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Nearly 157,000 TalkTalk customers had their personal details hacked
TalkTalk talks numbers - revealing that "only 4%" of its users were affected by the hacking attack on its systems.
Graham Cluley • 06 Nov 2015
ProtonMail hit with another DDoS attack
After experiencing an onslaught of DDoS attacks, which saw it hand over the ransom that was demanded, ProtonMail has once again been targeted by cybercriminals.
Narinder Purba • 06 Nov 2015
US man jailed for attempting to hire cybercriminal to wipe fines
A US man who posted an advert on Craigslist requesting the services of a cybercriminal has been handed a two-year prison sentence. He wanted fines he owed to be wiped clean.
Narinder Purba • 03 Nov 2015
Malware
Using DroidJack to spy on an Android? Expect a visit from the police
Law enforcement agencies across Europe have searched homes this week, as part of an international crackdown against users of a notorious piece of Android malware known as DroidJack.
Graham Cluley • 30 Oct 2015
Police force blames hacker after #CyberAware tweet sent out containing bogus security advice
Organisations of all sizes need to do more to protect their social media accounts from being hijacked.
Graham Cluley • 23 Oct 2015
Adobe Flash is putting your computer at risk - and there's no patch yet
Sooner or later you are going to have to address the Flash problem on your computers. And there doesn't seem a better time with a zero-day vulnerability being actively exploited by an organised hacking gang.
Graham Cluley • 15 Oct 2015
Public Wi-Fi: Convenience trumps risks
In the rush for convenience, we have overlooked security when it comes to public Wi-Fi. And, as this feature investigates, there are plenty of dangers.
Editor • 09 Oct 2015
Cybercrime ‘more threatening than ever’
Cybercrime is more aggressive and confrontational than it has ever been, Europol's latest Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) has stated.
Karl Thomas • 05 Oct 2015
Mozilla’s Bugzilla breached
A cybercriminal has stolen and used “security sensitive information” from Mozilla’s Bugzilla to launch attacks on Firefox users, it has been revealed.
Karl Thomas • 08 Sep 2015