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Hacking

China refutes hacking claims, points finger at US

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Foreign Ministry hits back at reports it is behind hundreds of cyber attacks on the west
20 Feb 2013

Facebook laptops compromised by malware

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Zero-day Java exploit to blame for recent cyber security failing, says Facebook
18 Feb 2013

Hackers increasingly targeting the press, says advocacy group

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Committee to Protect Journalists says cyber-attacks are becoming an easy way to censor the press
15 Feb 2013

Security flaw puts Adobe Acrobat and Reader users at risk

Malicious PDF files could leave Adobe users vulnerable to attack
14 Feb 2013

Adobe issues fix for zero-day Flash vulnerabilities

Zero-day exploits allow malware to be installed on multiple operating systems
08 Feb 2013

AVG: Children use malware to steal personal data from games

AVG report says kids capable of writing code and stealing online gamers information
08 Feb 2013

Google could do more to protect Android users from malware, says AVG

Change publishing conditions, scan new data packages, suggests Krčma
08 Feb 2013

2013 will see more Stuxnet and Flame-like malware attacks, says AVG CTO

But hacktivists are more bark than bite says Ben-Itzhak
06 Feb 2013

US Federal Reserve hacked during Super Bowl

Hacktivists Anonymous have claimed responsibility for the attack
06 Feb 2013

Google's Eric Schmidt warns of China cyber-crime threat

'Sophisticated hacker' uses cyber-crime to aid ambitions, Google chairman argues in upcoming book.
04 Feb 2013

Twitter users attacked by cyber criminals

A quarter of a million Twitter accounts have been compromised by hackers
04 Feb 2013

Huge rise in cross-site scripting attacks

Cross-site scripting attacks up 160 per cent as organisations admit to inadequate file access control on virtual servers
29 Jan 2013

Anonymous members jailed for hacking campaign

Two sent down for roles in Operation Payback campaign, which cost PayPal £3.5m
25 Jan 2013

H4cked Off: ICO's Sony fine is nowt but a slap on the wrist

Is the ICO too scared or too lazy to take on the private sector?
24 Jan 2013

ICO fines Sony £250,000 for PlayStation Network hack

Record fine for April 2011 data breach. Sony plans to appeal
24 Jan 2013

Homeland Security warns Java still poses a threat, despite update

Oracle software could still potentially be exploited by criminals
15 Jan 2013

Cyber-attack running for five years cracked by Kaspersky

Espionage-led cyber attack running since 2007. Parallels with Flame malware
14 Jan 2013

Java is a mess, says security expert

Java users urged to disable software to prevent zero-day exploit
11 Jan 2013

Analysis: anti-virus strategies under the microscope

Are organisations focusing excessively on anti-virus software - and neglecting equally important security tools in the process?
08 Jan 2013

Hacker group GhostShell posts log-in details of Pentagon, NASA and more.

Anonymous off-shoot posts details of 1.6m accounts in final act of 2012
11 Dec 2012

H4cked Off: Government DDoS gaffe is unacceptable

Senior official who claimed that DDoS is 'just an inconvenience' should hang his head in shame
10 Dec 2012

Microsoft warns of increased rootkit infections

Necurs malware on he rise, reported on over 83,000 machines in November
10 Dec 2012

Symantec finds malware that corrupts SQL databases

Malware appears to be designed to damage data, not steal it
26 Nov 2012

Student on trial for alleged role in Anonymous PayPal attacks

Court told DDoS attack cost PayPal £3.5m
23 Nov 2012