A top U.S. official has called on China to investigate and stop cyber attacks, which he said pose a growing …
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Winter Olympics threatened by hacking campaign
Hackers have targeted an attack at organisations involved in the Winter Olympics in South Korea and tried to access sensitive information, according to a report by cybersecurity firm McAfee. 1 2740
US students take on Chinese malware code
Wesley McGrew, a research associate at Mississippi State University, may be among the few people thrilled with the latest grim …
Apple insists on jailbreak warnings
iOS jailbreaks may come and go, but Apple continues to warn that hacking an iPhone and jailbreaking it, while not …
Microsoft, Symantec take down botnet
Microsoft and Symantec on Wednesday announced that they have dismantled a botnet that took over millions of computers for criminal …
2012 ‘year of the exploit’
In a security landscape report released on Tuesday, security software maker F-Secure claimed that 2012 was the “year of the …
Chinese malware targets US drones
Security firm FireEye has claimed that a series of targeted malware attacks detected a year ago are almost certainly part …
US politicians to change hacking law
U.S. lawmakers recently pledged to rewrite an antihacking law as hundreds of people gathered in Washington, D.C., to mourn the …
iPhone hackers hint at iOS 6 jailbreak
Two iPhone hackers hinted on Sunday that they are making progress toward developing a new jailbreak for the latest version …
Pwn2Own hacking contest offers record $560k in prizes
HP TippingPoint, the long-time organiser of the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest, announced on Friday that it will offer cash awards …
Experts defend password-based security
Despite news that Google’s security team is experimenting with ways to replace passwords for logging in to websites, security experts …