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UK govt launches encryption for public services network Powered by SC Magazine
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Brit faces jail for hacking US Federal Reserve Powered by SC Magazine
By Jonathan Stempel | Feb 28, 2014 | Comment Now 
Could be facing up to 12 years.
 
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Asylum seeker data remains exposed online Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Feb 28, 2014 | Comment Now 
Data breach fall out hard to contain.
 
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UK spooks tapping into Yahoo users' video chats Powered by SC Magazine
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Latest Snowden revelation.
 
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US attorney subpoenaed MtGox Powered by SC Magazine
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Sources reveal investigations into operations.
 
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Target breach halves holiday profit, costs $68 million to fix Powered by SC Magazine
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Supermarket share value begins to recover.
 
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RSA blames NSA for security industry mistrust Powered by SC Magazine
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Chief speaks out on U$S10 million contract.
 
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Apple patches OS X security hole Powered by SC Magazine
By Juha Saarinen | Feb 26, 2014 | Comment Now 
Not mentioned in main update listing.
 
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Microsoft defence tool bypassed Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Feb 25, 2014 | Comment Now 
Users defenceless against high-level attacks.
 
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'Pony' botnet used to steal bitcoins Powered by SC Magazine
By Jim Finkle | Feb 25, 2014 | Comment Now 
Full value unknown.
 
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Brandis threatens to mandate 'three strikes' Powered by SC Magazine
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ISPs urged to submit voluntary piracy code.
 
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By David Glance | Feb 24, 2014 | Comment Now 
Opinion: Bug introduced by coding mistake.
 
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Commissioner releases final guidelines.
 
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Apple rushes out patch for SSL authentication flaw Powered by SC Magazine
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Siemens issues patches.
 
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Error reports uncover hacks at govt agency, telco Powered by SC Magazine
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New RAM-scraping Zeus version targeting payment terminals.
 
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Intrusion and surveillance kit also found in Australia.
 
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To protect critical infrastructure.
 
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Aussie spies gave intel on Indonesian talks to NSA Powered by SC Magazine
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US law firm targeted.
 
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Europe considers building comms network to thwart US spies Powered by SC Magazine
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Merkel and Hollande in talks.
 
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Crowdfunding site Kickstarter hacked, user data stolen Powered by SC Magazine
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Credit card details safe.
 
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Aussies raid $3 million from Silk Road drug store Powered by SC Magazine
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Transaction bug exploited.
 
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Phishing email caught contractor in Target breach Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Feb 14, 2014 | Comment Now 
Citadel malware nabbed logins.
 
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Computrace developer slams Kaspersky report as inaccurate Powered by SC Magazine
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Says software not remotely exploitable.
 
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US senator sues Obama govt over NSA spying Powered by SC Magazine
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Says activities violate privacy rights.
 
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Anti-theft tech allows remote hijacking of millions of computers Powered by SC Magazine
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BIOS-based threat unknown to many users.
 
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Microsoft's Bing censoring Chinese search results Powered by SC Magazine
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Advocacy group finds politically biased results.
 
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Google calls for reform of govt spying laws Powered by SC Magazine
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Warrants, transparency needed.
 
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Cyber spying campaign dubbed 'The Mask' uncovered Powered by SC Magazine
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Researchers find origins in Spanish-speaking nation.
 
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World's largest DDoS strikes US, Europe Powered by SC Magazine
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Customer data on black market.
 
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Private photos exposed in Instagram hack Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Feb 11, 2014 | Comment Now 
Privacy settings altered.
 
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Turnbull kicks off annual cyber security competition Powered by SC Magazine
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Winner to attend Black Hat 2014 conference.
 
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Greens go black to fight online surveillance Powered by SC Magazine
By Paris Cowan | Feb 11, 2014 | Comment Now 
Ludlam to highlight Australia's "complicity" with NSA.
 
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GitHub bugs allow account hijacking Powered by SC Magazine
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Consultant scores $4000 bug bounty.
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