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Chinese hackers

China will block VPNs from February 2018 as part of fresh internet crackdown on citizens

8 hours ago

By Jason Murdock

In China, the 'Great Firewall' is about to get taller.

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Ethereum under siege: Scammers make $700,000 in 6 days from Slack and Reddit phishing attacks

Scammers are targeting Ethereum users with scaremongering phishing messages to harvest login details.

9 hours ago

By Mary-Ann Russon

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New Android malware will leak your private photos to friends unless you pay up

McAfee alerted Google to infected apps, each downloaded more than 1,000 times.

By Jason Murdock

EFF privacy rankings

Who has your back? How tech firms rank at protecting your privacy against government surveillance

'The giants of Silicon Valley can and must do better', the Electronic Frontier Foundation said.

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

GCHQ

Ex-GCHQ chief says Russia causing 'cyberspace mayhem', urges push back against Russian state activity

'People will have to push back against Russian state activity' former GCHQ director Robert Hannigan said.

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

ISIS digital cyber attacks

What are Isis hackers up to now? United Cyber Caliphate dabbling in malware creation

Security experts compare Isis hackers' skill levels to script kiddies, but caution that they may pose a bigger threat...

By India Ashok

WikiLeaks recommends Julian Assange to head Trump's 'impenetrable' US-Russia cybersecurity unit

'Now it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia!' Trump tweeted on Sunday.

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

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Sabre data breach: Hard Rock, Loews Hotels among victims of hackers

Sabre said that 'an unauthorized party' accessed payment card data via the SHS SynXis reservation system.

By India Ashok

Android Forums hacked

What is Broadpwn? Google fixes bug that allows millions of Android phones to be remotely hacked

Broadpwn is linked to a flaw in Broadcom WiFi chips and also affects iOS devices.

By India Ashok

Android applications

'SpyDealer' Android malware steals data from Facebook, WhatsApp and Skype apps

Palo Alto Networks claimed the malware leaves 25% of all Android devices at risk.

By Jason Murdock

Russia FSB

Russian hacker linked to shadowy FSB plot is jailed for two years after stealing officials' emails

Vladimir Anikeyev was reportedly the head of hacking group Shaltai Boltai.

By Jason Murdock

Hacking into a network

Hackers can now decrypt satellite phone calls in 'real time' within a fraction of a second

Researchers have uncovered a new attack method that can make encryption used in satellite communications unsecure.

By India Ashok

Nuclear plants vulnerable to hack attacks due to employees' use of unencrypted pager messages

Nuclear hack: US nuclear power plants are now being targeted by hackers

By India Ashok

US authorities reportedly issued an urgent amber warning regarding the...

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Sick sexual abuse forum with 87,000 members let users 'make appointments' with children

By Jason Murdock

Police across Europe have made 14 arrests to date, with more to be announced...

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WikiLeaks new dump reveals CIA malware BothanSpy and Gyrfalcon targeting Windows and Linux

By India Ashok

The CIA hacking tools have allegedly been designed to steal SSH credentials...

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WWE data breach: Over 3 million fans' personal data exposed in massive leak

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

The company acknowledged the breach in a statement on its website.

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Here's how to protect your website from hackers – create a Zip file 'bomb'

By Mary-Ann Russon

Want to beat web vulnerability scanners? Here's a simple file you can add to...

Android Trojan targeting over 90 major banks across US and Europe

'CopyCat' malware infected 14 million Android devices and generated $1.5m for hackers

By Jason Murdock

CopyCat malware was able to give hackers 'full control' over roughly 8 million...

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Jayden K Smith: Internet flips out over viral hoax claiming hackers will hijack your Facebook account

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

"Trump announces new head of World Cyber Security Task Force: Jayden K Smith,"...

Lloyds DDoS attack was launched by a hacker attempting to extort £75,000 from the bank - report

Who launched the cyberattack on the UK parliament and why?

By Ian Silvera

Mystery surrounds password breach as the National Cyber Security Centre...

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Israel’s Mossad launches fund to acquire new spy technology

Israel's Mossad launches investment fund for new spy tech with James Bond-style video

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Taylor Review fudge will do nothing to prevent the gig economy's race to the bottom

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By James Bloodworth

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