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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.
Editor • 02 Jul 2015
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 Thomas • 30 Jun 2015
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 Bilić • 30 Jun 2015
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 Thomas • 22 Jun 2015
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 Cluley • 17 Jun 2015
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 Ellison • 11 Jun 2015
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.
Lysa Myers • 11 Jun 2015
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 Ellison • 10 Jun 2015