UK spies on guard for Chinese cyberattacks on nuclear sites
There are fears that Beijing could threaten the UK’s national security through new commercial deals, which has led to British spies being briefed to monitor and analyse computer systems and...
View ArticleNew LTE security flaw feared to affect all Android devices
AT&T and Verizon’s implementations of LTE are said to leave device owners open overcharging, eavesdropping and data spoofing by hackers. T-Mobile customers were affected, but spokespeople have...
View ArticleFacebook promises to alert users when state-sponsored attackers active
Facebook has announced they will notify users when they expect ‘state-sponsored actors’ are trying to access or damage their networks. Facebook CSO Alex Stamos, in a statement on Saturday, said that...
View ArticlePersonal emails of CIA and DHS bosses breached, claims “stoner high school...
The US Secret Service and the FBI are investigating a hacker’s claim to have accessed the personal emails of the CIA’s Director and the Secretary of the DHS. A hacker, who has described himself as a...
View ArticleMerkel Assistant’s Laptop Infected with Regin Spyware
The personal laptop of the head of the German Federal Chancellery (GFC) was penetrated by Regin spyware, a form of spyware with a strong connection to the NSA’s notorious WARRIORPRIDE framework. The...
View ArticleMarks and Sparks leaking customer details on website
A fault with Marks and Spencer’s website enabled customers to see each other’s personal information when they logged into their M&S accounts, bringing the site down for 2 hours on Tuesday night as...
View ArticleWhatsApp found to be collecting all kinds of personal data
Popular instant messaging app WhatsApp has been found to be collecting several pieces of data on unaware users, such as call durations, phone numbers and more, according to new research from the...
View ArticleAdobe Patches Memory Corruption Flaw in Shockwave
Adobe has patched a critical flaw in its software that would have allowed attackers to remotely take control of a system. Versions 12.2.0.162 and earlier were vulnerable, on both Mac and PC – so ensure...
View ArticleSecurity Serious Day 3 – What’s on?
It’s day 3 of Security Serious Week 2015 – Eskenzi PR’s campaign to get UK businesses to take security seriously and spread awareness! We’re now at the half-way point of the week, with several great...
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Antivirus Performance Study Shows Diversification is Key
Antivirus Performance Study Shows Diversification is Key OPSWAT has two multi-scanning products, Metascan® and Metascan Online, that both demonstrate the importance of using more than one antivirus...
View ArticleWindows Users: 2 ‘critical’ flaws that need to be patched
Patches for two critical security vulnerabilities that affect every supported version of Windows were released yesterday, as part of Microsoft’s monthly security update strategy. One of the flaws was...
View ArticleUS banks attacked by Heartbleed
April 2014 was a big day for cybersecurity as the world reacted to the discovery of Heartbleed, a flaw in the systems behind secure internet communications. At the time no-one had any idea how great...
View ArticleHuge Data Breach from Prison Phone Provider Securus
An anonymous hacker has leaked documents to The Intercept that detail a massive data breach at Securus, a company that provides phones in US prisons. An estimated 70 million phone call records from the...
View ArticleYou’re the Weakest Link, Goodbye!
The use of third parties is unavoidable in today’s global economy. The growing use of third party suppliers and business partners, whilst bringing significant business advantages, also exposes...
View ArticleMalwarebytes Reports Compromised WordPress sites Serving Malwares to Users
Security researchers from Malwarebytes have noticed several compromised WordPress sites have been targeted by a malicious malware campaign. The sites are serving malwares to those who visit sites based...
View ArticleIT Security is ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ All Over Again
Gavin Millard, EMEA technical director, Tenable Network Security shares 2016 predictions with IT Security Guru The Internet was never designed to support the needs of the modern enterprise. It is too...
View ArticleHalf of UK financial institutions vulnerable to well-known crypto flaws
Fifty per cent of UK high street financial institutions utilise weak SSL certificates on their secure authentication portals, according to a new study by Xiphos Research. An assessment of 84 UK- and...
View ArticleSecurity Researcher with Implanted Pacemaker Sounds the Alarm on IoT Medical...
Marie Moe, a former member of Norway’s Computer Emergency Response Team, gave a talk at the 32nd Chaos Communication Congress (32C3) in Hamburg, Germany, revealing details about unsafe practices used...
View ArticleExploit kits throw Flash bash party, invite Crypt0l0cker, spam bots
Criminals behind some of the most potent exploit kits, Neutrino and RIG, are ramping up attacks slinging the latest ransomware and hosing users who have not applied recent Adobe Flash patches. The...
View ArticleWordPress 4.4.1 patches 52 security issues
A WordPress security release, version 4.4.1, patches more than 50 problems, including a cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting versions 4.4 and earlier. The patch fixes a total of 52 bugs, none...
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