Huge Morrisons data breach due to employee with grudge, court hears
A Morrisons employee with a grudge was responsible for posting personal data of nearly 100,000 staff onto the internet, a court heard.
Cybercrime
British teenager sentenced for massive Spamhaus attack
British teen Seth Nolan Mcdonagh, aka "narko" has been sentenced for his role in a 2013 attack which slowed the internet around the world.
Dozens arrested in international Darkode crackdown
International law enforcement agencies have arrested more than 60 people suspected of carrying out cybercrime associated with the Darkode forum.
Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America
In April, ESET’s Laboratory in Latin America received a report on an executable program named "Liberty2-0.exe." Now, it asks is there a version 1.0?
Tour de France leader Chris Froome has had his data hacked, claims Team Sky
Yellow Jersey wearer targeted by critics who claim he has been using performance-enhancing drugs.
Barclays compensates customers after personal data trove uncovered
Barclays bank is to pay out around £500,000 in compensation to 2,000 customers whose personal data was found on a USB stick in a flat on the south coast.
Millions of records lost in huge OPM US data breach
The US Office of Personnel Management has admitted that the widely-publicised data breach in June was more wide-reaching than at first thought.
Aspiring singer jailed for hacking Madonna and stealing unreleased tracks
Breaking into the music business is one thing. Breaking into Madonna's computer without permission is quite another.
400GB of info leaked from Hacking Team
The “Hacking Team” Security Company has been hacked and more than 400 GB of confidential info has been leaked by a group of unidentified attackers.
PCI Council updates encryption standards
A key update to the PCI standard has been issued by the PCI standards body, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).
The 6 biggest online gaming hacks
We Live Security looks at six of the biggest online gaming hacks to date – From Xbox Live and PSN, to Big Fish Games and Steam.
US suspends background checks system after flaw found
An entire US department program is to be suspended in order to fix vulnerabilities discovered during a security audit.
Strengthening the different layers of IT networks
Getting started on designing a network is a task of formidable proportions, but all the more so if you are looking to build a secure network.
Polish airline LOT grounded by ‘first attack of its kind’
Hackers are being blamed for an attack which grounded 1,400 passengers set to fly on Polish airline LOT.
Top US baseball team accused of hacking rival
The St. Louis Cardinals, one the United States's top major league baseball teams, is being investigated for allegedly hacking into the computer systems of sporting rivals.
FBI trace celebrity iCloud hacks to Chicago home
The FBI has seized a computer, cellphones and storage devices belonging to a Chicago man thought to be responsible for last year's iCloud hacks.
Europol shuts down cybercrime ring with 49 arrests
Europol's European Cybercrime Centre has arrested 49 suspects in a joint international operation targeting the takedown of a major cybercrime ring.
Credit Unions and the Data Security Act of 2015
Credit Unions lost a lot of money due to recent breaches, so financial institutions are eager to see merchants held to higher standards for data security.
British businesses spend £34bn a year defending cyberattacks, limiting growth
A new survey has estimated that British businesses spend around £34bn a year ($52.5bn) protecting the country from cyberattacks,
IT security budgets will continue to rise, finds Dell report
Around half of IT security leaders said that budgets will significantly increase (19%) or increase (31%) over the next two years, finds a new report.