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Visit/security/cyber-crime/354604/journalist-glenn-greenwald-charged-with-cyber-crimes-in-brazil
Journalist Glenn Greenwald charged with cyber crimes in Brazil
The Snowden-era investigative journalist has been accused of playing a key role in hacking into public officials' mobile phones
22 Jan 2020
Visit/security/cyber-crime/354253/europol-seizes-more-than-30000-counterfeit-sites-on-cyber-monday
Europol seizes more than 30,000 counterfeit sites on Cyber Monday
The joint operation resulted in three arrests based on 26,000 luxury goods taken from the cyber criminals
3 Dec 2019
Visit/cyber-security/34798/labour-party-targeted-by-large-scale-cyber-attack
Labour Party targeted by ‘large scale’ cyber attack
Election campaigning was 'slowed down' but the attack ultimately failed, and no data was lost
12 Nov 2019
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Leading ASP.NET host crippled by ransomware attack
The platform is working to restore services to more than 440,000 affected customers
11 Nov 2019
Visit/ransomware/34775/fbi-asks-private-sector-for-advice-on-ransomware-attacks
FBI asks private sector for advice on ransomware attacks
The “Ransomware Summit” opens lines of communication between corporate and government
7 Nov 2019
Visit/security/34773/tenable-declares-there-are-far-worse-security-threats-to-fear-than-zero-day-exploits
Tenable: There are far more dangerous threats than zero-days
‘If you’re scared of zero-days, you don’t know what you’re talking about’ claims Tenable
7 Nov 2019
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Trend Micro insider sells customer data to scammers
Scammers used stolen data to make fraudulent phishing calls
6 Nov 2019
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Neighbourhood Watch and Avast to tackle cyber crime
Growing concern over cyber crime launches new Cyberhood Watch with Avast
5 Nov 2019
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First mass BlueKeep exploitation spotted in the wild
Amateurish coin mining attack discovered six months after the critical Microsoft vulnerability was discovered
4 Nov 2019
Visit/cyber-crime/34742/valve-thwarts-criminals-using-csgo-as-money-laundering-platform
Valve thwarts criminals using CS:GO as laundering platform
The video game giant said 'stopping criminals was more important than preserving its microtransaction system'
4 Nov 2019
Visit/security/34715/us-allies-targeted-by-whatsapp-video-hack
US allies targeted by WhatsApp video hack
Victims include high profile government and military officials spread across 20 countries, report
1 Nov 2019
Visit/phishing/34723/businesses-stung-by-highly-convincing-office-365-voicemail-scam
Businesses stung by convincing Office 365 voicemail scam
This latest wave of phishing attacks incorporates real audio recordings to create a sense of urgency
31 Oct 2019
Visit/security/34712/thousands-infected-with-malware-that-reinstalls-itself
Thousands infected with malware that 'reinstalls itself'
More than 45,000 Android devices have been affected by the Xhelper malware since March
30 Oct 2019
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US military data exposed in 179GB Autoclerk leak
Travel arrangements of hundreds of thousands disclosed via “unsecured and unencrypted” AWS database
22 Oct 2019
Visit/security/34667/russian-hacking-group-masquerades-as-iranian-spy-network
Russian hacking group masquerades as Iranian spy network
Hacking technique highlights how difficult it is to attribute blame after a cyber attack
21 Oct 2019
Visit/cyber-crime/34602/sesame-street-store-hacked-with-java-cookie
Sesame Street store hacked with Java cookie
Credit card info is being trafficked to another site via a rogue Google Cloud storage domain name, according to a researcher
10 Oct 2019
Visit/security/34594/apt-groups-exploiting-vpns-to-carry-out-cyber-attacks
APT groups exploiting VPNs to carry out cyber attacks
NCSC and NSA warn that services from Palo Alto, Fortinet and Pulse Secure are vulnerable
9 Oct 2019
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This tool can figure out often you will face insider attacks
Size, sector and employee welfare all used as factors of email-based intrusion
7 Oct 2019
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UK and US plead with Mark Zuckerberg to bin encryption plans
Home secretary pens open letter to the Facebook chief as the nations strike historic data-access agreement
4 Oct 2019
Visit/security/34551/ex-yahoo-employee-admits-trawling-through-user-accounts-for-explicit-content
Ex-Yahoo! employee admits hacking users for explicit content
More than 6,000 users compromised as defendant also accessed iCloud, Facebook and Gmail accounts
2 Oct 2019
Visit/digital-currency/34542/talktalk-hackers-crypto-assets-auctioned-off-by-police
TalkTalk hacker's crypto assets auctioned off by police
The auction of seized cryptocurrencies is a UK-first for law enforcement
1 Oct 2019
Visit/security/34521/bulletproof-dark-web-data-centre-seized-by-german-police
“Bulletproof” dark web data centre seized by German police
The bunker hosted some of the most popular dark web marketplaces in existence
30 Sep 2019
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Tech giants form cyber security 'supergroup'
Microsoft, Mastercard and others band together to help organisations get through attacks
27 Sep 2019