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Sony settles Playstation hack litigation for $16m 
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Sony settles Playstation hack litigation for $16m Powered by SC Magazine
Jul 25, 2014 | Comment Now 
Looking to cap price of court action.
 
Criminals merge Zeus, Carberp code for more sinister trojan 
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Criminals merge Zeus, Carberp code for more sinister trojan
May 29, 2014 | Comment Now 
Australian financial services industry targeted.
 
US Navy officer facing jail over serious hack 
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US Navy officer facing jail over serious hack Powered by SC Magazine
May 7, 2014 | Comment Now 
The insider threat.
 
Microsoft releases last fixes for Windows XP, Office 2003 
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Microsoft releases last fixes for Windows XP, Office 2003
Apr 9, 2014 | Comment Now 
End of support for popular products.
 
Adobe releases fix for Flash zero-day 
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Adobe releases fix for Flash zero-day Powered by SC Magazine
Feb 6, 2014 | Comment Now 
And Mozilla pushes out 4 critical patches.
 
Researcher logs Android, iOS touch gestures 
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Researcher logs Android, iOS touch gestures Powered by SC Magazine
Jan 31, 2014 | Comment Now 
Keylogging evolves.
 
Senators aim to prevent California from aiding NSA spying 
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Senators aim to prevent California from aiding NSA spying Powered by SC Magazine
Jan 10, 2014 | Comment Now 
Will other States resist?
 
App matches photos with social profiles 
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App matches photos with social profiles Powered by SC Magazine
Jan 10, 2014 | Comment Now 
Take a photo of a stranger, hook up on dating sites.
 
NSA contracted RSA to use flawed algorithm 
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NSA contracted RSA to use flawed algorithm Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 23, 2013 | Comment Now 
Leaks reveal $10m contract.
 
Washington Post breached 
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Washington Post breached Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 20, 2013 | Comment Now 
The second in recent months.
 
A million US computers infected in 2013 
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A million US computers infected in 2013 Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 19, 2013 | Comment Now 
Outpaces all other countries.
 
Apple patches eight Safari code execution flaws 
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Apple patches eight Safari code execution flaws Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 19, 2013 | Comment Now 
Credential disclosure bug squashed.
 
23 charged in counterfeit card scam 
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23 charged in counterfeit card scam Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 16, 2013 | Comment Now 
$2 million made in unauthorised purchases.
 
App intercepts 25,000 SMS messages 
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App intercepts 25,000 SMS messages Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 16, 2013 | Comment Now 
2000 mobile devices infected.
 
Malicious DLL targets e-commerce sites for customer credit card data 
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Malicious DLL targets e-commerce sites for customer credit card data Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 13, 2013 | Comment Now 
The malware, dubbed "ISN," is masked as a module for Microsoft Internet Information Services web-hosting software.
 
US legislation introduced to curb critical infrastcuture hacks 
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US legislation introduced to curb critical infrastcuture hacks Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 13, 2013 | Comment Now 
The National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 was introduced Wednesday in a bipartisan effort by four lawmakers.
 
Google eyes password alternative for unlocking Chrome screens  
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Google eyes password alternative for unlocking Chrome screens Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 12, 2013 | Comment Now 
Developers have proposed an authentication method that would allow Chrome apps to unlock users' screens in sleep mode.
 
Patch Tuesday update addresses 24 bugs, including exploited TIFF zero-day 
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Patch Tuesday update addresses 24 bugs, including exploited TIFF zero-day Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 11, 2013 | Comment Now 
With the update, users can employ a patch for a TIFF zero-day, which - when exploited - gives attackers the same user rights as targeted individuals.
 
Leading tech companies make joint call for surveillance reform 
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Leading tech companies make joint call for surveillance reform Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
Heavyweight software and social media firms, including Apple, Microsoft and Twitter, have joined in on the coalition.
 
"Tower dump" of consumer mobile data a popular police snooping tactic 
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"Tower dump" of consumer mobile data a popular police snooping tactic Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
Among 125 law enforcement agencies in 33 states, one in every four use the "tower dump" tactic, new reports reveal.
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