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South Korea's military cyber command, set up to guard against hacking, appears to have been breached by North Korea, the military has said. A spokesman told the BBC that classified information was thought to have been stolen, although it is not clear exactly what data was accessed. The North has previously been accused of hacking into banks and media outlets but never the South's military.  Pyongyang has in the past rejected allegations of cyber crime...

Millions of internet users visiting popular news sites over the past few months may have been exposed to a malicious malvertising campaign. The cybercriminals behind the campaign are distributing malicious ads, which redirect users to the Stegano exploit kit. Security researchers uncovered that the Stegano malvertising campaign, exploited several Flash vulnerabilities. The malicious ads came embedded with attack codes within individual image pixels. Stegano has been active since 2014, however, researchers noted a fresh campaign launched in...

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has been forced to issue an apology after thousands of fans signed up its official mailing list were sent malware-ridden spam emails. On the morning of 5 December, numerous subscribers reported receiving an email titled 'Dear Customer' that was demanding an invoice for £170 be paid within 48 hours. The phishing email included a link for payment which reportedly contained a malicious file disguised as a website link. A number...

An unknown hacker has supposedly breached video sharing platform DailyMotion and stolen details for 87.6 million accounts, belonging to approximately 85 million users, according to data breach index website LeakedSource. LeakedSource, who provides a searchable database of user details leaked in various hacks, has added the DailyMotion stolen data to its search index. Security breach took place in October 2016. According to the service, the DailyMotion breach appears to have taken place around October 20,...

TalkTalk has denied that the WiFi passwords of customers hit by an internet bug have been stolen, despite claims from a security researcher. Last week a modified version of the Mirai worm cyber bug targeted and disrupted the broadband routers of some TalkTalk and Post Office broadband customers, leaving some without internet access. Now security researcher Ken Munro from Pen Test Partners claims he has studied one of the affected routers and alleges that a follow-up attack is...

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube have teamed up to share their expertise spotting terrorism-related content, in order to crimp its spread. The four put their name to a joint statement in which they declare “There is no place for content that promotes terrorism on our hosted consumer services.” The definition they're working with is “violent terrorist imagery or terrorist recruitment videos or images that we have removed from our services.” All four companies have committed to “the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new information security doctrine amid cyberespionage attack fears, which were sparked by the recent cyberattacks on major Russian banks. The new doctrine, which reportedly has already come into effect, is aimed at "strategic restraint and prevention of military conflicts" and at "modernising" the security systems. The doctrine document also warns of a rise in targeted cyberattacks against Russian organisations, including government agencies, military services and scientific, Russian-state media RT reported....

Saudi Arabia's central bank has reportedly been hit with the destructive disk-wiping malware called Shamoon that affected multiple government entities' computer networks over the past two weeks. Bloomberg reports that an investigation into the breach, which is still in its early stages, is currently underway, citing two anonymous sources briefed on the investigation. However, the country's central bank - known as the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency - reportedly said in a statement issued that its...

As India struggles to cope with demonetisation and its effects, the country's premier cyber security agency CERT-In (computer emergency response team) has warned of potential cyber attacks on micro ATMS and POS (point of sale) terminals by hackers. India witnessed a surprise currency crackdown last month when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Rs 1000 ($15, £11.5) and 500 note bills which were popular legal currency would be banned. As a result, people flocked to ATMs in...

iTunes users are being targeted by Fake iTunes emails disguised as invoices. Savvy scammers have spoofed the look and feel of iTunes communications, to make it look like they are receiving an official statement. According to George Cox, contributor to The Spectrum, the email “claims that you have been overcharged for a download purchase — $25 for one song, which is usually $1.99 or less, or $45 for the Netflix app.” What scammers want is for you...