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"Hugely significant" SIM card vulnerability leaves millions of cellphones at risk
New ransomware uses Organized Crime unit threat to scare users
Kids Online
Children are “the enemy” of good IT security
“Black swan” warning as cybercrime hits half of world stock exchanges
Millions of SIM cards in use today are vulnerable to hacking - allowing for attacks where SIM cards could be cloned remotely, or voicemail numbers could be changed, according to a German security researcher.
Rob Waugh • 22 Jul 2013 • 2 min. read
New “ransomware” attempts to terrify users into paying up by using the name of Britain’s SOCA crime unit - the Serious Organized Crime Agency, dealing with drugs, people smuggling, human trafficking, major gun crime, fraud and computer crime.
Rob Waugh • 19 Jul 2013 • 1 min. read
“Children are a formidable adversary - unlike any other,” says Microsoft security researcher Stuart Schechter, in a paper to be presented at the SOUPS security conference next week.
Rob Waugh • 18 Jul 2013 • 2 min. read
More than half of securities exchanges around the world faced cyber attacks last year, according to a paper released by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
Rob Waugh • 18 Jul 2013 • 1 min. read
Digital Security
How to create strong passwords (without driving yourself mad)
There are a few tricks to making passwords that will at least slow down cybercriminals - buying you time to reset your accounts if a list of encrypted passwords leak in a data breach.
Rob Waugh • 17 Jul 2013 • 4 min. read
Tumblr warns users over iPhone app password danger
Micro-blogging site Tumblr has warned users that passwords can be “sniffed” from its iPhone and iPad apps - and issued a “very important” security update for both apps.
Rob Waugh • 17 Jul 2013 • 1 min. read
Texas restaurant sues credit card giant after point-of-sale hack
A Texas restaurant chain is suing one of its suppliers over a point-of-sale system which allowed hackers to steal customer data - claiming that card-processing giant Micros Systems supplied units which failed to meet security guidelines.
Rob Waugh • 16 Jul 2013 • 1 min. read
Hacked signal-boosters let cybercriminals "listen in" on cellphones
A $250 signal-boosting device for cellphone users can be hacked, two researchers claim - offering total access to phone calls, internet use and text messages on devices connected to the “femtocell”.
“Warning fatigue” means browser users ignore up to 70% of security alerts
Browser security warnings can work to protect users from phishing and malware sites - but “warning fatigue” means important alerts over site security can be conmpletely ignored.
Rob Waugh • 15 Jul 2013 • 2 min. read