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The use of Cloud services means that piracy of music, videos and other content is rampant according to a report published in Washington. Image:

Piracy thrives through Cloud services

19 Sep 2014

Apple's Tim Cook says that new security features in iOS 8 make it impossible for Apple to scrutinise user information or for any security agency to break in without the users passcode. Image: Twitter

Apple's encryption tool locks out governments

19 Sep 2014

Yelp has been fined $450,000 by the FTC for allowing under-age children to register on its site and for not protecting their privacy. Image:

Yelp agrees to pay fine for child privacy violations

18 Sep 2014

Security expert Graham Cluley says most people are unaware that iPhones automatically back-up their information to the iCloud service where it is accessible to anyone with the right passwords. Image:

'Cloud' focus after internet hack

3 Sep 2014

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, another victim of hackers, says that the hacking activity was particularly creepy as the pictures were taken in the privacy of her own home. Image:

Celebrity iCloud hack investigated by Apple, FBI

2 Sep 2014

FBI spokesman J Peter Donald says the source of the attack on JPMorgan Chase has not been established but US authorities are working on the problem. It is unclear what information may have been compromised. Image:

Russian hackers break into JPMorgan

28 Aug 2014

Retailers have been warned about the Backoff malware threat that is targeting point of sale machines to harvest credit card numbers and passwords. Image:

Backoff: malicious computer software for PoS systems

25 Aug 2014

Whistle-blower Edward Snowden tells Wired magazine that the NSA has developed a program called MonsterMind to thwart cyber-attacks by monitoring all Internet traffic and private communications all the time. Image:

MonsterMind monitors everything for NSA

14 Aug 2014

Facebook's Joe Sullivan has confirmed the company has bought PrivateCore to improve security on all its servers. Image:

Facebook buys security startup PrivateCore

8 Aug 2014

Paedophile John Henry Skillern was arrested after Google tipped-off police about images he was send via Gmail. Image:

Google tips-off police over child porn suspect in Texas

5 Aug 2014

Fortify's Mike Armistead says that eight out of ten devices failed basic security tests. Image:

Your fridge could be behind an attack on you

1 Aug 2014

Former 9/11 Commission Co-chairman Tom Kean warns that the US is vulnerable to cyber-attacks and is inadequately prepared to counter them. Image:

US vulnerable to serious cyber-attacks

25 Jul 2014

Wall Street Journal takes computers offline after hacking

Wall Street Journal takes computers offline after hacking

24 Jul 2014

US attorney Sally Quillian Yates says that each one of the people included in the indictments will be prosecuted under US law for piracy and theft of intellectual property. Image:

Android app pirates face prosecution

22 Jul 2014

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US snooped on Muslim-American leaders: report

11 Jul 2014

Verizon data queries nearly 150,000 in 2014

Verizon data queries nearly 150,000 in 2014

10 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Matt Tomlinson says all Outlook mails will be strongly encrypted to improve security. Image:

Microsoft improves Outlook mail security

2 Jul 2014

Powerlines, transport networks and critical infrastructure in Europe and the USA could be crippled by Dragonfly malware claims Symantec. Image:

Malware aimed at disrupting US and Europe's energy supplies

1 Jul 2014

Google's Eric Schmidt, working with a panel of advisers, is removing harmful content about European individuals from Google search engines based on requests received by the company. Image: .

Google starts removing information from search engines

27 Jun 2014

McAfee's Vincent Weafer says malware is a growing threat for smartphones. Image:

More and more apps vulnerable to malware

25 Jun 2014

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says 'kill' switches on phones are highly effective deterrents against the theft of smarphones. Image: Politico

'Kill' switches added to Android and Microsoft smartphones

23 Jun 2014

Microsoft's lawyer David Howard says that the US court order it is challenging is unenforceable for servers in another country. Image:

Microsoft fights USA court order over overseas data

13 Jun 2014

Analyst Graham Cluely suggests not using TweetDeck until there is certainty about the security patch. Image:

TweetDeck sinks then floats again

13 Jun 2014

CSIS Fellow, James Lewis says cybercrime is a low-risk growth industry offering great returns. Image:

Global cybercrime worth $445bn

10 Jun 2014

Google's Brandon Long has confirmed that the company is working on new versions of Chrome that will make email messages more secure by encrypting them. Image: Google

Google's new Chrome makes email more secure

5 Jun 2014

Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev has been detained and charged in the US for creating a sophisticated cybercrime syndicate. Image:

International raid targets data-stealing computer virus: US

3 Jun 2014

Analyst see Apple's deal with Beats to get Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre on board is a mismatch that won't add much to the company's value. Image: Wikipedia

Software to star at Apple developers conference

2 Jun 2014

The image of a thief taken using Lookout's 'theftie' system and sent to the owner of the phone so the thief can be apprehended by police. Image:

'Thefties' nab 'selfies' of smartphone thieves

30 May 2014

Hector Monsegur avoided going to jail for 124 years after doing a deal with the FBI. Known as Sabu, he was responsible for hacking hundreds of commercial and government sites around the world. Image:

US hacker turns FBI informant, walks free

28 May 2014

The Chinese government has banned all government agencies from installing Windows 8 on its computers. Image:

Microsoft to negotiate with China after Windows 8 ban

21 May 2014