Security
Warning over Zeppelin ransomware targeting healthcare and tech firms across Europe and US
Analysis of Zeppelin's code suggests that it was first compiled last month
Malware attacks targeting the Americas increased dramatically in Q3 2019
The trend represents a major geographic shift in the focus for attackers
Open Rights Group criticises government for demanding weaker encryption
The ORG believes such back-doors would endanger the security of internet users around the world
Facebook turns down Attorney General's request for access to its messaging products
That would be a gift to hackers, criminals and repressive regimes, Facebook believes
Top three security tips for 2020 from the experts
'Secure inbound email' advise the experts. Computing speaks to luminaries from end user and vendor organisations, and learns that it's not about 'patch management'
Cambridge Analytica deceived Facebook users, rules FTC
Now defunct firm is now required to delete all the data it collected on Facebook users
EU Council agrees 'risk-based' approach to 5G following bout of US lobbying
The US is 'pleased' to see the EU's conclusions on 5G
$5 million bounty placed on Russian hackers responsible for Dridex banking malware
The FBI and US Department of State have placed a record-breaking bounty on Maksim Yakubets and Igor Turashev
Parents in the US fight to get records of their kids' online activities deleted
School district now conducts an annual 'Data Deletion Week' to purge unnecessary student information from the Google platform and other online applications
Apple's iPhone 11 Pro is tracking users who disable location services
The behaviour is against Apple's own privacy policy
StrandHogg vulnerability enables malicious software to masquerade as trusted Android apps
The vulnerability stems from a multitasking feature in Android
FBI seeks warrant to obtain detailed personal information from Sony
The Bureau has asked for messaging history and even game progress in trying to track down a suspect
China makes facial recognition mandatory for new SIM card purchases
The move will help crack down on scams, according to the government
Around 7,000 people across the UK expected to be victims of credit card frauds on Cyber Monday
Roughly £6 million of transactions are likely to be vulnerable to fraud today
Oyster card accounts locked with users asked to reset passwords
TfL acts for a second time following August security breach - again blaming the risk of credential stuffing
Magento Marketplace suffers data breach exposing confidential details of users
Magento's platform has been targeted in the past by Magecart scammers, but it claims its core products and services were not exposed in this latest incident
Tracking the threat actors: NCSC's Eleanor Fairford on the evolving threats to the UK's critical infrastructure
'We're seeing ransomware increasingly deployed against utility providers, law enforcement and emergency response units'
"Security campaigns do not work," says infosec professor Adam Joinson
The psychologist and IT expert insists that employees are not the weak link in security that everyone assumes them to be
Warning over Fullz House Magecart threat group using phishing and web skimming to compromise web payments
Fullz House Magecart threat group has branched out from selling 'Fullz' - full packages of information - on underground trading sites
HPE advises users to patch SSDs to prevent crashes after precisely 32,768 hours of operation
The issue impacts 20 SSD models in total
Google's Threat Analysis Group sent 12,000 warnings about state-backed attacks in just three months
In 90 per cent of the cases, attackers used "credential phishing emails" to steal account credentials
Warning over spike in attacks on exposed Docker platforms
Attackers have already scanned nearly 59,000 IP networks, claim researchers
Forget zero-days, the most dangerous vulnerabilities are decades old, says ethical hacker
Ethical hacker Holly Grace Williams on the blind spots that lead to companies being compromised
Google fires four employees over data security policy violations
Two of the terminated Google staffers had addressed a rally outside one of the company's San Francisco offices last week
