Hacking trial verdict puts David Cameron in dock June 24, 2014 Prime Minister David Cameron faced a crisis of confidence in his judgement yesterday after an Old Bailey jury found his former press secretary Andy Coulson guilty of conspiracy to hack phones. Rebekah Brooks, Coulson’s predecessor as editor at the News of the World, was found not guilty of all four charges she faced. Coulson faces [...]
Hedge fund loses millions after being hacked June 23, 2014 An unnamed hedge fund has lost millions of dollars after it was hacked last year, according to BAE Systems Applied Intelligence. The attackers stole portable company secrets by installing malware software, and in the process slowed down high-speed trading. The attack took place over a two-month period and has accumulatively cost the fund millions of [...]
Pinterest hacked: Users hit by weight-loss messages June 16, 2014 Pinterest has been hit by an apparent spam attack which saw users deluged with messages promoting weight-loss from an Asian fruit. The spam spread as users' accounts were compromised after clicking on the message link. Pinterest put a number of user accounts in “safe mode” to stop the spam spreading, but not before [...]
Domino’s Pizza hacked with 600,000 customers’ details at risk June 16, 2014 Domino's pizza has had its database hacked with the details of over 600,000 customers now in the hands of a hacker called Rex Mundi, according to Sky News. Mundi is demanding the pizza delivery company hand over €30,000 or else the details, which include customers favourite toppings, will be released later today. Answering why he had [...]
How your toilet could be the next hacker victim June 11, 2014 Most people have found reason to be excited about “the internet of things”. Having appliances wired up to your smartphone will make life a lot easier – and probably more fun. But experts are increasingly ready to voice problems that might occur, particularly those that aren’t readily obvious. Gunter Ollmann, chief technology officer of IOActive, [...]
Chinese officers charged with hacking US industry May 19, 2014 US AUTHORITIES announced charges against Chinese military officers for cyber-espionage yesterday, the first hacking case that has ever been laid against individuals working for the country’s government. The men are accused of industrial espionage for the purpose of gaining a commercial advantage. Yesterday, assistant US attorney general John Carlin said: “We allege that members of [...]
Kickstarter says hackers stole customer data February 16, 2014 KICKSTARTER, the crowdfunding platform used by thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises, admitted yesterday that US law enforcement had informed it of a major data breach last week. The company said that user’s credit card information had not been accessed, but that some usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords had been compromised. “We set a [...]
Geeks and hackers are transforming healthcare and saving our economy July 23, 2013 THE future of healthcare is taking shape. But it’s not being invented in drug company labs or planned by the NHS. Amateurs, obsessives and hackers are leading the charge. It’s a movement that will help us live longer – and could save the economy. It’s all happening through a combination of new gadgets, the power [...]