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Last week, the 14 people detained by authorities on suspicion of being involved with the RedHack hacktivist group were released. However, shortly after, one of them, a man suspected of being the leader of the hacker collective, was arrested once again. The suspect is Taylan Kulaçoğlu. Turkish prosecutors say he is the hacker known as “Manyak.” He was arrested in Istanbul and taken back to Ankara, where the suspects were first questioned. According to Hurriyet Daily News, during his...

The Canadian government recently put forward a new set of cyber laws designed to prevent online bullying. The proposed legislation immediately drew howls of outrage from all corners, accusing the government of simply reviving its previous failed attempt at introducing draconian state snooping in a new disguise. So, what's really going on with Bill C-13? The bill was announced by Canada's Justice Minister Peter MacKay on November 20th, nicely coinciding with Anti-Bullying Week in the UK.  

The Sunday Herald can reveal the hacker got into a personal account used for Yes business and emailed senior political figures including Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The person warned: "This is yet another exposé of the poor security and user practices in place by individuals associated with Yes Scotland." The hacker may be linked to an individual who repeatedly emailed Yes about an earlier alleged breach of the pro-independence campaign group's security.

The official website of newly created Chinese coal bank has been hacked and defaced by Japanese based hackers. "www.MeitanBank.com", It is reportedly the first bank in the world with coal as the core focus, founded by JinBen Investment Group co and 15 coal firms. The website has been defaced since February(29th November) with the defacement message written in Japanese.

Fake PayPal emails claiming recipients will have limited access to their account because they didn’t provide enough information have been landing for the last few days in inboxes around the world. The emails seem to target PayPal customers in the UK, although those located in other countries may inadvertently fall for the scam as well. Equipped with the PayPal logo, the message is well-written and edited and really does seem, at first glance, as though...

UK consumers 38 percent more likely to say the convenience of shopping on mobile phones overrides security concerns   Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of risk-based security and compliance management solutions, today announced the results of a survey on mobile security and holiday shopping. The survey was conducted by Dimensional Research and OnePoll from November 18-20, 2013, and evaluated the attitudes of 1,400 consumers in the U.S. and U.K.   Mobile shopping is expected...

Neverquest Trojan banker supports almost every trick used to bypass online banking security system   Kaspersky Lab has recorded several thousand attempts to infect computers used for online banking with a malicious program that its creators claim can attack "any bank in any country". The Neverquest Trojan banker supports almost every trick used to bypass online banking security systems, including web injection, remote system access and social engineering. Due to the Trojan's self-replication capabilities, Kaspersky...

Why are Asia Pacific (AP) governments a soft target for cyberattacks? The digital age brings some inherent security risks, like cyberattacks and hacking, that can have a significant impact on governments. The governments of Singapore, Philippines, South Korea, India, andJapan are some of the recent major victims — and the list is growing by the day.

A new bug in the Android mobile OS version 4.3 (a.k.a. “Jellybean”) opens the door for app-based security lock bypass, a security team has found.   According to Germany-based Curesec, the vulnerability essentially enables any rogue app at any time to remove all existing device locks activated by a user. Android devices can implement several locks, like PIN, password, gesture and even facial recognition to lock and unlock a device. Before a user can change...

The pressures coming to bear on the Guardian, observers say, are testing the limits of press freedoms in one of the world’s most open societies. Although Britain is famously home to a fierce pack of news media outlets — including the tabloid hounds of old Fleet Street — it also has no enshrined constitutional right to free speech.