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Hackers are using Chromecasts to broadcast security risks about Chromecast

The cast straw

  • 03 January 2019
  • Applications
Amnesty International reveals how 2FA is being bypassed automatically

2FA could count for sweet FA

  • 20 December 2018
  • Controversy
NASA has been hacked, and staff data has been lifted

Houston has a problem

  • 20 December 2018
  • Controversy
America's ballistic missiles desperately need better security

Fragile missile files

  • 18 December 2018
  • Controversy
More printers hacked in support of PewDiePie

Inkjet threat

  • 17 December 2018
  • Controversy
Facebook's latest bug exposed the private photos of 6.8 million users

On the bright side, that's just 0.3 per cent of its users

  • 17 December 2018
  • Controversy
Far too many people are using 'donald' as their password

Make cybersecurity great again

  • 14 December 2018
  • Controversy
'Stop buying fax machines', the government tells NHS

No fax given

  • 10 December 2018
  • Security
Over 45,000 routers hacked via NSA exploit

EternalBlooper

  • 30 November 2018
  • Security
Mirai is exploiting Hadoop flaw to target Linux servers

Researchers discover first non-IoT Mirai in the wild

  • 22 November 2018
  • Security
Instagram's GDPR tool exposes 'a small number' of user passwords

Fauxto pas

  • 19 November 2018
  • Security
Facebook plans to buy a 'major' cybersecurity company to regain trust

After the horse has not only bolted, but sired several foals

  • 22 October 2018
  • Security
T-Mobile data breach exposes details of two million customers

Claims no customer financial data or social security numbers were accessed

  • 24 August 2018
  • Developer
Social Mapper uses facial recognition to track 'targets' on social media

Because what could go wrong with that...

  • 10 August 2018
  • Security
Russian hackers accessed networks of major US energy firms

Attacks were on such a scale they might have caused blackouts, claims report

  • 25 July 2018
  • Security
Half a billion enterprise IoT devices vulnerable to DNS rebinding attacks

Decade-old flaw allows attackers to bypass victim's network firewall

  • 23 July 2018
  • Security
Microsoft helped US gov block Russian hacking attempts on three candidates this year

Phishing attacks were launched against the candidates' staff

  • 20 July 2018
  • Security
Your robot vacuum cleaner might be spying on you, sucker

WiFi flaw also allow hackers to hoover up personal data

  • 20 July 2018
  • Security
Gentoo admits a lack basic security was to blame for GitHub mirror hack

Firm says a lack of two-factor authentication was the main cause

  • 06 July 2018
  • Developer
Gentoo's GitHub mirror hacked as 'unknown individuals' modify content

Firm says 'all code should be considered compromised'

  • 29 June 2018
  • Security
US marketing firm exposes 340 million users' records on unsecured server

Exactis slip-up dwarfs last year's Equifax data breach

  • 29 June 2018
  • Security
macOS code-signing flaw let dodgy apps pose as legit Apple software

Okta claims flaw has potential to affect all Mac users

  • 13 June 2018
  • Security
Microsoft's April Patch Tuesday takes aim at 22 critical vulnerabilities

Majority fix vulns in browsers and browser-related technologies

  • 11 April 2018
  • Security
IBM: Data breaches declined in 2017 due to shift to ransomware

Cyber criminals aren't just stealing data, they're locking and deleting it

  • 06 April 2018
  • Security
Cisco switch flaw lead to attacks on critical infrastructure

Attackers linked to Russian government nation-state hackers known as Dragonfly

  • 06 April 2018
  • Security
Over 1.5 billion personal medical and financial records exposed online in 'staggering' leak

36 per cent of exposed files located in the European Union

  • 06 April 2018
  • Security
Microsoft Meltdown patch opened up even bigger Windows security hole

Enabled any process to read the complete memory contents at 'gigabytes per second'

  • 29 March 2018
  • Security
Fresh Spectre-style CPU flaw uncovered by security researchers

Another branch prediction processor attack found affecting computer CPUs, but Intel brushed off concerns

  • 28 March 2018
  • Developer
GitHub helped to resolve almost 500,000 bugs in one month

GitHub helped to resolve almost 500,000 bugs in one month

  • 23 March 2018
  • Security
DHS: Russia is behind cyber attacks targeting US infrastructure

'Malicous' attacks targeted energy, nuclear and critical manufacturing sectors

  • 16 March 2018
  • Security
UK gov tackles lacklustre IoT security with new Code of Practice

Connected tech manufacturers told to implement security by design

  • 07 March 2018
  • Security
GitHub whacked by 'biggest ever' 1.35Tbps DDoS attack

But only took it offline for less than 10 minutes

  • 02 March 2018
  • Developer
Buggy update to JavaScript package manager npm is crashing Linux systems

Changes ownership of crucial Linux system folders without users' permission

  • 23 February 2018
  • Security
Intel 'intentionally hid' Meltdown and Spectre from US cyber security officials

Firm's excuse is that 'hackers hadn't exploited the vulnerabilities'

  • 23 February 2018
  • Security
Thousands of FedEx customers' private info exposed in legacy server data breach

One of the courier's Amazon S3 virtual servers was left open without a password

  • 16 February 2018
  • Security
Microsoft and Fujitsu become palm-readers in latest Windows authentication tech

Firms look to reduce number o cyberattacks stemming from bad passwords

  • 09 February 2018
  • Security
Adobe patches Flash zero-day being 'exploited by North Korean hackers'

Flaw was being used to launch attacks against South Korea, according to KR-CERT

  • 07 February 2018
  • Security
Firefox users urged to update their browsers immediately due to critical security flaw

Could allow remote attackers to execute malicious code on infected devices

  • 02 February 2018
  • Infrastructure
UK and France join forces to speed up AI development

Paves way for cross-Channel collaboration between academics and industry

  • 19 January 2018
  • Devices
Apple admits all of its Macs, iPhones and iPads are affected by chip security flaws

But downloading its latest software update will fix one of the vulnerabilities

  • 05 January 2018
  • Security
Tech industry responds to 'Meltdown' and 'Spectre' chip design flaws

It didn't come as a surprise for some big players

  • 05 January 2018
  • Security
Windows 10 face recognition login can be bypassed using a photo

You'll need to set up Windows Hello again on your device to dodge the exploit

  • 21 December 2017
  • Security
List of most used passwords online include '123456', 'Password' and 'qwerty'

People are still idiots

  • 20 December 2017
  • Security
US officially holds North Korea accountable for WannaCry worm attack

Trump's administration will now be calling on "all responsible states" to counter North Korea's ability

  • 19 December 2017
  • Security
ROBOT returns: The twenty-year-old flaw is back to affect major websites

Oh my god ROBOT's back again

  • 13 December 2017
  • Security
Apple fixes bug in HomeKit app that could allow hackers into your house

An update coming to iOS 11.2 next week will restore full functionality

  • 08 December 2017
  • Security
Researchers claim 400 of the world's top 50,000 websites track user keystroke behaviour

Updated

  • 21 November 2017
  • Security
Google: 25 per cent of black market passwords can access accounts

And firm estimates there are more than 1.9 billion on there

  • 17 November 2017
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