Flappy Bird may have had its wings clipped, but something else has risen, phoenix-like, in its place: a fake, weaponized version of the addictive iPhone and Android game.
Investigation into the Tesco ‘Hack’
More than 2000 Tesco user credentials complete with the monetary value of earned vouchers were anonymously posted on Pastebin on Wednesday (still there at the time of writing this). The question is, how were they acquired: from reused passwords obtaine…
Investigation into the Tesco ‘Hack’
More than 2000 Tesco user credentials complete with the monetary value of earned vouchers were anonymously posted on Pastebin on Wednesday (still there at the time of writing this). The question is, how were they acquired: from reused passwords obtaine…
Anti-theft Software Could Be Attackers’ Conduit to Millions of PCs
A useful cyber-defensive utility can be turned into a powerful tool for cyber-attackers in the form of full access to millions of users’ computers, according to research from Kaspersky Lab regarding an element of Absolute Software’s anti-theft software
UK lags behind US in Security Preparedness and Attitudes
Just 17 per cent of UK business leaders see cyber security as a major priority, compared to 41 per cent in the US, according to new research from BT. This comes from a survey of 500 IT decision makers in medium to large organizations across seven count…
Dropbox Transparency Report Includes Secret FISA Court Requests
Online file-sharing service Dropbox, like other cloud-based tech providers, has been allowed to disclose national security requests for user information for the first time. In its latest transparency report, it said that it fielded 249 or fewer nationa…
Sophos Acquires Cyberoam to Boost Layered Defense Portfolio
Anti-virus company Sophos has announced that it has acquired Cyberoam, a fellow player in the network security market that specializes in unified threat management (UTM) and security information and event management (SIEM).
PCI DSS Compliance is Improving, But Not Yet Good Enough
Verizon has published its third report into the state of PCI DSS conformance drawn from an analysis of compliance assessments for more than 500 companies around the world. The result shows that compliance is improving, but that the majority of companie…
Hacking a Car with a $20 Gadget
Much has been made of the connected car phenomenon, as more and more vehicles are now coming equipped with connections to cloud services for entertainment and monitoring via 4G or satellite connectivity. While this opens up a new cyber-front for hacker…
Whistleblower Blows Whistle on Barclays Bank
A Snowden-style finance whistleblower, who seems to have grown a conscience, has blown the whistle on Barclays bank for the loss and subsequent mis-use of 27,000 files of detailed personal data on customers and potential customers. Those files reached …