The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a cyber attack that may have compromised the information of 24 people.

Researchers claim to have broken 1024-bit RSA encryption in the OpenSSL cryptography library, although the hardware-focused attack is difficult to carry out and involves disrupting power supplies.

The Jericho Forum has taken the wraps off a self-assessment tool designed to evaluate the effectiveness of IT security products.

The steady stream of vulnerabilities discovered in Internet Explorer has continued with the revelation that a zero-day issue with IE 6.x and 7.0 allows a trojan that can steal personal and sensitive data to sneak on to a user’s PC.

Research just published claims to show that more than half of internet users do not trust privacy policies posted on websites, and that just 28.5% respond positively when asked: “do you believe that online sites will actually honour privacy policies th…

A former worker for the Transportation Security Administration was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver last week, on charges of trying to damage a protected computer. According to the District of Colorado attorney’s office, Douglas James Duchak …

The US plays host to the largest number of malicious web servers, according to a study released by anti-malware company AVG.

Health insurer Aetna has succeeded in having a class-action lawsuit over an alleged security breach dismissed.

If you’re a follower of government cybersecurity matters you may have heard that the UK government’s Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) was due to open about now.

HSBC’s Swiss banking operation – operating in an industry that is reknowned for its secrecy – has been rocked by revelations that details on as many as 24 000 of its wealthiest clients have been leaked.