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Illegal content on YouTube? Beware spammed-out malware attack
Internet users are being warned about a malware attack that has been spammed out widely, posing as a communication from YouTube about copyrighted video content. The emails, which have the subject line...
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"Im getting paid!" - Websites hosted on WordPress hacked due to users' poor...
Millions of blogs hosted on WordPress.com can breathe a sigh of relief - although a hacker did manage to break into thousands of sites and publish a make-money-fast advert, it wasn't because of any...
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Beware dodgy computer repair work - your data is at risk along with your wallet
Passing off old as new is dishonest in any industry - but it's more dangerous in some than in others. Hard disks may not wear out like chainsaw blades or cam belts - it's not what they may have lost in...
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Suspected Android SMS malware author arrested in France
French police have arrested a 20-year-old man in Northern France, in connection with an attack that infected thousands of Android smartphones with money-making malware.
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National Weather Service website hacked by Kosova Hacker's Security
Hackers have breached servers belonging to the National Weather Service, and released data online, after exploiting a vulnerability in the weather.gov website.
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HSBC recovers from DDoS attack, after internet banking services disrupted
HSBC has successfully recovered from a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack which saw a number of its websites brought down, making it impossible for customers to use internet banking services.
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Warning: Here are three emails you don't want to see in your inbox
Spammers are disguising their emails to pretend to come from YouTube, Google and LinkedIn.
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42% of lost mobiles have no security in place to protect data, says report
Out of those who reported that they had lost devices, 42% had no security measures in place, and one in five contained access to work-related documents or email. Young, male Londoners, you're the worst...
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Accidental data leak wipes $22bn off Google's stock value
They're assuredly hitting the roof at financial printer R.R. Donnelly, where whoever hit the "send" button on Google's quarterly results must have missed the "Pending Larry Quote" note clearly marked...
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Monday review: the hot 31 stories of the week
It's time for this week's Monday review: all our stories from the past seven days. Enjoy!
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Flashing on the Queen's highway can reveal your identity - a cautionary tale
How cautious are you about identity theft? Are you a flasher or a hider? Here's Sam's cautionary tale...
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How Hotmail lets down its users security-wise compared to Gmail and Yahoo
Hotmail lets down its over 350 million users when it comes to security, by not giving them an easy way to tell if their account has been accessed by unauthorised third parties.
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Spammers exploit open redirects on US government websites
Would you trust a URL which ends with .gov? US government websites have been left with egg on their faces, after spammers exploited sloppily coded redirect code to redirect gullible internet users into...
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Over half of Brits have fallen victim to cybercrime, but most haven't changed...
56% of adults in the UK have suffered from cybercrime, according to a recent survey by getsafeonline.org. But that doesn't seem to have changed their online behaviour, with nearly three quarters of...
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Android developers - just how much can we trust them to do web security...
Six German academics have taken on the question, "Just how well-informed are Android developers, and how much can we trust them to do web security properly?" It seems the answer is, "Not enough."
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Facebook donates $250,000 to help fight cybercrime (using money acquired from...
Cybercrime investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been awarded $250,000 by Facebook, for the great work they do helping fight cybercrime - including helping unmask the people...
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Firefox 17 protects your privacy while enhancing the Facebook experience
The latest beta release of Mozilla's popular Firefox browser has introduced a new social media API. Can a web browser make it easier to use social media while protecing your privacy? Mozilla hopes so.
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FTC smacks down security sloppiness by web analytics company Compete
The FTC has settled with web analytics company Compete, Inc. over poor security. Compete has agreed not to do it again, and to audit itself every two years for 20 years. What do you think? Is that a...
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'Parasite' porn websites steal and spread images and videos of young people
A new study shows that 88% of sexually explicit photos and videos of children and other young people found online have been lifted from legitimate source sites, including social networking sites such...
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Huawei UK makes a blunder with its online careers page
Chinese technology giant Huawei, under the spotlight following US concerns that its technology could be used for undercover surveillance, has made an elementary mistake in regards to its UK careers page.
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