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Ubisoft confirms data breach
Users of Ubisoft's Uplay site have been warned that their personal data may have been compromised following a security breach that originated from its online systems. Hackers targeted sensitive data...
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Hackers ‘can infiltrate’ emergency broadcasts
Those in charge of the United States Emergency Alert System (EAS) have been forced to reassess their vulnerability management, after it emerged that hackers could infiltrate the technology. The EAS was...
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Google Glass QR codes vulnerable to attack?
A security vulnerability has been detected in Google Glass – more specifically the QR codes that are used to give the system instructions. Lookout, a security technology firm, found that it could...
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Google Cloud Storage introduces data encryption
Google Cloud Storage has taken steps to improve the security of its users' data, as automatic encryption now comes as standard with the product. Before any data is written to disk, each object will be...
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New York Times subject to attack
The New York Times went offline earlier this week (August 27) following a suspected hacking. Not only were subscribers unable to read online content, but workers at the publication were forced to be...
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China reports ‘biggest ever’ cyber attack
China has revealed details of what it is billing as the biggest cyber attack ever to hit the country. There is still no information on who might have been responsible for the breach, which involved a...
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Syrian hackers warn of further attacks
A group of hackers who are believed to have been behind recent attacks on media sources such as The New York Times have warned that their work is not over yet. The Syrian Electronic Army was...
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FBI warns of further attacks by Syrian Electronic Army
Media outlets are advised to be on high alert after the Syrian Electronic Army attacked a number of high profile outlets over recent weeks. The FBI issued the warning and said the group was...
View ArticleFBI warns of further attacks by Syrian Electronic Army
Media outlets are advised to be on high alert after the Syrian Electronic Army attacked a number of high profile outlets over recent weeks. The FBI issued the warning and said the group was...
View ArticleUS data brokers hit by hackers
Some of the largest data brokers in the US may need to carry out a security audit, after an investigation found that they had been hacked by an identity theft service. Dun & Bradstreet, LexisNexis...
View ArticleMetropolitan Companies announces potential breach
Metropolitan Companies is currently in the process of notifying individuals of a possible data breach, one which may have left their personal information open to a third party. The attack was...
View ArticleHackers access university student and staff data
Students and staff from Butler University in Indianapolis are being notified that their personal information may have been compromised by an attack carried out in 2013. Around 163,000 staff, alumni,...
View ArticleCredit Union error exposes data of 18,000 members
Members of the Stanford Federal Credit Union in California are being notified that a security breach has left their information exposed. Around 18,000 members of the Union had data breached when an...
View ArticleMan charged with attack on support company Zendesk
A Massachusetts resident has had charges laid relating to the recent attack on Zendesk, in which information private to the company was exported to computers outside of the Zendesk network. Zendesk is...
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Nude Celebrity Scandal, Cloud Service Security and You!
Following the slew of private celebrity photos leaked earlier this week, both end-users and organisations are understandably concerned. Invariably, user confidence in the security of online services,...
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