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Microsoft joins the two-step verification party

Late convert to dual-protection club

Security 17 Apr 18:09

Oracle slaps critical patch on insecure Java

Tries to educate users about potential dangers of in-browser Java apps

Security 17 Apr 00:17

Oracle critical patch plugs 128 security vulns

Database Server, MySQL, Siebel all affected

Security 16 Apr 18:23

Web host Linode, hackers clash over credit-card raid claim

Crooks boast of swiped privates via ColdFusion hole

Security 16 Apr 15:04

Ex-hacker leaves Pentagon's TOP-SECRET war boffins for Google

What will he do? We don't know - it's a secret

Security 16 Apr 13:59

Anonymous squirts all over NORKS in birthday surprise outrage

Happy Birthday, Mr Zombie President

Security 16 Apr 11:44

Firefox 'death sentence' threat to TeliaSonera over gov spy claims

Mozilla may snub telecom giant's new SSL certs

Security 16 Apr 10:19

Sophos picks up axe again, 'plans to DECIMATE staff'

Insider says 1 in 10 face the chop - though Sophos says overall headcount to rise

Security 16 Apr 08:36

SWARMS of ZOMBIES unleashed on innocent bloggers

Major hack attack focused on WordPress users named, er, 'admin'

Security 16 Apr 05:03

Silent Circle adds private email to hush-hush communications

Demand for secure comms brings government invitation

Security 16 Apr 00:16

Under the microscope: The bug that caught PayPal with its pants down

Payment giant suffers textbook SQL injection flaw

Security 15 Apr 08:28

FAA: 'No, you CAN'T hijack a plane with an Android app'

A simulator, as it turns out, is just that

Security 13 Apr 00:08

New York cops testing Big Brother crime-data Android app

'Funny, you don't look like your photo'

Security 12 Apr 20:14

Anons torn over naming 'n' shaming of 17yo's gang-rape suspects

Updated Rogue hacktivists may snub family plea for peace

Security 12 Apr 16:12

Windows 7 'security' patch knocks out PCs, knackers antivirus tools

Job done, lads. Now no one's getting infected

Security 12 Apr 14:09

'You can keep it' - Brit's nicked laptop turns up on Iranians' sofa

Tracking app on swiped PC snaps pics of family

Security 12 Apr 13:32

AVG: That World of Warcraft hack? RIDDLED with malware

Freebie scanner firm drapes arm 'round defenceless PC, smartphone users

Security 12 Apr 08:04

Check Point bakes anti-malware tech into firewall bricks

Software 'blades' whisper from scabbards. En garde

Security 12 Apr 06:35

Rotten spam causing more infections than ever – study

Indian and Vietnamese kinds are the worst

Security 11 Apr 23:46

Google tool lets you share data from BEYOND the GRAVE

'If you're reading this, I must be dead'

Security 11 Apr 20:19

Malware-flinging Winnti crew has been RIPPING OFF gaming firms for YEARS

Researchers: Cyberespionage campaign still targeting vid game vendors

Security 11 Apr 16:53

AMI PC firmware upgrade scare: The global security meltdown that wasn't

Analysis Although someone did 'open source' its code

Security 11 Apr 06:00

SSH an ill-managed mess says SSH author Tatu Ylonen

IETF draft a first step to new version

Security 11 Apr 01:56

Researcher hacks aircraft controls with Android smartphone

This may give the TSA some ideas

Security 11 Apr 01:12

Mozilla's Persona beta adds password-free Yahoo! logins

Identity Bridging makes your email addy your only ID

Security 9 Apr 22:20

Microsoft squashes 9 bugs with Patch Tuesday fixes

Plugs holes in IE10, locks down privilege escalation vulns

Security 9 Apr 20:39

British LulzSec member pleads guilty

Hacker to be sentenced next month

Security 9 Apr 17:06

Malware-flingers target gullible corporate bods with office printer spam

LOL, that's not a picture of my cat

Security 9 Apr 13:04

Microsoft's security apps still trip up on Windows 8

Up to 20% of 0-day attacks evade Redmond's defenses, says AV-Test

Security 9 Apr 01:09

Parking ticket firm 'exposed private info' - ICO making enquiries

Exclusive Katie Price's throbbing ride apparently NOT revealed, though

Security 8 Apr 08:03

Anonymous blitzes Israel in new attack

OpIsrael rocked, says Anon. Nothing to see here, says Israel

Security 8 Apr 04:33

Silent Circle aims for email that's as secure as it gets

PGP and Navy SEALs take on privacy

Security 6 Apr 00:25

German ransomware threatens with sick kiddie smut

IWF warns of scheme to shock victims into 'police' payment

Security 5 Apr 18:03

Half a MEELLION passwords reset after Scribd security snafu

Scribblers' YouTube claims 99% of users not dirtied

Security 5 Apr 15:04

Bitcoin exchange: Greedy traders to blame for DDoS attack

Bears bearing botnets?

Security 5 Apr 09:44

Australian Feds charge 17-year-old 'Anon' with four crimes

Ten years in chokey on the cards for defacement and intrusions

Security 5 Apr 05:14

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