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Scams

Microsoft advises ‘spoofed’ Skype users to change passwords

Microsoft advises ‘spoofed’ Skype users to change passwords

Scams

Microsoft advises ‘spoofed’ Skype users to change passwords

Skype users have been advised by Microsoft to change their passwords following reports that 'spoofed' messages are being sent without user permission.

Karl Thomas20 Jul 2015


Cybercrime

37 million relationship cheats could be exposed by Ashley Madison hack

37 million relationship cheats could be exposed by Ashley Madison hack

Cybercrime

37 million relationship cheats could be exposed by Ashley Madison hack

The 37 million users of hacked infidelity site Ashley Madison are at risk of having their names and private details leaked, reports The Verge.

Kyle Ellison20 Jul 2015


Cybercrime

Huge Morrisons data breach due to employee with grudge, court hears

Huge Morrisons data breach due to employee with grudge, court hears

Cybercrime

Huge Morrisons data breach due to employee with grudge, court hears

A Morrisons employee with a grudge was responsible for posting personal data of nearly 100,000 staff onto the internet, a court heard.

Karl Thomas17 Jul 2015


Cybercrime

British teenager sentenced for massive Spamhaus attack

British teenager sentenced for massive Spamhaus attack

Cybercrime

British teenager sentenced for massive Spamhaus attack

British teen Seth Nolan Mcdonagh, aka "narko" has been sentenced for his role in a 2013 attack which slowed the internet around the world.

Karl Thomas16 Jul 2015


Malware

United Airlines pays out 2 million flight miles for security bugs

United Airlines pays out 2 million flight miles for security bugs

Malware

United Airlines pays out 2 million flight miles for security bugs

United Airlines has paid out two million flight miles to two security researchers who uncovered 14 separate vulnerabilities in the company’s operation.

Karl Thomas16 Jul 2015


Cybercrime

Dozens arrested in international Darkode crackdown

Dozens arrested in international Darkode crackdown

Cybercrime

Dozens arrested in international Darkode crackdown

International law enforcement agencies have arrested more than 60 people suspected of carrying out cybercrime associated with the Darkode forum.

Karl Thomas15 Jul 2015


Privacy

Cheap wifi privacy device pulled with no explanation

Cheap wifi privacy device pulled with no explanation

Privacy

Cheap wifi privacy device pulled with no explanation

A planned Defcon talk around a low-cost privacy device called ProxyHam has been cancelled.

Karl Thomas14 Jul 2015


Cybercrime

Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

Cybercrime

Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

In April, ESET’s Laboratory in Latin America received a report on an executable program named "Liberty2-0.exe." Now, it asks is there a version 1.0?

Diego Perez14 Jul 2015


Privacy, Cybercrime

Tour de France leader Chris Froome has had his data hacked, claims Team Sky

Tour de France leader Chris Froome has had his data hacked, claims Team Sky

Privacy, Cybercrime

Tour de France leader Chris Froome has had his data hacked, claims Team Sky

Yellow Jersey wearer targeted by critics who claim he has been using performance-enhancing drugs.

Graham Cluley14 Jul 2015