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FBI Warns Of Islamic State Campaign Against WordPress Sites
Islamic State sympathizers are targeting WordPress vulnerabilities according to the FBI
Singtel Targets Cyber Security With Trustwave Purchase
Asian telecom operator pays over half a billion pounds for Trustwave
White House Breach Blamed On Russian Hackers
The White House network breach was carried out by hackers “likely working” for the Russian government
‘Dyre Wolf’ Bank Transfer Scam Nets Criminals $1bn To Date
Sophisticated bank transfer cyber scam uses 'advanced social engineering' to fleece US companies
China Outrage At Google Digital Certificate Rejection
Chinese administrator labels Google's rejection of its digital certificates as "unacceptable"
US Sanctions To Tackle Cyber Hacker Scourge
Hackers outside US will be financially punished after United States launches a cyber sanctions program
Lebanese Hackers Behind Volatile Cedar Spy Campaign
Hackers linked to Lebanese political group are behind a 'well managed' espionage campaign, warns researcher
5 DNS Attack Vectors You Need To Be Wary Of – And How To Defend Against Them
Chris Marrison, consulting solutions architect, Infoblox, explains how to protect your organisation against some of the most sneaky and damaging DNS attacks
Australia Passes Mandatory Data Retention Laws
Communications metadata can now be accessed by Australian government without need of a search warrant
Router Hack Inserts Ads And Porn Into Websites
Fraud scheme uses router hack to intercept Google Analytics tags and replace them with smut and adverts
Threat-Sharing Cybersecurity Bill Gets Public Airing
Proposed law to allow American companies to share cybersecurity threats with government, without being sued
Top European Court Mulls Over Facebook Data Sharing Case
June will see the decision by the top European court on the data sharing agreement between the US and Europe
Avast: Here’s Why Smartphone Security Really Matters
Around 50 million Android users were hit by some form of security issue last year, firm tells TechWeekEurope
White House Hires Ex-Facebook Director For Tech Modernisation
Former engineering boss at Facebook hired as the first ever director of IT at the White House
NJRat Trojan Returns To Life, Warns PhishMe
A remote access trojan, last seen a year ago, is making a reappearance warns security researcher
Google’s Schmidt Predicts US Government Defeat Over Encryption
The tech industry will win fight against governments over the use of encryption on devices, says Eric Schmidt
Target To Settle Epic Data Breach Lawsuit With $10m Payoff
The stark reality of the financial cost of a data breach is revealed, as Target aims to settle lawsuit for $10m
GCHQ Licensed To Hack Phones And Computers
Licensed to spy. GCHQ permitted to hack into computers and phones, even with no national security concerns
North Korea Web Outage Was Revenge For Sony Hack
North Korea's December Internet blackout was in retaliation for the Sony hack, admits US cybersecurity official
Small Businesses Need To Face Up To Big Security Problems
Terry Greer-King, director of cyber security at Cisco UK&I, tells TechWeekEurope why security short-sightedness could spell disaster for SMBs
Panda Antivirus Bricks PCs After Faulty Update
Face-palm time. Panda Antivirus accidentally labels itself malware and damages an undisclosed number of PCs
EU To Model New Security Force On British Counter-Terrorism Unit
Plans for a Europe-wide counter-terrorism unit are being considered to tackle Jihad John and his pals
‘Nearly Half’ Of Public Sectors Bodies Have Suffered A Data Breach
Staff often just too busy to cope with new government guidelines, Iron Mountain report claims
Hacker Releases More South Korean Nuclear Data
Nuclear operator insists leaked secrets, including blueprints of reactor, are not 'classified material'
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Resolves FREAK Flaw
No more FREAKY business. Microsoft rushes out fix for legacy encryption flaw in Patch Tuesday update
Two Arrested After ‘Largest Ever’ Data Breach
Three charged in the United States following major data breach, authorities confirm
Dropbox Repairs Android Security Fault
Cloud storage service repairs flaw that could have allowed hackers to capture data via third party apps
Android 5.1 Gains Business-Friendly Device Protection Feature
Google includes a new mobile device security feature in its latest Android 5.1 Lollipop update to make the operating system more suitable for business use
NCA Arrests 57 Suspects In Cybercrime Clampdown
National Crime Agency arrests dozens in cybercrime clampdown on suspected hackers and other online criminals