More than 2,000 machines are ready to be infected, Cisco says. By Katherine Noyes More than 2,000 machines at schools and other organizations have been infected with a backdoor in…
Month: April 2016
Web host 123-reg deletes sites in clean-up error
Web hosting firm 123-reg has accidentally deleted an unspecified number of its customers’ websites. By Chris Foxx, Technology reporter The company, which hosts 1.7m sites in the UK, said an…
Users Urged to Uninstall QuickTime for Windows
Lack updates and vulnerabilities found. Phil Muncaster Security experts are urging QuickTime for Windows owners to uninstall the multimedia software after Apple quietly announced that it will no longer be…
US anti-encryption law is so 'braindead' it will outlaw file compression
Burr-Feinstein’s proposed legislation will screw over the NSA, too, says Bruce Schneier. Iain Thomson The proposed bill put forward by Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to force…
Cyber-security - Kryptonite for lawyers
Insurers are waking up to the legal profession as the soft underbelly’ of cyber security. Analysis of the website of Mossack Fonseca, the firm at the centre of the Panama…
Microsoft sues US government over secret data requests
Microsoft is suing the US government over the right to tell its users when federal agencies want access to private data. Dave Lee, North America technology reporter It says keeping…