Security
Millions of UK households vulnerable to hacking through older broadband routers
Without firmware and security updates, there's no guarantee that security issues will be fixed, says consumer group Which?
Belgian public-sector network suffers cyberattack, affecting parliament
The attack disrupted a planned meeting of Belgian's Foreign Affairs, which had been due to discuss the human rights situation in Xinjiang
Apple issues urgent patch to address flaws under active attacks
It is unclear who is exploiting the zero-days, and who the target is
Ransomware Task Force aims to disrupt ransomware payments globally
The new coalition aims for a unified, comprehensive, public-private campaign against ransomware groups
Data breach at DigitalOcean exposes customer billing profiles
The breach exposed billing names, addresses and card expiry dates, among other information
Cybersecurity Needs to Stop Hiding in the Shadows
Cybersecurity suffers from a PR issue, and the government's attempts to raise its profile reveals only the startling lack of diversity in the industry
Apple rolls out iOS 14.5 with 'app tracking transparency' privacy feature
Users will have to opt in if they want their online activities to be tracked by an app
NHS app to act as Covid passport for international travel, flaws emerge in Google track and trace API
Transport secretary reveals plans to open up international travel while Google says it will patch the contact tracing flaw
Washington DC police department hit with Russian ransomware attack
The group claims to have stolen more than 250 gigabytes of data from compromised police systems
Facebook and Google are failing to take action against fake adverts
Two in five victims of online scam adverts do not report the scam to hosting platforms
We're entering 'a very dark and dangerous era' of offensive cyber, says BAM's Ian Hill
Will the next war start with a bang – or are we already living with it?
The Spark #1 - 'If you're not obsessed with this being a success, you shouldn't do it because it'll be a nightmare most of the time'
Stuart Sumner speaks to Tony Pepper, co-founder and CEO of human layer security firms Egress, discussing his organisation's journey, and what he wishes he'd done differently
Qlocker ransomware gang is using 7zip utility to lock files on QNAP devices
The gang has generated $260,000 in just 5 days from victims
Signal CEO cracks Cellebrite's phone-cracking tool
Moxie Marlinspike claims it is possible to modify reports created by Cellebrite tools by including "specially formatted" files on an app to be scanned by Cellebrite
Chinese group attacking US government agencies through Pulse Secure
The threat actors are 'very advanced' in evading detection, according to security experts
Six tips for better data risk negotiations from Chief Risk Officer Michelle Griffey
Choosing a collaborative approach rather than box-ticking and backside covering will be a win-win, says Communisis CRO
New Facebook vulnerability could tie millions of accounts and email addresses together
The company allegedly initially said that the flaw was not important enough to be addressed
REvil gang wants Apple to pay $50m in ransom in exchange of leaked product design data
The group claims it exfiltrated Apple product data after breaching Taiwanese supplier Quanta Computer
Security researchers disrupt 'sophisticated' Pareto Android ad fraud botnet
Hackers infected Android devices with malware that mimicked millions of connected TV products to generate fake ad views
TikTok sued in UK on behalf of millions of European children
The lawsuit alleges that the Chinese app has breached data protection rules by collecting childrens' personal data without warning or the consent of guardians
MI5: Spies are using LinkedIn to steal secrets from UK nationals
As many as 10,000 Brits have been targeted, including security and military officials, civil servants, defence contractors and pharmaceutical industry experts
Fin7 sysadmin gets 10-year sentence in US hacking case
The notorious cyber gang has targeted thousands of businesses including restaurants, retailers and gambling firms since emerging in 2014
Priti Patel: Facebook encryption plan 'could harm' fight against child abuse
Facebook plans to extend its end-to-end ecryption to its Messenger and Instagram services
Google revises Disclosure Policy to help improve patch adoption
Google's Project Zero will not share technical details of the bug for 30 days if a vendor fixes the vulnerability within a 90-day deadline
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