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The 6 biggest online gaming hacks

The 6 biggest online gaming hacks

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.

Editor02 Jul 2015


US suspends background checks system after flaw found

US suspends background checks system after flaw found

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.

Karl Thomas30 Jun 2015


Strengthening the different layers of IT networks

Strengthening the different layers of IT networks

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.

Denise Giusto Bilić30 Jun 2015


Polish airline LOT grounded by ‘first attack of its kind’

Polish airline LOT grounded by ‘first attack of its kind’

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.

Karl Thomas22 Jun 2015


Top US baseball team accused of hacking rival

Top US baseball team accused of hacking rival

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.

Graham Cluley17 Jun 2015


FBI trace celebrity iCloud hacks to Chicago home

FBI trace celebrity iCloud hacks to Chicago home

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.

Kyle Ellison11 Jun 2015


Europol shuts down cybercrime ring with 49 arrests

Europol shuts down cybercrime ring with 49 arrests

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.

Kyle Ellison11 Jun 2015


Credit Unions and the Data Security Act of 2015

Credit Unions and the Data Security Act of 2015

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.

Lysa Myers11 Jun 2015


British businesses spend £34bn a year defending cyberattacks, limiting growth

British businesses spend £34bn a year defending cyberattacks, limiting growth

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,

Kyle Ellison10 Jun 2015