Cyber Crime
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Outlook.com breach allowed hackers to read (some) emails for months
By Darren Allan published
Microsoft initially denied that email content was viewable by the perpetrators.
Over a million Asus laptops could have been hacked
By Darren Allan published
Updated In a highly worrying breach, hackers have apparently snuck a backdoor onto a million or so Asus PCs.
Asus responds to laptop hacking attack
By Matt Hanson published
Asus has responded to reports that its laptops have been compromised.
Thunderclap hack makes Macs and PCs with Thunderbolt ports vulnerable
By Kevin Lee published
If you use the Thunderbolt ports on your Mac or Windows PC, you might want to be careful about what you plug into them.
Everything you need to know about ransomware in 2019
By Cat Ellis published
In depth Security expert Fabian Wosar shares his advice on saying safe from this year's biggest threats – and what to do if you fall victim.
Anatova is a nasty new ransomware that targets gamers
By Darren Allan published
It makes a hefty ransom demand, and boasts clever techniques to avoid being defeated by a decryption tool.
Popular Q&A site Quora hacked, exposing details of 100 million users
By Olivia Tambini published
It's the latest in a number of large scale data breaches over the last few years.
WD My Cloud NAS boxes can be hacked over the internet, claim researchers
By Sharmishta Sarkar published
UPDATED Researchers have found that WD’s My Cloud devices can be hacked via a simple HTTP request.
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