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Article | 14/06/2011 World Bank cut connection to IMF after "major" cyberattack

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has admitted to being the victim of a cyberattack so serious that its global partner the World Bank temporarily ...

Article | 14/06/2011 Russian bank puts lie detector in ATM machine

Customers of the Russian Sperbank might in future have to pay attention to how nervous they sound if they wish to withdraw money from the bank's ATM m...

Article | 14/06/2011 Privacy groups push for U.S. Facebook probe

The privacy flap over Facebook's new facial recognition service has gained some momentum.

Article | 7/06/2011 IT security regulations ‘totally out of date’

The legal framework in which businesses operate their IT and data security is "totally outdated" and dates "from the 20th Century, while attempting to...

Article | 4/06/2011 Sony Hacked Again: How Not to Do Network Security

Yes. As unbelievable as it may seem, Sony was hacked again. It is not (entirely) Sony's fault that it is the target du jour for hackers everywhere. Bu...

Article | 4/06/2011 Acer server in Europe reportedly breached

Hacking group Pakistan Cyber Army Friday claimed it had broken into an Acer server in Europe and stole personal data on about 40,000 people.

Article | 4/06/2011 So, why are senior U.S. officials using Gmail?

When Google announced that hackers had gone after Gmail users, the company noted that they specifically targeted U.S. government officials and militar...

Article | 3/06/2011 Avast launches beta of free antivirus for Mac

On Wednesday, Avast Software announced the launch of a beta version of its new antivirus software for Mac OS X. The app is being touted as an almost c...

Article | 27/05/2011 RSA tokens may be behind major network security problems at Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin’s has “major internal computer network problems,” that one security blogger is linking to compromised RSA tokens, according to publish...

Article | 25/05/2011 Apple offers Mac malware removal instructions

There's been quite some commotion regarding the Mac and its relative security since Trojan horse Mac Defender appeared on the scene earlier this month...

Article | 23/05/2011 PlayStation Network hack will cost Sony $170M

Sony expects the hack of the PlayStation Network and will cost it ¥14 billion (US$170 million) this financial year, it said Monday.

Article | 21/05/2011 Sony hit again with two hacks

An intruder has apparently broken into So-net, an internet service provider subsidiary of Sony, and stolen about $1200 worth of virtual tokens.

Article | 23/05/2011 No Rapture: the end has been delayed but watch out for apocalypse attacks

I didn't expect to get a ticket to the rapture, but judging from the lack of abandoned vehicles it seems that the rumors of the end of the world were...

Article | 18/05/2011 Apple and Google to face another Senate privacy hearing

Barely a week after sending its vice president of software, Bud Tribble, to Capitol Hill for a hearing about location data, Apple is due back before t...

Article | 18/05/2011 Ex-hacker comments on how PSN attack may have gone down

The PlayStation Network is back up for most gamers around the world, but Sony has yet to give an explanation as to why and how the attack brought down...

Article | 17/05/2011 Windows scareware fakes impending drive disaster

Scammers are trying to trick Windows users into paying to fix bogus hard drive errors that have apparently erased important files, a researcher said t...

Article | 14/05/2011 Offshoring: Preparing for India's proposed privacy rules

The Indian government has finally taken a step toward creating a comprehensive set of data protection rules to safeguard privacy, but the proposed reg...

Article | 14/05/2011 Analysis: Is Sony getting a bad rap on its data breach?

Sony didn't show up for last week's Capitol Hill hearing on its massive data breach, thought to have affected more than 100 million video gamers. But ...

Article | 13/05/2011 Adobe Flash update puts users in charge of privacy

Adobe has released an important update to its Flash Player software that fixes critical security flaws and gives users a better way of controlling whe...

Article | 7/05/2011 Skype to fix wormable bug in Mac software

Skype plans to push out an important update to its Skype for Mac software next week that will fix a big that could be leveraged by hackers looking to ...