Security
Equifax to cough up $700m in FTC settlement over 2017 mega-breach
That'll surely affect its credit score
ZombieLoad: Boffins discover four new Spectre-like vulns in Intel CPUs
Affected processors date back as far as 2008
Mirai botnet returns with sights set on enterprise IoT devices
Malware was responsible for some of the biggest DDoS attacks ever seen
Google urges Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows 10 following zero-day discovery
Attacks combining zero-day with 'high severity' Chrome flaw spotted
Microsoft will use Google's Retpoline to mitigate Spectre in Windows 10
Office, morning: Google runs around the office making "loser" signs at Microsoft
Security boffins uncover seven more Spectre and Meltdown attacks
And some have yet to be fully mitigated
Evidence of Chinese spy chips found on US telecoms giant's server
Server was made by Supermicro, the supplier thought to be compromised by China's spooks
Apple shipped some MacBooks with Intel's 'manufacturing mode' enabled
Cupertino's lot have apparently patched the problem
How to move on from perimeter firewalls to suit the cloud
Would you settle for door locks or invest in a burglar alarm too?
Intel backtracks after users fume over microcode benchmarking ban
Foreshadow fix prevent users from performing comparison benchmarks
Intel's chips are riddled with more speculative execution vulnerabilities
But don't worry because Intel has patched two of the three flaws
Purchases on Fortnite outside of Play Store could cost Google and parents
Neil Martin of Panda Security discusses Epic Games' decision to avoid the Google Play Store in its Android release of its popular game Fortnite
Via C3 x86 CPUs contain hidden 'God mode' for backdoor access
Hardware backdoors could enable full root access for a hacker
Samsung's Galaxy S7 is vulnerable to Meltdown exploit, researchers claim
And 'hundreds of millions' of other phones could be affected
Huawei's use of outdated software code could explain UK gov criticism
What's that, Gods of irony? You want us to lick you?
Google reportedly plans to re-enter China with censored search engine
'Dragonfly' will reportedly be ready to launch in six-to-nine months
Kronos banking Trojan linked to 'WannaCry hero' returns as Osiris
Germany, Japan and Poland targeted in new banking malware campaign
OpenBSD snubs Intel's hyper-threading over 'Spectre-class' security concerns
Users of the open source OS will have the option to disable Hyperthreading
History repeats as new Spectre and Meltdown bug emerges
"Oh no, not again" (said the bowl of petunias)
RedDawn Android malware is harvesting personal data of North Korean defectors
McAfee claims campaign is the work of 'Sun Team', rather than Lazarus
Equifax admits hackers stole driving licence and passport info in 2017 mega-hack
But firm says 'no additional customers' have been identified as victims
Spectre-NG: Security bods uncover eight new 'Spectre-class' flaws in Intel CPUs
But chipmaker promises patches are on their way
DDoS attacks in Europe 'down 60 per cent' following WebStresser takedown
But Link11 warns that new DDoS-for-hire services likely will emerge
TLS 1.3 is incoming to make web browsing safer and snappier
After four years in the works, the latest Transport Layer Security protocol is on its way to a browser near you
Intel will introduce redesigned Spectre-proof CPUs this year
Cascade Lake and 8th-gen CPUs will be first to implement hardware changes
SgxSpectre: Boffins exploit CPU flaw to break into Intel's SGX secure environment
Spectre-like flaw can crack open Intel's secure enclaves
Russia APT28 hacking group allegedly behind attack on German gov networks
Speculation claims hackers had access to systems for more than a year
Phone-cracking firm claims it can unlock any iPhone running iOS 11
Cellebrite is said to be quietly advertising its capabilities to law enforcement
Intel releases stable Spectre fix for Skylake, Kaby Lake and Coffee Lake chipsets
Firm promises latest microcode patches have undergone 'extensive testing'
Intel boosts bug bounty program in wake of Meltdown and Spectre flaws
$250,000 is up for grabs for researchers that can spot Spectre-like bugs
Intel pushes out fresh Spectre patch for Skylake machines after initial borkage
But who will fix the fix that fixes the fix?
Microsoft releases emergency patch to disable Intel's bork-ridden Spectre fix
It's Crap Inception
NSA expunges 'honesty' and 'openness' from its core values
Intelligence agency claims it's, er, 'nothing more than a website update'
Theresa May to attack encrypted messaging app Telegram in Davos speech
PM will slam app as a 'home for terrorists'
Linus Torvalds slams Intel's Spectre and Meltdown fixes as 'garbage'
He seems to be getting more laid back as he gets older
Mirai Okiru is a botnet that's going after ARC-based IoT gadgets
RISC processors at risk
Intel AMT flaw lets attackers take control of laptops in 30 seconds
Pwned in 30 seconds
AMD releases 'just-in-case' firmware updates for its processors
Though in truth, they're hardly affected
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft pushes out fixes for 56 flaws in Adobe Flash, Office
Yep, admins, there's more patches for you to apply
Microsoft withdraws Spectre and Meltdown patch that's borking AMD machines
As we look forward to the 'Skyfall' and 'Casino Royale' vulnerabilities
Ad firms are using autofill tech to track and identify web users
Princeton researchers warn that more than 1,000 sites have accessed private data
North Korea accused of hijacking PCs to mine Monero cryptocurrency
State-sponsored hackers are allegedly attempting to raise foreign currency
Security bod uncovers 15-year-old macOS zero-day flaw
Apple's bad luck appears to be continuing into 2018
Security bod threatened with legal action for uncovering macOS adware
Cybereason researcher Amit Serper bullied by group behind OSX.Pirrit adware
Uber 'withheld evidence' that confirmed theft of trade secrets from Waymo
Officials could face criminal charges as a result
Intel: Flaws in Management Engine leaves millions of devices vulnerable
Chipmaker warns of new flaws found in 6th, 7th, and 8th-gen Core processors