Security
US and UK sign deal to speed up electronic evidence collection from tech firms in serious criminal cases
The current process for receiving evidence can take years
US, UK and Australia demand that Facebook stop plan to introduce end-to-end encryption for WhatsApp
End-to-end encryption will 'hinder or prevent' serious criminal investigations, authorities claims
Warning over Reductor malware that manipulates browsers' random number generator to hijack HTTPS traffic
Reductor malware can also replace legitimate installers from third-party websites with infected ones on-the-fly, claims Kaspersky
Android security flaw gives attackers full control of Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy smartphones
While patched in December 2017, a number of recent Android smartphones have been exploited in the wild
Uzbekistan's SandCat APT exposed itself by testing malware against commercial anti-virus software
SandCat developed malware on PCs running antivirus software - which transmitted binaries of dodgy files back to Kaspersky researchers
Google Chrome to start blocking all types of mixed content in HTTPS web pages from January 2020
A web site might be HTTPS, but its sub-resources, such as ads, are often downloaded via insecure HTTP
Security Excellence Awards shortlist recognises success
From data to critical infrastructure, security professionals protect all types of modern IT
FBI urges organisations not to pay ransomware demands
Paying a ransom encourages criminals to target more people, FBI warns
European Court: Websites need to obtain explicit users' consent before tracking them with cookies
Planet49 was accused of using a pre-checked consent box as an authorisation to store cookies on users' machines
Former Yahoo engineer pleads guilty to hacking 6,000 user accounts
Reyes Daniel Ruiz hacked thousands of Yahoo user accounts to steal sexual videos and images of young women
Ransomware attacks force US and Australian hospitals to shut down their systems
The affected hospitals are turning away new patients and cancelling elective surgeries
Huawei's first Google-free phone loses ability to install Google apps
Now with even less Google
Twenty million Russians have their tax records exposed online
Names, addresses, passport numbers, Tax IDs - the whole lot - exposed on unsecured, unencrypted Elasticsearch cluster
Warning over Divergent/Nodersok malware that turns PCs into cyber crime accomplices
The fileless malware identified by Microsoft and Cisco Talos has already infected thousands of PCs across the US and Europe
Vote now in the Computing Technology Product Awards 2019
Vote for your favourite technology products - and technology hero - in Computing's annual Technology Product Awards 2019
More than 600 US government entities hit with ransomware so far this year - and it's only going to get worse
Emisoft warning over rising ransomware epidemic that has overwhelmed public sector organisations, school districts and healthcare providers
Malvertiser eGobbler exploited Chrome and WebKit security flaws to display over one billion malicious ads
Malvertising campaign run by a group called eGobbler takes advantage of a zero-day security flaw in WebKit that Google still hasn't patched
Optional 'lockdown' security feature approved for Linux Kernel 5.4
The new feature will prevent high-privileged accounts from interfering with kernel code
Apple releases fix for iOS 13 third-party keyboard security flaw
Latest update to iOS 13 fixes all the security flaws missed in last week's update
WIBattack, a Simjacker-like vulnerability, could enable attackers to take over a mobile handset
WIBattack can compromise a target device by sending a text message to run malicious instructions on the SIM card
China's APT10 hacking group suspected of cyber attacks against Airbus suppliers
Four major attacks on Airbus's supply chain have been detected in the past 12 months
Magecart skimmers are targeting routers for customer Wi-Fi networks
Injecting malicious scripts onto L7 routers potentially exposes guests connecting to Wi-Fi hotspots to payment data theft
GandCrab operators come out of retirement with a new stain of 'REvil' ransomware
In their farewell message in June, the group believed to be behind the new ransomware said they wanted to enjoy a "well-deserved retirement"
How PSD2 will affect payments for banks and business
Nic Feare examines the changes that the Revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2) will make to banking and business
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