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Kyle Ellison • 27 Mar 2015 • 1 min. read
Cybercrime
Hackers hijack song contest with Eurovision voting app attack
Malware
PoSeidon Malware attacks Point of Sale credit card transactions
Digital Security
Tinder hack sets heterosexual men up with each other
The voting system used by the Eurovision Song Contest was briefly forced offline after a suspected cyberattack caused an "extreme" surge in activity,.
Kyle Ellison • 27 Mar 2015
Point of Sale credit card terminals are under threat from a new malware named PoSeidon, thought to be more dangerous than the Zeus exploit kit that was used to steal millions of card details from Target customers.
Kyle Ellison • 26 Mar 2015
A hacker has discovered that the openness of Tinder's API allowed him to set up unknowing men via a fake female profile they both believed that they were talking to.
Alan Martin • 26 Mar 2015
Irish government's Freedom of Information website hacked
The Irish government's Freedom of Information (FOI) website has been targeted by hackers claiming to be connected to the ISIS terror group.
Kyle Ellison • 25 Mar 2015
Privacy, Cybercrime
Threat sharing bill introduced to House of Representatives
The House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has introduced a new threat sharing bill designed to let businesses share details of security treats without fear of litigation, reports Gizmodo.
Alan Martin • 25 Mar 2015
Privacy
Canada's "secret hacking tactics" exposed in new report
Canada has been using an array of cyberweapons to gather intelligence, spy on other governments and damage adversary infrastructure, says a new report.
Kyle Ellison • 24 Mar 2015
Mobile Security
Mobile security: IBM/Ponemon study finds enterprise app security weaknesses
Nearly 40 percent of large companies - including a significant number in the Fortune 500 - are not taking necessary precautions to secure the apps that they're providing their customers.
Alan Martin • 24 Mar 2015
Five hacker movies that got things badly wrong
5 hacker movies that got computer security well off the mark.
Karl Thomas • 24 Mar 2015
Hilton HHonors accounts put at risk of hijacking through simple web flaw
Security researchers discovered a vulnerability on the Hilton HHonors website, making it straightforward to hijack any other user's account.
Graham Cluley • 24 Mar 2015