Malicious Olympic 2012 Android apps spotted
The Olympic Games currently underway in London have proven to be one of the best lures for cyber scammers and other cyber crooks: we’ve had Olympic-themed spam emails …
SANS announces line-up for digital forensics event
SANS Institute has announced its roster of speakers presenting at the 3rd annual European Digital Forensics and Incident Response Summit (DFIR) in Prague on the 7th of …
British public unaware of cyber sporting scams
Watching this summer’s sporting escapades is something most of us will relish, but are we taking the right precautions to protect our electronic devices from the …
Overcoming the hacker hurdle during the Olympics
During the Beijing Olympics it’s reported there were upwards of 12 million “cyber security incidents” per day . Hacking has evolved tremendously since …
Bogus Olympics ticket site spotted
If you’re looking to score tickets for Olympic events you should be extremely careful when buying them online, as fake ticket sites are still around. Take for example …
67,000 phones to be lost or stolen during the Olympics
Numbers of smartphones and other portable networked devices have exploded over the past few years. As a result, this year’s Games will see the largest-ever risk of …
MPs call for cyber war on Britain’s cyber enemies
Britain’s security and intelligence agencies have been urged by MPs to engage in cyber attacks against enemy states in a report released by The Intelligence and Security …
How to make smart grids
A smart grid is an upgraded electricity network with two-way digital communication between supplier and consumer. The adoption of smart grids will change the distribution and …
Android Trojan attacks European banks
Recently Trusteer discovered the first Tatanga-based man in the mobile (MITMO) attack as well as new SPITMO configurations which are targeting Android mobile banking users in …
Fake anti-piracy warnings hitting UK users with money requests
Much has been said and written about the UK’s Digital Economy Act, but most Internet users still know just one thing about it: that it will eventually end with ISPs …
European Parliament rejects ACTA
Following recent recommendations by a number of European committees, the infamous Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement has been shot down today by the European Parliament in …
Fake “Tax Refund” emails targeting UK citizens
The UK tax season came to an end in April, and notifications about tax returns have begun slowly trickling down to the country’s citizens. But unfortunately among those …
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