Security Researchers at Trustwave have uncovered a new point-of-sale (PoS) malware threat dubbed ‘Punkey’ during an investigation led by the US Secret Service. The new malicious program ‘Punkey’ has at least three…
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European Union formally files anti-trust charges against Google
The European Union on Wednesday accused Google of illegally abusing its internet search market dominance to favour the company’s own services over rivals. The antitrust charges are the result of a five-year…
Twitter reminds UK users to register for upcoming General Election
Twitter has undertaken the job of reminding Brits to register to vote in the General Election, ahead of the April 20 deadline. The social blogging giant on Monday sent out a tweet…
Chinese hackers spying on India, South-East Asia for almost a decade: Research
Chinese government sponsored hackers have been spying on governments and businesses in Southeast Asia and India for at least a decade, researchers from internet security company FireEye have revealed. According to FireEye’s…
Facebook: It was a bug that resulted in collection of non-users’ online data
Facebook has slammed a recent study report compiled by the Belgian Privacy Commission (BPC) which claimed the social networking giant is involved in tracking all visitors to its site, even those who…
HGV speed limit increase criticised by road safety charity
Road safety charity have criticised the government’s new higher speed limits for lorries claiming the same as being “short-sighted”. Under new regulations, which are to come into effect beginning Monday, speed limits…
IBM exposes new sophisticated ‘The Dyre Wolf’ malware based fraud scheme
IBM has exposed a sophisticated fraud scheme which used a combination of new malware and old-fashioned social engineering to rob companies of more than $1 million. IBM security researchers have named the…
Tories will enforce strict age-checking on pornographic websites if re-elected
Pornographic websites will face a ban if they fail to implement strict age-restriction controls under a future Conservative government, Culture Secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced. The Culture Secretary said that if the…
European regulators probe Apple’s dealing with big music labels
European regulators have reportedly called out for details concerning Apple’s dealings with a number of record labels, ahead of Cupertino’s music streaming service launch, to ensure the dealing does not harm other…
Symantec: Energy companies in Middle East receiving end of malware attack
Middle East-based Energy sector companies are among the most recent targets of new data exfiltration software dubbed Trojan.Laziok, which is aimed at infecting systems to steal companies’ sensitive information, Symantec researchers have…
UK Gov announces plan to allot heavy subsidy on electric motorcycles
The Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has announced plans to offer subsidy on electric motorcycles and scooters in a bid to boost their uptake. As part of the government’s £7.5 million…
Google won’t recognize CNNIC issued internet security certificates
Tech giant Google has announced that its web browser Chrome and other products will no longer recognize security certificates issued by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). Announcement by the search…
Facebook tracking each and every visitor’s browsing activities, new research says
Facebook is tracking all visitors to its social networking site, even those who don’t have a Facebook account or those who have explicitly chosen to opt out of tracking, a study commissioned…
Google’s appeal to block privacy breach lawsuit rejected by court
Google has lost a bid to block a lawsuit brought in by three Brits on grounds of privacy breach. The plaintiffs, Judith Vidal-Hall, Robert Hann and Marc Bradshaw, accused Google of bypassing…
HCSEC UK clears Huawei of all security threat allegations
China-based telecom giant Huawei has been cleared of all allegations of it being a threat to Britain’s national security. Huawei’s products have been widely used in the UK for over a decade…