CyberCrime

Spy Agency GCHQ Launches New Code-Making App

Can the notorious snooping bureau inspire the future defenders of cyber space?

9 years ago

Mobile Gamers Beware – Assassin’s Creed-Themed Malware Is Lurking In The Shadows

Malware disguised as Assassin's Creed app detected by Zscaler researchers

9 years ago

5 Ways To Limit Damage Caused By XSS Flaws

XSS may be the easiest way for someone to attack your website, but there are self-defence steps you can take

9 years ago

Hacker Training To Cost Only £38

Fancy honing your hacking skills? Well, cheap online tutorials are on offer, but only white hats should apply

9 years ago

Everybody Wants To Steal My Girl, Or Steal My Data?

Chris Eng, VP of research at Veracode, highlights 6 ways One Direction can keep their private pictures private

9 years ago

Dangerous XSS Vulnerabilities Found On Trip Advisor Website

XSS attacks are being used in combination with spear phishing, social engineering and drive-by attacks

9 years ago

Police Must ‘Learn How To Support Cybercrime Victims’

'Sluggish' police are trying to catch today's criminals with yesterday's tactics, according to critics

9 years ago

How Much Will Cybercrime Cost Us In 2015?

Orlando Scott-Cowley, director of technology marketing at Mimecast, looks back on the Target and Home Depot cyber attacks, and asks…

9 years ago

Forget Your PC, It’s The Home Router That Could Be Opening You Up To Hackers, Says Avast

Router security currently similar to that of PCs in the 1990’s, Avast COO Ondrej Vlcek tells TechWeek Europe

9 years ago

Sony Hack Reveals Personal Details Of Film Stars

Sony Pictures hack exposes salary of Hollywood actor Seth Rogen and details of other Hollywood stars

9 years ago

BAE Systems Recruits Team of Young Cybercrime Fighters

Threat of cyber attacks drives BAE Systems' recruitment drive, with London alone facing 54,000 reports of cyber fraud every year

9 years ago

Kaspersky Lab Extends Real-time Data Protection To Hitachi NAS Platform Systems

Kaspersky Lab joins Hitachi Technology Alliance Program to anticipate tomorrow's security problems

9 years ago

Cybercriminals Easily Dupe Online Shoppers On Black Friday And Cyber Monday

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are apparently now a 'thing' in the UK, and criminals are all over it like…

9 years ago

Syrian Electronic Army Returns With Newspaper Hack

The pro-Assad hacker group SEA strikes back with a hack against a number of Western media websites

9 years ago

Hacker Pays To Avoid 440 Year Prison Sentence

No brainer of the day? A hacker in Texas pays $10,000 to avoid a possible 440-year prison sentence

9 years ago

Attention, Santa! – This Year’s Most ‘Risky Christmas Gift List’ Revealed

Shoppers need to watch out for iPhones, Playstation 4s and Ugg Boots if they want to stay safe this Christmas,…

9 years ago

Sony Pictures Suffers Blackmail Hack

Sony Pictures network breached just days after Sony’s PlayStation Network was allegedly penetrated

9 years ago

The Scary Truth About Credit Cards The Banks Don’t Want You To Know

And 5 top tips on how to use bank cards safely when shopping online this Christmas

9 years ago

E-Cigarette Malware Could Damage Your Computer’s Health

Chinese cybercriminals reportedly targeting 'Vapers' with malware spread through dodgy USB chargers

9 years ago

183 Million Accounts Compromised In Q3 2014

Large scale attacks against financial firms, retail companies, and consumers’ personal identities and online accounts are dominant trends

9 years ago

Sophisticated ‘State-sponsored’ Regin Spy Tool Discovered

The capabilities of Regin suggest it is one of the main cyber espionage tools used by a nation state

9 years ago

PlayStation, Windows Live Gamers Hit By New Passwords Leak

Derptrolling attack reveals thousands of usernames and passwords

9 years ago

Thousands Of Facebook Users Fall For ‘Free Audi R8’ Scam

Hackers luring in unwary Facebook users with promise of free sports cars

9 years ago

Hackers ‘Spying On British Webcams And Baby Monitors’

ICO warns on Russian-based website showing live feeds from around the world, and urges consumers to set up password protection

9 years ago

MIT Lands Major Cyber-Security Funding Injection

American academic centres land the largest ever private funding deal for cyber-security research

9 years ago

Only A Third Of UK Businesses Feel Able To Take On Cyber Attacks

British businesses were hit by more cyber attacks that ever before this year, McAfee study finds

9 years ago

8 Ways To Buy Gifts Safely Online This Christmas

TechWeek has teamed up with Trey Ford, global security strategist at IT security firm Rapid7, to bring you 8 top…

9 years ago

Eight Year Boy To Address Cyber Security Conference

Security becomes a young man's game as Indian prodigy prepares to speak at cyber security conference

9 years ago

Home Depot Confirms Theft Of 53 Million Email Addresses

Massive data breach at US retailer worse than first thought, with 53 million email addresses also compromised

10 years ago

Almost 1 Million Brits Attacked By Amazon Phishing Scam Emails

Security specialists warn email users to be be "extra cautious" this holiday shopping season

10 years ago