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What Does The Security Industry Really Think About The Ashley Madison Hack?

TechWeekEurope collates the views of some of the technology industry’s biggest names

9 years ago

New ‘Wild Neutron’ Hacker Group Targets Bitcoin Firms

Wild Neutron is uncovered by security researchers Symantec and Kaspersky

9 years ago

NYSE 4-Hour Blackout Caused by Technical Glitch

Yesterday's glitch threw Wall Street into one of the biggest blackouts ever experienced, but the outage was reportedly not a…

9 years ago

Donald Trump Hotel Card System Hacked

Luxury hotels belonging to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump have been hacked

9 years ago

St Louis Cardinals Hacks Rival Baseball Team

It's just not cricket! FBI probes American baseball team for hacking internal network of rival team

9 years ago

German Parliament Hack Is Still Gathering Data

A cyber-attack on German parliament computers a month ago is reportedly still active and stealing data

9 years ago

Hackers Strike Japan Pension Service

Attackers access the personal details of more than one million individuals

9 years ago

Report: Password Controls Actually Increase Crackability

Security firm finds that common password control methods mean half of all passwords now only follow a dozen common patterns

9 years ago

WikiLeaks Condemned For Sony Pictures Email Publication

'Its just not cricket'. WikiLeaks slated for publishing hacked Sony Pictures documents

9 years ago

British Airways Loyalty Accounts Hacked

The airline has confirmed that tens of thousands of user accounts were accessed by hackers using credentials from other websites

9 years ago

GCHQ Licensed To Hack Phones And Computers

Licensed to spy. GCHQ permitted to hack into computers and phones, even with no national security concerns

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

Hacker Releases More South Korean Nuclear Data

Nuclear operator insists leaked secrets, including blueprints of reactor, are not 'classified material'

9 years ago

Two Arrested After ‘Largest Ever’ Data Breach

Three charged in the United States following major data breach, authorities confirm

9 years ago

Teenager Hacks High School To Improve Grades

American student tests his cyberskills with hack of high school network to bolster exam results

9 years ago

NSA Analysis Of Sony Hack Identifies North Korea

The NSA backs FBI conclusion that North Korea was responsible for the damaging hack of Sony Pictures

9 years ago

What Can We Learn From The Jamie Oliver Website Hack?

A drizzle of malware, a dash of exploit and a dollop of malicious code were the recipe for Jamie Oliver's…

9 years ago

10 Hacker Horror Stories

To mark Friday the 13th, we've put together ten of the most horrifying hacker stories from history.

9 years ago

Delta Airlines Sorry For Oral Sex Facebook Content

Facebook account of American airlines hacked and defaced with 'objectionable and offensive' content

9 years ago

Twitter Confirms CFO Account Hack

The Twitter account belonging to the CFO of the microblogging website falls victim to hack

9 years ago

Anthem Hack Investigators Cite Chinese ‘Fingerprints’

Investigators of Anthem attack pursue evidence pointing to Chinese state-sponsored hackers

9 years ago

Anthem Hack: What Can We Learn From The Healthcare Industry’s Biggest Ever Breach?

Insurance firm, Anthem, allowed hackers to access 80m customers' records, but could it have been avoided? And how can you…

9 years ago

Anthem Admits Data Breach After ‘Sophisticated’ Attack

US healthcare insurer admits 80 million customer and staff records compromised in a damaging cyber attack

9 years ago

BMW Patches Car Hack Vulnerability

German carmaker patches flaw that could allow hackers to gain access to BMW, Mini, and Rolls Royce vehicles

9 years ago

Russian Dating Website Buys Back 20 million Stolen Email Addresses

Details remain sketchy - has the hacker turned security consultant?

9 years ago

Sony Music Bosses Braced For Damaging Leaks

Sony issues blanket apology ahead of more embarrassing leaks from 'Guardians of Peace' (GoP) hackers

9 years ago

Beijing Calls Outlook Hack Allegations “Groundless Slander”

Cyberspace Administration of China spokesman says GreatFire.org tried to 'incite dissatisfaction'

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago

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…

9 years ago