Thousands of seismic sensors monitoring geological activity are vulnerable to cyber attack, suggests research. The poor security controls around the way the sensors transmit data were detailed in a presentation…
Month: August 2016
Push to tackle online 'booter' services
Teenagers are behind many of the web attacks that cripple websites and knock people offline, suggests an FBI study. Presented at the Black Hat security conference the study scrutinised so-called…
Android bug fear in 900 million phones
Serious security flaws that could give attackers complete access to a phone’s data have been found in software used on tens of millions of Android devices. By Mark Ward, Technology…
Delta flights grounded after systems outage
US airline giant Delta has suspended departing flights worldwide after suffering a major system outage. “Customers should check the status of their flight before heading to the airport while the…
US health insurer warns 3.7m after cyber-attack
US health insurer Banner Health has written to 3.7 million customers and healthcare providers to warn that their data may have been stolen, after a cyber-attack. By Chris Baraniuk, Technology…
Can companies ever keep our data safe?
Yahoo is investigating claims the hacker linked to “mega-breaches” at MySpace and LinkedIn has posted details of 200 million Yahoo accounts to a marketplace on the dark web. In total…