Hacking

Anonymous attacks ICO and Leveson Inquiry websites

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A group claiming affiliation with the hacktivist collective says attacks are in protest at the 'corruption within the inquiry'
15 May 2012

Kaspersky Lab backtracks on statement, clarifies relationship with Apple

Kaspersky's Nikolay Grebennikov
Security tests were not invited, but Apple is "open to collaboration", claims outspoken Kaspersky CTO
14 May 2012

Nine out of 10 custom-built web applications vulnerable to attack

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Meanwhile security firms are criticised for trading in zero-day flaws
10 May 2012

SOCA website brought down by cyber criminals (UPDATED)

Crime agency's website taken offline by DDoS attack
03 May 2012

New Mac OSX malware highlights risks of late patching

Microsoft has discovered that a Mac vulnerability it patched in 2009 is still affecting Snow Leopard and earlier OS versions
02 May 2012

‘Stolen’ VMware source code to be released on Saturday

The source code dates back as far as 2003 and 2004
01 May 2012

Cashless Olympics increases opportunities for cyber criminals

A security expert has suggested that NFC technology can be used to steal sensitive card data with the swipe of a phone
24 Apr 2012

Analysis: Conflicting forces of cyber law and order

New EU initiatives may duplicate, or even undermine, efforts to protect the UK’s financial services industry from cyber crime. And as Sooraj Shah and Andrew Charlesworth report, this is the last thing the sector needs
18 Apr 2012

New Java-based attack on Mac OS uncovered

Apple's Mac OS X has been targeted by new malware that exploits a critical flaw in Java
17 Apr 2012

Anonymous claims attacks on MI6, CIA and Department of Justice

Hacktivist collective claims to be behind recent denial-of-service attacks on US and UK government sites
16 Apr 2012

Massive increase in DDoS attacks against finance sector, says research

Prolexic says Q1 2012 has seen more 'attack traffic' than whole of last year
12 Apr 2012

Downing Street and Home Office websites hit by Anonymous

DDoS attacks in protest at "draconian" surveillance proposals, and US extradition treaty
08 Apr 2012

Windows desktop admin rights – an open door for malware?


05 Apr 2012

European Cybercrime Centre aims for January 2013 launch

Commission proposes Euro cyber-cops in crackdown on e-crime
30 Mar 2012

PayPal closes potential flaw in login pages

Payment service alerted to cross site scripting error
23 Mar 2012

Report: Criminals switching tactics to breach cyber defences

IBM’s X-Force study has good news and bad news for security chiefs
22 Mar 2012

Revoke legacy privileged accounts – or pay the consequences


08 Mar 2012

Companies ignoring threat from meeting room hackers, warns security expert

Scan reveals thousands of video-conferencing and printer systems remain unprotected
06 Mar 2012

PCI-compliant networks are not enough to secure payment data, says expert

Requirement could just be box-ticking exercise, according to report
02 Mar 2012

Security firm finds new attack targeting online banking customers

Fraudsters engage in live online chat with victims as account details are stolen
01 Mar 2012

IT leaders cruising for a denial-of-service bruising, says security expert

Report finds nearly one in five UK firms experienced a DDOS attack in 2011
23 Feb 2012

Stolen Facebook and Twitter log-ins on sale for $30 each

Cyber criminals also flogging log-ins for cPanel website administration
08 Feb 2012

Threat from automated web application attacks on the rise

Many of these attacks can be prevented with proper website design and security scanning software
27 Jan 2012

Roll up for the Facebook hack-a-thon


10 Jan 2012