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Psst: Heard the one about the National Pupil Database? Thought not

Analysis Minister hopes to 'maximise the value' of kiddie data 'resource'

Security 8 Nov 06:30

Singaporeans get hard token baked into credit card

What happens when you sit on it?

Security 8 Nov 00:38

Android adware capability a vulnerability, claim boffins

Ad push code can spoof SMSs

Security 8 Nov 00:15

Adobe switches Flash fix schedule to Patch Tuesdays

Takes security marching orders from Redmond

Security 8 Nov 00:10

Adobe spurts spackle* into Flash's gaping holes

Google strikes again leaving Player moist and lumpy

Security 7 Nov 14:57

UK prosecutors, cops ponder new probe into NASA hacker McKinnon

Lawyers, plods to meet following 'preliminary enquiries'

Security 7 Nov 13:36

Theresa May DDoS case: Man cuffed by eCops

Home Office topple coppers take trip to Stoke

Security 7 Nov 11:43

GCHQ lines up BAE and pals for 'Cyber Incident Response'

When only a huge, bloated military contractor can help

Security 7 Nov 11:19

Boffins foul VM sandboxes with CPU-sniffing hack

Elaborate attack watches CPU activity on co-located VM, retrieves crypto key

Security 7 Nov 02:27

Ohio voting machines have 'backdoor', lawsuit claims

Video Security of e-voting called into question – again

Security 6 Nov 20:02

US election: New Jersey email voting plan 'best of bad bunch'

Better to give a man two votes than none

Security 6 Nov 19:24

Google bod exposes Sophos Antivirus' gaping holes

Ormandy - Are you pleased with yourself? Probably yes

Security 6 Nov 18:28

Epic FAIL: Anonymous didn't hack PayPal, managed to frighten Oz hippies

#OpNov5 pyrotechnics disappear in puff of smoke

Security 6 Nov 16:57

Avira 'fesses up: Our software isn't compatible with Windows 8

Update Firm clutches smoking gun, hops toward 2012

Security 6 Nov 10:17

New trend: Trojan which steals your pics instead of your text

That private stash of, ah, special-interest jpgs? Lifted

Security 6 Nov 08:27

Mobiles susceptible to radio hacks

Podcast Attack could command phones to record and transmit your voice

Security 6 Nov 01:25

More VMware secret source splattered across internet

Rudely exposed 'visor kernel dates from 2004

Security 5 Nov 17:29

Bonfire Night sets internet AFLAME: Anons claim PayPal, Symantec

Bigger fireworks as hacktivists raise their sights

Security 5 Nov 15:38

Guy Fawkes Night hack of Lady Gaga, NBC points to Anonymous

We hack what we can, not what we should

Security 5 Nov 15:16

Facebook login-via-email-link option BLURTED user secrets

NEWS FLASH: Unencrypted email is not secure

Security 5 Nov 14:19

Consumer VPN service could be popular as regional paywalls go up

'Everyone except Hulu, the BBC and the Telegraph loves us'

Security 5 Nov 09:19

China fingered for Coca Cola hack - report

Several big name multinationals kept quiet about breaches

Security 5 Nov 05:45

Hactivist crew smacks down Russia.gov: Spies are RICH enough

Pastebin dump revenge for 'wasting cash on espionage'

Security 2 Nov 18:32

One in seven North American home networks full of malware

Claims the continent's Phorm-a-like packet sniffer

Security 2 Nov 17:39

Greek journo who published list of Swiss bank account holders cleared

Revealing IMF-supplied names didn't violate data privacy

Security 2 Nov 10:29

Windows 8 'penetrated' says firm which sells to world's spy agencies

Various spooks now have secret keys to Redmond's kingdom

Security 1 Nov 16:58

Free Android apps often secretly make calls, use the camera

Free: it isn't, in mobile and in lunches

Security 1 Nov 15:03

5 Tokyo devs cuffed over 'The Movie' Android app scam

Record records reaper slurped 90,000 mobes

Security 1 Nov 13:57

Huawei reaches out to critical German hacker over router flaws

'Sometimes one needs a quick slap in the chops'

Security 1 Nov 10:44

Lindsay Lohan storm over Hitler, Hurricane tweets: 'It was hackers'

Curiously dull hack ... maybe they were a bit tired

Security 1 Nov 09:39

Big Data to battle fraud, cyber crime: EMC guard dog gets a Silver Tail

If you can't sniff with the big dogs, get off the porch

Security 1 Nov 09:19

Snooper's-charter plans are just misunderstood, sniffles tearful May

Reborn plan to tap entire UK internet catches cold

Security 1 Nov 06:00

Pollster says ID fraud less costly than we thought

Most attacks relatively trivial

Security 31 Oct 21:30

Hurricane Sandy: Where are all the cynical online scams?

Comment Update: Ah, there you are!

Security 31 Oct 17:50

To Russia with Love? Georgia snaps 'cyber-spy' with his own cam

Govt puts pics on internet - not much else they can do

Security 31 Oct 16:02

FBI cuffs 14 over $1m 'Gone in 60 Seconds' casino scam

Feds alerted after well-timed heist on cash-advance machines

Security 31 Oct 13:29

One million Facebook users' names and email addresses: $5

An effective way to fight social network fraud: Priceless

Security 31 Oct 10:53

Stratsec critical of cloud security

Potential haven for botnets, study finds

Security 30 Oct 23:00

Israeli cops penetrated by army of fake generals with trojans

Syrian rebels also hit, Iran's name murmured

Security 30 Oct 12:02

Your mouse may actually be a RAT in disguise

Plague-bearing horrors mask themselves as rodent chum

Security 30 Oct 10:46

Hackers crack Texan bank, Experian credit records come flooding out

Names, numbers, finances, EVERYTHING... and they weren't even customers

Security 29 Oct 16:40

Hackers deface 'sinful' French Euromillions site

You have to be in it to pwn it

Security 29 Oct 13:27

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