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security

Jewish Chronicle site downed by hackers

Metropolitan Police are investigating after Turkish hackers take down the newspaper's website.

By Nicole Kobie, 19 Jan 2010 at 09:12

Security/News

Video: Cisco spotlights sophisticated web attacks

It’s a dangerous time for web surfers – care must now be taken to not fall victim to some increasingly savvy internet criminals.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 16 Dec 2008 at 11:05

Security/News

One infected webpage every five seconds during 2008

The statistics show that web attacks are increasing with no hope of relief in sight - with SQL injections looking to be a particular threat.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 23 Jul 2008 at 09:52

Security/News

Security

Hackers get ‘more violent' against security firms

Security firms are getting hit by increasing numbers of attacks, as hackers get more violent against the industry, a security expert warns.

By Tom Brewster, 13 Apr 2011 at 12:43

Security/News

Mobile security

Get Safe Online warns of mobile threat

Despite no financially significant attacks to date, Get Safe Online warns users about mobile hackers.

By Tom Brewster, 7 Nov 2011 at 09:47

Security/News

Letter writing

Open letter attacks Facebook privacy

Privacy campaign groups have written an open letter to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to ask for more user control.

By Hannah Douglas, 18 Jun 2010 at 15:27

Networking/News

hacker

FBI issues Anonymous warrants

The FBI issues 40 search warrants in relation to an investigation into Anonymous DDoS attacks.

By Tom Brewster, 28 Jan 2011 at 14:58

Public Sector/News

Cyber weapon

Government planning cyber weapons factory?

Reports suggest the Government is to openly initiate cyber weapons production, as the MoD says cyber attacks will work in parallel with...

By Tom Brewster, 31 May 2011 at 16:02

Security/News

Threat

Nintendo and Epic warn of hack attacks

Games companies are getting hit hard as Nintendo and Epic warn of threats.

By Tom Brewster, 13 Jun 2011 at 17:34

Security/News

EU

European Parliament hit by cyber attack

A cyber strike hits European Parliament, yet there is no confirmation on whether it was related to the EC attacks.

By Tom Brewster, 30 Mar 2011 at 11:45

Public Sector/News

red cross

‘Severe’ flaws in Firefox and Opera patched

Browser giants Firefox and Opera have been patched up to protect against hacking attacks.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 29 Oct 2009 at 15:09

Security/News

Microsoft warns users off Safari

'Carpet-bombing' interoperability flaw leaves Windows users open to malicious attacks when using Apple's Safari browser, the Windows maker claims.

By Miya Knights, 3 Jun 2008 at 10:37

Networking/News

Twitter

Twitter botnet creation made simple

A new tool has been created designed to make it simple to carry out botnet attacks over Twitter.

By Tom Brewster, 14 May 2010 at 12:55

Security/News

Porn surfing Apple Mac users hit by worm attacks

If you think that you’re safe surfing for porn on a Mac computer, you’re sadly mistaken.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 12 Jun 2009 at 16:25

Security/News

MPack malware more dangerous than phishing attacks

Expert warns that the MPack malware toolkit gives criminals the means to steal bank account details without users going near a phishing website.

By Rene Millman, 31 Jul 2007 at 17:01

Security/News

Data theft tops downtime in web security survey

The threat of data-stealing malware has overtaken systems downtime due to cyber attacks as the top global web security concern.

By Miya Knights, 11 Sep 2008 at 13:58

Security/News

Italian police arrest phishing gang

Crackdown on major phishing gang leads to the arrest of 24 people behind the attacks on thousands of websites used to commit identity theft.

By Rene Millman, 20 Aug 2007 at 12:16

Security/News

McAfee mess as anti-virus attacks brings down PCs

Enterprise systems running McAfee anti-virus were caught in a false-positive debacle.

By Asavin Wattanajantra, 6 Jul 2009 at 12:52

Security/News

UK is a spam and phishing hotspot

Anti-spam firm calls for collaborative action to stem a fast-growing tide of spam and phishing attacks it has found originated and aimed at UK users.

By Miya Knights, 7 Aug 2008 at 13:09

Security/News

Hacker

Nintendo hit by LulzSec hack

LulzSec goes after Nintendo, following attacks on Sony and an FBI affiliate.

By Tom Brewster, 6 Jun 2011 at 11:34

Security/News

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