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Uber gears up for landmark legal battle with EU's top court to evade strict laws
The US-based taxi app has faced bitter opposition from local competition and authorities.
Nov 26, 2016
Hackers advertising and selling phishing kits via YouTube with secret backdoor
The malicious templates come with how-to videos which feature guidelines on collecting phished data.
Nov 25, 2016
Dark web markets running their own Black Friday drug sales
Vendors on underground markets appear to be eager to cash in on the Black Friday gravy train.
Nov 25, 2016
DDoS-for-hire service now advertising renting out a 400,000 bot-strong Mirai botnet
Security researchers believe that the hackers most likely are operators of the largest known Mirai botnet.
Nov 25, 2016
US Navy admits one hacked laptop leaked personal details of over 130,000 sailors
The hack exposed the names and social security numbers of current and former sailors.
Nov 24, 2016
Madison Square Garden admits hackers harvested customer credit card data for a year
The cyberattack affected several properties owned by Madison Square Garden Company.
Nov 24, 2016
UK cops allegedly attempting to remove spy gear records from the internet
Some agencies have attempted to redact records detailing their use of IMSI catchers.
Nov 24, 2016
Philippines anti-money laundering watchdog takes bankers to court for 'wilfully' ignoring $81m cyberheist
Criminal charges against 5 RCBC bank officials have been filed in connection with the cyberheist.
Nov 23, 2016
CIA-backed firm that aided police surveillance axes staff after losing Twitter and Facebook data
Twitter recently told developers to stop using its data to make spy tools for the police.
Nov 23, 2016
FBI hacked into over 8,000 computers in 120 countries with just one warrant, court documents reveal
Changes to rule with effect from 1 December to give the FBI more hacking powers.
Nov 23, 2016
VPN providers could help UK internet users dodge the Snooper's Charter spy bill
VPN providers are capitalising on growing privacy concerns to skirt around the new UK data storage law.
Nov 23, 2016
New IoT botnet behind fake Instagram, Twitter and YouTube profiles
Security researchers have uncovered over 1,700 fake accounts on Instagram created by the Linux/Moose botnet.
Nov 22, 2016
Hacker group Cobalt hits ATMs across Europe
The UK, Spain, Russia, Romania, the Netherlands and Belarus are among the targeted countries.
Nov 22, 2016
3 million low-cost Android phones found with secret rootkit, vulnerable to remote hijack attacks
This is the second time in the span of a week that security researchers have sounded an alarm about Android phones with pre-installed backdoors.
Nov 19, 2016
Trump's pick for CIA director views encryption 'a red flag' and wanted Snowden executed
US Congressman Mike Pompeo has accepted the offer to head the CIA under Trump's presidency.
Nov 19, 2016
Facebook authorises $6bn stock buyback amid fake news debacle
The social media giant's accounting chief Jas Athwal will leave the firm after 9 years of service.
Nov 19, 2016
Canadian armed forces recruitment website hacked, users redirected to Chinese government home page
The cyberattack is currently being investigated but authorities reportedly unsure of hackers' identity.
Nov 18, 2016
New DDoS attack method called BlackNurse lets hackers take down firewalls and servers from a single laptop
Security researchers have discovered a new attack technique that requires less effort to launch large-scale attacks.
Nov 18, 2016
UK passes Investigatory Powers Bill that gives government sweeping powers to spy
Edward Snowden says the bill is the 'most extreme surveillance in the history of Western democracy'.
Nov 18, 2016
A fully automated $5 device called PoisonTap can hack your locked computer in just one minute
The device installs a backdoor onto users' PC allowing hackers to access victims' online activities.
Nov 17, 2016
FBI now has access to data that Twitter refused to hand over to the CIA
Dataminr has agreed to provide the bureau with an 'advanced alerting tool' to search Twitter data with customised filters 'in real-time'.
Nov 17, 2016
Adobe fined $1m for 2013 security breach
The fine is payable to the over 500,000 residents of 15 US states affected by the 2013 data breach.
Nov 16, 2016
Shazam is going to kill its always-on Apple Mac microphone feature
According to former NSA hacker Patrick Wardle, Shazam's feature is not intended to be malicious.
Nov 16, 2016
Scores of Android phones found with secret backdoor that sent data to China
A Chinese Android phone maker claimed it installed a secret backdoor on hundreds of thousands of devices as a 'mistake'.
Nov 16, 2016
WH Smith shuts website for hours to stop sales of manuals on bomb-making
One of the terror manuals was reportedly purchased via a US source by Thomas Mair, the alleged murderer of late MP Jo Cox.
Nov 12, 2016
FBI admits it can break into almost any device it wants to unlock
In 2016, in over 80% of its cases, the agency was reportedly able to unlock devices and access user data.
Nov 12, 2016
Has Facebook really been buying stolen passwords on dark web black markets?
The social media giant's account safety measures go beyond creating secure software.
Nov 12, 2016
Hacker hits recruitment giant PageGroup, scores of job seekers' personal information obtained
PageGroup reportedly confirmed it discovered the data breach on 1 November.
Nov 11, 2016
Edward Snowden asks Americans not to fear Trump in 'this dark moment'
The NSA whistleblower urged people to address issues regarding politics and surveillance.
Nov 11, 2016
Russia-linked DNC hackers launched wave of cyberattacks hours after Trump victory
The hackers targeted US-based universities, think tanks, NGOs and the government.
Nov 11, 2016
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