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Cybercrime

FastMail the latest victim of a sustained DDoS offensive

FastMail the latest victim of a sustained DDoS offensive

Cybercrime

FastMail the latest victim of a sustained DDoS offensive

The premium email provider FastMail has revealed that a cybercriminal has launched multiple DDoS attacks on its systems and made a ransom demand.

Narinder Purba12 Nov 2015


ESET Research

Operation Buhtrap malware distributed via ammyy.com

Operation Buhtrap malware distributed via ammyy.com

ESET Research

Operation Buhtrap malware distributed via ammyy.com

The free version of Ammyy's remote administrator software were being served a bundle that contained an NSIS installer used by the gang behind Operation Buhtrap.

Jean-Ian Boutin11 Nov 2015


TalkTalk braces itself for a huge cyberattack bill of £35 million

TalkTalk braces itself for a huge cyberattack bill of £35 million

TalkTalk braces itself for a huge cyberattack bill of £35 million

The cost of last month’s cyberattack on TalkTalk is likely to top £35 million, the company’s CEO, Dido Harding, has admitted in an interview.

Narinder Purba11 Nov 2015


Comcast resets 200,000 cleartext passwords that were up for sale online

Comcast resets 200,000 cleartext passwords that were up for sale online

Comcast resets 200,000 cleartext passwords that were up for sale online

Comcast resets customer account details after it found out that information was being sold on the dark web.

Editor11 Nov 2015


Kids Online

5 things you can monitor with your parental control tool

5 things you can monitor with your parental control tool

Kids Online

5 things you can monitor with your parental control tool

One of the biggest concerns parents have about the internet is the sites their children are browsing. Parental control tools can help allay this worry.

Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya10 Nov 2015


Cybercrime

Social media savvy students 'better at avoiding cybercrime'

Social media savvy students 'better at avoiding cybercrime'

Cybercrime

Social media savvy students 'better at avoiding cybercrime'

A new study finds that current university students have a mature approach to social media that helps keep them safe from cybercrime.

Editor10 Nov 2015


£6.5 million CyberInvest initiative to boost UK’s cyberdefences

£6.5 million CyberInvest initiative to boost UK’s cyberdefences

£6.5 million CyberInvest initiative to boost UK’s cyberdefences

CyberInvest is the latest government initiative designed to boost the country’s leadership in cybersecurity.

Narinder Purba09 Nov 2015


The security review: Industrie 4.0, Schrödinger’s Cat and weakening encryption

The security review: Industrie 4.0, Schrödinger’s Cat and weakening encryption

The security review: Industrie 4.0, Schrödinger’s Cat and weakening encryption

This week’s roundup of the past seven days includes a interesting piece on Industrie 4.0, Schrödinger’s antivirus, proposals to weaken encryption and much more.

Editor09 Nov 2015


Privacy, Cybercrime

Nearly 157,000 TalkTalk customers had their personal details hacked

Nearly 157,000 TalkTalk customers had their personal details hacked

Privacy, Cybercrime

Nearly 157,000 TalkTalk customers had their personal details hacked

TalkTalk talks numbers - revealing that "only 4%" of its users were affected by the hacking attack on its systems.

Graham Cluley06 Nov 2015


Cybercrime

ProtonMail hit with another DDoS attack

ProtonMail hit with another DDoS attack

Cybercrime

ProtonMail hit with another DDoS attack

After experiencing an onslaught of DDoS attacks, which saw it hand over the ransom that was demanded, ProtonMail has once again been targeted by cybercriminals.

Narinder Purba06 Nov 2015


Digital Security

Why mobile security is more important than ever before

Why mobile security is more important than ever before

Digital Security

Why mobile security is more important than ever before

In this feature we explore why mobile security is of the utmost importance for individuals and organizations. If smartphones and tablets not adequately protected, they are extremely vulnerable to being exploited.

Editor06 Nov 2015


Critical Infrastructure

UK and US banks to face transatlantic cyberattack test

UK and US banks to face transatlantic cyberattack test

Critical Infrastructure

UK and US banks to face transatlantic cyberattack test

Banks in the UK and US will be tested on how capable they are in coordinating a transatlantic response to a cyberattack.

Narinder Purba05 Nov 2015


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