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British Teenager Arrested After Xbox And PlayStation hacks
A teenager from Liverpool has been arrested in a joint British and FBI operation.
19,000 French Websites Hit By ‘Unprecedented’ DoS Attacks After Charlie Hebdo Shooting
Isis supporters have taken many of France’s websites offline in an “unprecedented” hack.
Lookout Points To Ransomware Threat As UK Mobile Malware Declines
New report highlights growing awareness of cyber and mobile security, as tactics and threats change
CloudMask Cloud Security Recruits First British Partner
Bellstone Consultancy Group to call on added Canadian protection with cloud data encryption
Hacked Wi-Fi Routers Causing Latest Lizard Squad Attacks
Routers belonging to thousands of homes, universities and businesses could have been used to run LizardStresser DDoS attack service
British Hacker Linked To US Military Twitter Hack
Junaid Hussain, who had been previously jailed for hacking, identified as founder of group that attacked US military Twitter account
US Military Twitter Suffers Apparent Islamic State Hack Attack
Attack on Central Command Twitter and YouTube accounts came hours before President Obama was due to outline plans to strengthen cybersecurity provisions
Half Of UK Businesses ‘Could Be Hacked In Less Than An Hour’
Daisy Group security expert warns companies to buck up their ideas
Small Firms “Need To Stop Thinking Like Consumers” To Stay Safe From Cybercrime
Kaspersky Labs principal researcher David Emm tells TechWeek Europe why small businesses need to realise they are just as vulnerable to cybercrime as larger firms
Akamai Identifies China As Main Source Of Cyber Attacks
New report reveals growing uptake of connected devices and identifies China as the biggest source of cyber attacks
From Fiction To Reality: Tackling The Cyber Threats Of 2015
Kaspersky Labs UK&I general manager Kirill Slavin warns that cybercriminals are already exploiting new technology
What New Year’s Resolutions Should Chief Security Officers Be Making?
The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, but what plans should CSOs be making this year? Here are some great suggestions along with top tips on how to see them through
Pro-Russian Hackers Boast Of German Website Attack
Hacker group claims to have hit websites of Angela Merkel and the German legislature among others
North Korea Hack On Sony Was ‘Sloppy’, Says FBI Director
FBI Director reiterates North Korea as the Sony hack culprit because they failed to cover their tracks
What We Learned From The Moonpig Website Bug
How should companies respond to vulnerability discoveries and do they have an ethical obligation to protect customer data?
Cyber-Attacks Actually Declined During Black Friday Weekend, IBM Study Finds
The largest shopping weekend of the year—Black Friday to Cyber Monday—does not necessarily bring more cyber-attacks, study says
Sony Boss Dismisses Financial Impact Of Hack
Sony's CEO doesn't envisage a significant financial impact from notorious hack, despite the damage
UK Bitcoin Exchange Suspends Services After Losing Almost £3.5m In Hack
Bitstamp says it will honour in full all bitcoins stored with them prior to the breach
Developer Says Moonpig’s Website Architect Should Be Shot Or Waterboarded
Is someone telling porkies? Serious flaw allegedly found in Moonpig's website - but the greetings card firm says customer data has always been safe
How One UK Retailer Upped Its Online Transaction Game
Liberty Games needed to provide its global customer base with the assurance that their transactions would be safe and fraud-free
Nuclear Plant Discovers Worm Infection
Malware has been discovered in a device connected to the control systems of a nuclear power plant in South Korea
Lizard Squad Hacker Arrested In London
A man linked to the Lizard Squad has been arrested amid reports of a second arrest in Finland
What Should Chief Security Officers Ask Santa For This Christmas?
It’s the one time of the year when chief security officers can ask Santa for a little bit of help. But what exactly should they be asking for? Here are a few suggestions
German Steelworks Physically Damaged By Cyber Attack
A blast furnace in Germany suffers “massive damage” after a cyber attack on its computer network
Sony Pictures Threatens To Sue Twitter Over Hack Leaks
As the Internet connection in North Korea recovers from a mysterious outage, Sony warns Twitter of a possible lawsuit
DDoS Attack Takes Down Rackspace For Almost 12 Hours
London, Chicago, and North Virginia data centres targeted
Apple Fixes Mac Security Vulnerabilities With Automatic Update
Bug fix should prevent malicious remote access, says Apple
The Biggest Facebook Scams Of 2014 Targeted Curious Perverts
‘Naked videos of Facebook friends’ installed Trojan on thousands of PCs
BlackBerry Gains Secusmart To Foil Snoopers
BlackBerry closes up acquisition of German specialist that secured Angela Merkel’s BlackBerry against the NSA