts that responded, none admitted to paying a ransom
Bounty Hunter Earns £32,5000 Reward For Catching Facebook Bug
Facebook pays out its highest ever reward for PoC behind ImageMagick security flaw
‘Highly Effective’ Phishing Scam Steals Gmail Login Details
Victims are sent a spoofed email directing them to a fake Gmail login page
Brexit: Tech Industry Reacts As PM May Says UK Will Leave EU Single Market
TECH VIEW: Brexit is on, but what does the tech industry think?
Microsoft Warns Of Windows 7 Security Dangers As Support Draws To A Close
Microsoft calls for action as Windows 7 support set to end in three years
Dutch Developer Backdoor Scam ‘Affects 20,000 Users’
A developer installed back-doors in online shops and used the details he collected for sophisticated financial fraud, Dutch police say
Patient Data Safe After Barts NHS Health Cyber Attack
An unknown Trojan malware was responsible for the attack, but failed to access patient data
Hackers Lovin’ It As McDonald’s Site Vulnerable To Phishing Attack
Shoddy password practices leave the door open for hackers to take away customer details
Digital Manchester Gets A Boost With £2.3million UKFast Data Centre Investment
UKFast hopes to put a dent in London's data centre dominance with new, highly secure facility
BT Protect Is Network Level Blacklist For Nuisance Calls
BT Protect could stop 30m nuisance calls a week if everyone opts in
Patient Data At Risk As Cyber Attack Hits Barts Health NHS Trust
Barts Health, which operates five London hospitals, said ransomware was not behind the disruption
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft To Stop Publishing Security Bulletins
Patch Tuesday is changing: From February, Microsoft will communicate security updates via a dynamic online portal rather than a static bulletin
Airport Gate Screens ‘Exposes Personal Data’ Of Passengers
A public gate display at a European airport exposed passenger names and booking codes, according to Symantec researcher found
IT life: Nick Lazaridis, HP Inc.
Nick Lazaridis, HP Inc's President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa talks about his career in IT and the biggest challenges he's facing at the moment
Hacker Group ‘ShadowBrokers’ Release NSA Exploits After Auction Fails
"ShadowBrokers" releases 61 files said to contain exploit tools used by the NSA, which could fuel a race between attackers and defenders
Tech Quiz Of the Week: Obama And Technology
QUIZ: What do you know about outgoing President Barack Obama and his relationship with tech?
MongoDB Ransomware Extortionists Now Target ElasticSearch Servers
Shifting battleground. Damaging ransomware campaign against MongoDB opens new front against ElasticSearch
WhatsApp Denies It Has Compromised Encryption With ‘Backdoor’
UPDATED: Researcher says WhatsApp can reissue encryption keys for offline devices, compromising privacy. WhatsApp says there is no backdoor and design decision saves millions of messages
Rudy Giuliani Is To Head Donald Trump’s Cybersecurity Taskforce
Former major of New York Giuliani accepts position as leader of Donald Trump's new cybersecurity team
Attackers ‘Steal’ 900GB Of Data From Phone Hacker Cellebrite
The stolen information in Cellebrite hack included customer information and technical product data
BT Secures Data Centre Platform With TrendMicro ‘Deep Security’
BT makes latest move to secure cloud of clouds
Google Cloud Increases Encryption Push With Key Management Service
New beta tool for Google Cloud seeks to simplify encryption key management
Poll: Should We Fear Or Embrace AI?
POLL: What do you think about artificial intelligence and automation?
Swiss-US Privacy Shield Mimics EU Data Sharing Arrangement
Switzerland's Privacy Shield data transfer agreement with the US is similar to the EU, aiding multinationals and offering potential Brexit insight
Netflix Phishing Scam Targets Credit Card Data
Unsuspecting users are directed to fake Netflix login pages and tricked into handing over personal details
GCHQ Selects Seven Startups To Lead Future Of UK Cyber Security
The accelerator programme is part of the UK government's long-term plan to boost the country's cyber security sector
DHS Designates Election Machines, Systems As ‘Critical Infrastructure’
Individual states will still have oversight and control over their election systems, but the move makes a statement “domestically and internationally” that the U.S. considers its elections critical, the agency says