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Stagefright Poses Serious Risks One Year After It First Surfaced
ANALYSIS: One year after the Stagefright Android flaw was first reported, its effects are widespread. More than 100 related flaws have emerged and hundreds of millions of users remain at risk
KeySniffer Flaw Exposes Wireless Keyboard Typing
Keystrokes from wireless keyboards transmit with no encryption and can be intercepted from hundreds of feet away
BlackBerry DTEK50 Is ‘World’s Most Secure Android Smartphone’
BlackBerry DTEK50 falls back on it security credentials in bid to stay relevant in competitive Android smartphone market
Cisco: Ransomware Is Only Going To Get Worse
Ransomware will exploit server vulnerabilities, proliferate across networks and use encryption to hide itself, says Cisco report
Security Firms And Police Fight Back Against Ransomware
No More Ransom offers decryption keys to encourage ransomware victims not to pay
O2 Confirms Customer Data For Sale Online
Details were reportedly stolen using credentials leaked from a gaming site three years ago
DNC Email Scandal Shows What Must Be Done to Prevent Breaches, Leaks
ANALYSIS: Once again the Democratic Party has been seriously embarrassed by an email leak scandal. But without the leaks the data breach might have been much worse
Hackers Collect £15,000 For Pornhub Exploit
The attack provided complete access to Pornhub's database and exposed two PHP flaws
BlackBerry Packs Good Dynamics Apps Into Microsoft Azure
Good Dynamics Secure Mobility Platform now available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
Estonia Wants UK ‘Data Embassy’ To Protect Citizen Data Amid Cyberattack Fear
Threat of cyberattacks prompt Estonian officials to investigate possibility of using UK data centres for citizen data
ONS Figures Show UK Cybercrime Doubled In Past Year
Office for National Statistic report shows that one in ten people are victims of fraud or cybercrime
ARM And Symantec Team Up For Open Trust Protocol IoT Security Standard
ARM, Symantec and others address Internet of Things security challenge with new protocol
‘Apple’s Stagefright’: iOS And Mac Users Urged To Update Immediately
iOS 9.3.3 and Mac OS X 10.11.6 fix a range of vulnerabilities but none so important as a TIFF flaw that affects all versions
HTTpoxy Flaw Re-emerges After 15 Years And Gets Fixed
After lying dormant for years, flaws in the HTTP Proxy header used in programming languages and applications, such as PHP, Go and Python, have now been fixed
Oracle Issues Its Largest Patch Update Ever
Oracle's July Critical Patch update fixes 276 different vulnerabilities. Will 200-plus flaws be typical for future updates?
Google Is Adapting AMP To Deliver Faster Online Ads
Google wants to stop the rise of ad blockers by offering industry-wide technology to make online ads safer, faster and less obstructive
Mozilla Firefox will Block Flash Content To Save Battery And Boost Security
Curtains for Flash? Next month Firefox will block certain Flash content deemed “not essential to the user experience”
TalkTalk Loses More Broadband Customers But Makes Fibre Gains
TalkTalk's cyberattack hangover continues but revenues largely flat and company is optimistic about York FTTP pilot
BlackBerry Pushes Mobile Security Credentials And Signs US Government Contracts
BlackBerry says businesses need better mobile security and agrees software deals with US government and coastguard
Code Hooking Opens Security Product Vulnerability
Fresh concern raised about the security of the very products designed to protect users from cyber nastiness
Ransomware Gangs ‘Willing To Bargain’
Most ransomware groups now have responsive and friendly customer-service operations, finds a study
Windows Now Running Two Versions Of Flash
Installer bug means many Windows systems must now keep two distinct versions of Flash Player up to date
Researchers Warn Of Rio 2016 Malware As Olympic Searches Return Threats
Cybercriminals will likely target Rio 2016 as researchers warn Olympic searches are already returning threats and federation websites compromised
Pokemon Go Hit By Possible DDoS Attack
Players suffer massive weekend outages as PoodleCorp claim responsibility for DDoS attack
Ubuntu Forums Breach Affects Two Million Users
The breach resulted from an unpatched bug, Canonical admits
FakeBank Android Malware Steals Cards And Blocks Calls To Banks
A new family of malicious code aims to make it harder for users to cancel affected bank cards
Mobile Malware Threat Grows As HummingBad Infection Reaches 85m
Depressing reading as active malware families grow and HummingBad infects 85 million Android devices
BAE Systems Joins SWIFT Security Team
Forensic experts join SWIFT to help prevent customer fraud and bolster community security
Pokemon Go To Add Location Ad Sponsorship In The Ultra-Popular Game
ANALYSIS: Businesses that want to be featured in Pokémon GO will now be able to pay to sponsor the locations used in the game as monetization expands.