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California students expelled for using a keylogger to hack teachers’ computers
Hotel franchise hit by credit card hack
Yahoo Mail falls victim to password hack
‘Honey Encryption’ foils hackers with false positive data
Eleven high school students have been expelled after being caught bugging their teachers’ computers with a key logger device to change their grades.
Alan Martin • 03 Feb 2014 • 2 min. read
White Lodging, a hotel management firm that works under brands including Hilton and Marriott, has suffered a credit card hack revealing customers' details.
Yahoo has announced that its email system has recently been subject to a “coordinated effort to gain unauthorized access”.
Alan Martin • 31 Jan 2014 • 2 min. read
3G and 4G USB modems give hackers access for phishing scams
Independent security research has revealed that several 3G and 4G USB modems have security flaws which allow hackers access for phishing scams.
Android 4.4 revealed to have VPN security flaw
Researchers as Ben Gurion university in Israel have discovered a vulnerability in Android 4.4 KitKat that allows an attacker to intercept and divert secure virtual private network (VPN) traffic.
Russian creator of 'SpyEye' malware pleads guilty to bank fraud
The FBI has announced the arrest and charge of Alexsandr Panin, 24, a Russian hacker who developed the SpyEye trojan and used it to steal financial information and money from around the world.
Alan Martin • 29 Jan 2014 • 2 min. read
Blackberry rolls out picture passwords for handsets and bolsters Enterprise security system
The Blackberry 10 operating system has been updated to include a ‘photo password’ mechanism, as well as stronger message filtering capabilities.
FBI makes arrests in global email-hacking ring
The FBI has announced several arrests in a worldwide coordinated effort to break up a gang of email ‘hackers for hire’.
Alan Martin • 28 Jan 2014 • 2 min. read
