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Assange loses extradition battle in Supreme Court

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:07:02 GMT

Wikileaks editor Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over allegations of sexual coercion, the Supreme Court has ruled

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

Assange loses extradition battle in Surpreme Court

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:07:02 GMT

Wikileaks editor Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over allegations of sexual coercion, the Supreme Court has ruled

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

Assange loses appeal to avoid extradition to Sweden

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:07:02 GMT

Wikileaks editor Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over allegations of sexual coercion, the Supreme Court has ruled

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

'Flame' cyberattack raging through Middle East systems

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Tue, 29 May 2012 09:55:01 GMT

A highly targeted package of malware known as Flame is currently stealing data from systems in Iran, Israel and elsewhere, and is potentially 20 times as sophisticated as Stuxnet, according to Kaspersky

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

The secret's out for secure chip design

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Mon, 28 May 2012 13:42:01 GMT

An American designed chip made in China and used for military security has a secret back door. We may never find out who did it: it doesn't matter.

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

FBI quietly sets up surveillance tech unit

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:32:02 GMT

US authorities have created a secretive surveillance unit that is working on inventing technology that will make it easier for police to eavesdrop on internet and wireless communications

(ZDNet UK - Security)

NHS patients' health data to be anonymised and shared

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:13:01 GMT

The government's NHS Information Strategy sets out plans to enable the reuse of data and give patients access more access to their health details online

(ZDNet UK - Security Management)

Pakistan ends Twitter blockade

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:04:02 GMT

The Pakistan government has restored access Twitter after temporarily blocking it because of 'blasphemous' postings

(ZDNet UK - Security)

Privacy watchdog to chase big companies over cookie law

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:09:01 GMT

The Information Commissioner's Office plans to quiz 50 large British businesses over whether they are complying with new rules to tell people about cookies on their sites, but does not envisage levying fines at first

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

UK Anonymous keeps up DDoS barrage on ICO

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:13:01 GMT

A branch of the UK Anonymous group called the ATeam has said it is using 'sophisticated' DDoS methods against the website of Information Commissioner's Office

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

McAfee teams with Intel on energy systems defence

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:31:02 GMT

McAfee has partnered with its parent company Intel on a scheme to improve the defence of critical infrastructure systems from cyberattacks

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

Researchers find backdoor on ZTE Android phones

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:45:01 GMT

Security researchers have reported a hidden backdoor in the ZTE Score M and Skate Android phones, which could give a hacker root access

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

Apple releases Flashback tool for Mac OS X 10.5

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:44:01 GMT

Apple has released a Flashback malware removal tool for users of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, having previously stopped support for that version of the operating system

(ZDNet UK - Security Management)

Irish watchdog: Facebook privacy still falls short

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:32:01 GMT

Facebook has put out an updated privacy policy with more details on cookies and targeted ads, but the changes it is proposing do not tackle all the problems, according to the Irish data protection commissioner

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

Adobe changes course and patches Photoshop for free

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:27:01 GMT

After telling customers they would have to upgrade to Creative Suite 6 versions of Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash Professional to fix critical security flaws, Adobe has backtracked and is preparing to patch them for free

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

Adobe makes users pay to fix Photoshop flaw

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:02:02 GMT

Photoshop for Creative Suite 5 has a serious security flaw that Adobe is not going to patch, forcing security-conscious users to potentially pay hundreds of pounds to upgrade to Photoshop CS6

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

Seventeen-year-old arrested over TeamPoison attacks

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:14:02 GMT

A teenager has been arrested in Newcastle over alleged cyberattacks by the TeamPoison hacking group against Tony Blair and international law enforcement agencies

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

Tougher interception laws to reach Twitter

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:55:01 GMT

The government will introduce a bill to intercept a wider range of internet communications, including those on social networks, and give police wider surveillance powers

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

Twitter probes suspected user data leak

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:10:01 GMT

Up to 55,000 alleged Twitter user account passwords and email addresses have been posted online, sparking an investigation by the micro-blogging site

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

Ransomware locks up PCs in fake anti-piracy campaign

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:35:02 GMT

British computer users are being targeted by fraudsters who use the Blackhold exploit kit to infect a PC, then accuse the victim of piracy, lock the computer and demand payment as compensation

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

IPv6 security: What you need to know

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Most security incidents are down to human error — and the lack of experience and training for IT professionals dealing with IPv6 make those mistakes more likely, says Axel Pawlik

(ZDNet UK - Security Management)

Hackers hold bank to ransom over stolen data

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:16:02 GMT

In an unusual move, a group of hackers has attempted to blackmail a Belgian bank for €150,000 over client data lifted from a compromised server

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

Defence companies targeted in spear-phishing attack

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:11:02 GMT

A public-private sector information-sharing hub has revealed a campaign to break into defence contractors' systems via a tailored malicious email campaign, according to Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

SOCA website taken down in DDoS attack

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:02:01 GMT

The Serious Organised Crime Agency instructed its hosting provider to take its website offline after a distributed denial of service attack started to affect other clients

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)

Symantec: Flashback Trojan pulled in $10,000 a day

feedback@zdnet.co.uk (Editors) — Wed, 02 May 2012 09:15:02 GMT

The Flashback malware, which at its peak infected more than 600,000 Macs worldwide, may have been earning its creators in the region of $10,000 a day through ad clicks

(ZDNet UK - Security Threats)