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Graham Cluley • 22 Dec 2014 • 2 min. read
Cybercrime
North Korea falls off the internet - is the United States to blame?
Privacy, Cybercrime
The Sony Pictures Hack: 5 short sharp lessons we all can learn
Privacy
UK Broadband ISPs hijacking browsers to push porn blocks
Barack Obama promises that the United States will respond to the Sony hack, and North Korea drops off the internet. Is there a connection?
Graham Cluley • 22 Dec 2014
The recent hacking of Sony Pictures offers valuable lessons in cybersecurity from which every company and consumer can learn.
Stephen Cobb • 22 Dec 2014
A host of UK broadband providers are hijacking people's browsers mid-session to force them into making decisions on adult content filters.
Alan Martin • 22 Dec 2014
Madonna thinks her computer was hacked
Turns out that the Material Girl has had her material stolen, and she's blaming hackers!
Digital Security
Even skateboards can be hacked
It seems even the humble skateboard isn't immune to hacking, as The Register reports that the 'Boosted' brand of electric skateboards has been hacked by a pair of hackers.
Alan Martin • 19 Dec 2014
Privacy, Mobile Security
Mobile security: flaw allows hackers to read texts and listen to calls
Hackers can eavesdrop on your phone calls and text messages even with cell networks using "the most advanced encryption available" according to The Washington Post.
UK Office of Communications reveals nature of recent cyberattacks
A Freedom of Information request to the UK's Office of Communications has revealed exactly how persistent hackers are at attacking government departments in the country.
Target breach 12 months on: a year of lessons learned
Stephen Cobb • 18 Dec 2014
ICANN computers compromised by hackers
The nonprofit organization that looks after name and internet domains has been hit by a spear phishing hack that has compromised company data, reports The Register.
Alan Martin • 18 Dec 2014
