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They've only gone and HACKED the WEATHER

Hackers punch into NOAA, in 'vengeance for Stuxnet'

Security 19 Oct 17:52

Anonymous cell: Shove off, credit-hoggers, WE took down HSBC

Updated Hacktivist splinter group claims responsibility for packet flood

Security 19 Oct 14:28

French cops cuff man over €500K Android Trojan scam

Suspect had wanted to earn his crust as software dev

Security 19 Oct 13:27

HSBC websites fell in DDoS attack last night, bank admits

Updated Hacktivists blamed for online banking blackout

Security 19 Oct 10:23

Apple banishes Java from Mac browsers

Fanbois told to install Oracle's plugin

Security 19 Oct 01:32

'Four horsemen' posse: This here security town needs a new sheriff

Body which issues CISSP tin stars set for shakeup?

Security 18 Oct 11:21

One year on, SSL servers STILL cower before the BEAST

70% of sites still vulnerable to cookie monster

Security 18 Oct 09:59

IBM claims first with Hadoop data security suite

Big Data tools bonanza from Big Blue

Security 18 Oct 06:24

A lesser-known new feature in iOS 6: It's tracking you everywhere

iJust want to alert you to opportunities!

Security 17 Oct 09:44

Snoopers Charter is for 'incompetent criminals, accidental anarchists'

Data chief says gov spynet would snare only dunderheads

Security 17 Oct 09:18

Payment protection tops list of SMS spam scams

d lads frm Lagos lov txt 2

Security 17 Oct 08:38

Facebook offers just a week of free Android AV

Adds free antivirus for mobes and more security partners to AV Marketplace

Security 17 Oct 05:55

ZTE drops spy tech subsidiary

Still struggling with Iran links

Security 17 Oct 04:00

Pacemakers, defibrillators open to attack

Crims could send 830 volts straight to your heart

Security 17 Oct 02:11

Steam spawns vulnerabilities, say researchers

Gamers can be fragged by 'undocumented features'

Security 17 Oct 00:39

Kaspersky Lab to create new OS 'to save the world'

Aims to shield industry, infrastructure from malware

Security 16 Oct 19:46

Santander downplays risk of 'personal data-stuffed' cookies

'If compromised', cookies would not allow access to online services 'on their own'

Security 16 Oct 15:26

Manchester plods cop £120k fine for USB-stick-inna-wallet data gaffe

Serious Serious Crime crime 'sends shivers down spine'

Security 16 Oct 12:22

CAPTCHA-busting service relies on CAPTCHA to block bots

Can you use to it to spam itself?

Security 16 Oct 10:14

Mini-Me, stop humping the laser: Littler Flame cyber-spy tool found

Updated Tiny agent nips through backdoor, nicks your files

Security 16 Oct 09:49

Chinese arrest 9,000 cyber-crims

Halts online PR racket flooding net with negative reviews

Security 16 Oct 07:25

Apple supplier AU Optronics suffers IP theft blow

Former execs accused of selling Amoled secrets to China

Security 16 Oct 05:34

NZ blogger names source for data leak tipoff

Kiwi self-serve privacy outrage continues

Security 15 Oct 22:15

Leaked AT&T files show planned anti-piracy measures

Blocking websites and handing over repeat offenders

Security 15 Oct 18:34

Paid secur-o-ware is generally better than free, but not always by a lot

Some big names well down the rankings in lab test

Security 15 Oct 14:58

Second LulzSec member pleads guilty to Sony hack

HideMyAss didn't hide his ass

Security 15 Oct 13:26

British car parks start reading number plates

And tell the world you went to see Twilight

Security 15 Oct 08:39

NZ government network leaking data like a sieve

Updated: Ministry apologises, launches investigation

Security 14 Oct 21:38

Google readying on-device malware scanner for Android

Could block bad apps from any source

Security 13 Oct 01:05

Small biz scrappers urged to take the fight to hackers

RSA Europe Active defence in a hostile world

Security 12 Oct 15:31

Jimmy Wales: It was Wikipedia that ended the evil of SOPA

RSA Europe And we shall battle Blighty's snooper charter

Security 12 Oct 13:38

Anonymous turns on 'one man Julian Assange show' Wikileaks

Bond of chumship between DDOSers and Assange™ broken

Security 12 Oct 13:19

Experts split over regulation for bounty-hunting bug sniffers

RSA Europe Exploit vuln marketplace grows rapidly

Security 11 Oct 18:02

Sites can slurp browser history right out of Firefox 16

Plug promised today for leaky hole

Security 11 Oct 12:27

Stick punters' mugs on e-banking pages, that'll end fraud - Schneier

RSA Europe Crypto guru urges creative thinking from security pros

Security 11 Oct 08:39

Skype worm chats up victims - then holds PCs to ransom

U mad lol?!

Security 11 Oct 08:22

Parliamentary report details German police snoop-spend

Skype, mail, chat all on the intercept list

Security 11 Oct 01:30

RSA boss demands revamp of outdated privacy, security regs

RSA Europe Hackers have moved on, business red tape hasn't

Security 10 Oct 13:27

PGP founder's mobile privacy app goes live

Updated Zimmermann & Navy SEAL pals unveil safe comms, at $20 a month

Security 10 Oct 13:04

Iran says its infosec defences foiled oil hack

Alleges Israel tried to take down oil platforms, with Chinese involvement

Security 10 Oct 05:01

Microsoft to devs: Bug users about security … now!

Redmond reveals how and when it decides to remind you about security

Security 10 Oct 04:18

Microsoft: Pirates at high risk of malware infection

Freetards have only themselves to blame

Security 10 Oct 00:42

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Review Telemovie says hacker martyr's infant escape from cult sparked activism
Analysis How DID the super-weapon flee Iran's nuke plant?
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Write Once, Exploit Everywhere
Analysis First hacktivist-style assault to use malware?
Analysis 90,000 people work on the dark side of the Net
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Open... and Shut Everything's fine, can't hear you from the top of my cash mountain
‘Natsec’ too big for its boots?