Security
BA claims to have resolved the check-in system IT problems that caused around 100 flight cancellations
British Airways has resolved the IT issues that have kept its check-in systems down all day
Microsoft contractors are listening-in to Skype conversations
Used Skype's translation feature? Microsoft contractors may well have listened in on your call
'Critical' security flaws identified in Cisco 220 Series Smart Switches
Cisco urges users of its Small Business 220 series of switches to update ASAP or risk corporate network compromise
Warning over new SWAPGS CPU security flaw that targets Intel's 'speculative execution' feature
'SWAPGS' side-channel attack can enable attackers to access sensitive data from Intel CPUs running Windows
AT&T employees bribed $1m to install rogue wireless access points on corporate network
Rogue wireless access points used to infiltrate network enabling attackers to unlock two million smartphones
Monzo log file security blunder forces PIN reset for 480,000 customers
Users of mobile bank Monzo will need to use cash machines belonging to conventional rivals to reset their PINs
Russian hackers targeting IoT devices to penetrate corporate networks, warns Microsoft
IoT devices the 'soft underbelly' of corporate networks by Russia's Fancy Bear hackers, targeting VoIP phones and printers
Nvidia security flaws could used to commit denial of service attacks on Windows PCs
Five security flaws in Nvidia GPU drivers leave PCs open to privilege escalation and denial of service attacks
Marriott takes $126m GDPR charge over Starwood hotel reservation system data breach
Marriott has set aside the cash to cover an anticipated £99m fine under GDPR for its November 2018 security breach
North Korea made $2bn from cyber crime and spent it on weapons, claims UN
North Korea used to raise funds via counterfeit money, and by producing and distributing amphetamines
Warning over GermanWiper ransomware that erases victim's data but still asks for ransom
Victims have been advised not to pay ransom that that won't help them recover their files
New Lord exploit kit is spreading 'Eric' ransomware, according to Malwarebytes
Lord EK part of malvertising chain spread via PopCash ad network, exploiting security flaws in Flash Player
Github sued for encouraging hacking in Capital One data breach lawsuit
GitHub does nothing to stop hacked data and exploits from being uploaded, claims lawsuit
New SystemBC proxy malware now being distributed through RIG, Fallout exploit kits, warn researchers
The malware uses SOCKS5 to evade detection, warns Proofpoint
Amazon quizzed over AWS security following Capital One leak
House of Representatives committee plans to quiz Amazon over AWS security following Capital One data breach
Public key spamming issue remains unfixed: Why is Tor so quiet about it?
We tried downloading the keyserver-crashing 0x4E2C6E8793298290 but it's still 'too large' to import
Warning over boom in web skimming cyber crime targeting online stores
Malwarebytes claims to have blocked 65,000 web-skimming Magecart data theft attempts in July alone
Cyber criminals launched 3.5 billion malicious login attempts in just 18 months - Akamai
Half of all phishing attacks are targeting the financial sector, warns Akamai
Bulgarian authorities release CCTV evidence showing tax office hacker Kristian Boykov sending email to media
TAD Group founder Ivan Todorov implicated in audio recordings admitting that the company has hacked 49 entities to drum-up business
Amazon: No evidence companies named in leaked Capital One files were breached
Ford and UniCredit among the companies named in files leaked by Capital One hacker Paige Thompson
Whistleblower wins $9m over surveillance software Cisco knew was bug-ridden
Cisco has agreed to an $8.6 million settlement over claims it sold vulnerable software to US government agencies
Honda's unsecured database exposes 134 million documents with 40GB worth of information
The database contained sensitive information related to the company's internal systems, device data, and the staff
Enterprise software transmits terabytes of data to vendors without customers' knowledge
In one case, a software package sent data to an IP address flagged for hosting malicious programmes
Cyber attacks pioneered by North Korea now spreading to other threat actors, F-Secure warns
Financial companies are increasingly being targeted by organised crime and state-sponsored actors
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