Security sweep firm links botnet infestation and file sharing

Public sector apparently suffers most from idle P2Pers John Leyden There’s high degree of correlation between organisations with P2P activity and system compromises via malware infections, according to a new…

Java plug-in malware alert to be issued by Oracle

According to the FTC’s complaint, Oracle was aware of security issues in the Java SE (standard edition) plug-in when it bought the technology’s creator Sun in 2010. By Leo Kelion,…

Iranian hackers 'targeted' New York dam

Iranian hackers penetrated the computers controlling a dam near New York, reveals the Wall Street Journal. The 2013 attack did no damage but revealed information about how computers running the…

Cyber security warning after National Crime Agency website targeted

Website has experienced nearly 90 million intrusion detection sensor events since October 2013. By Press Association The chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee has called for improved cyber security…

Hello Kitty, Goodbye Privacy as 3M+ Users Hit by Breach

Unsalted SHA-1 password hashes were also used—particularly bad information security practice. Phil Muncaster The personal information of over three million Hello Kitty customers has been found online by security researchers…