460,000 malware samples uncovered

The myth that Macs were somehow more secure than other operating systems too another battering today in the latest Threat Report by McAfee Labs.

IBM warning

Biggish Blue has issued a warning about the poor state of online security and claimed that things are getting worse.

Gemalto figures

Beancounters at Gemalto have released the findings of the Breach Level Index revealing that 1,792 data breaches led to almost 1.4 billion data records being compromised worldwide during 2016, an increase of 86 percent compared to 2015.

All the while people were saying it was impossible

The Central Intelligence Agency was bugging iPhones and Macs through-out the period that the Apple users claimed they were safe from intrusion.

But it would say that even if they could

Fruity tax-dodging cargo-cult Apple has reassured its legions of fans in the media that there is no way that Turkish hackers can bring down its entire operation.

Nonsense

In rare move, Britain’s top spooks slapped down allegations that Barack Obama used GCHQ to spy on Donald Trump during the presidential campaign.

Prove you are a coder

Trump-empowered border patrol guards are getting sillier and are now demanding that software engineers demonstrate their powers of coding at the airport.

Problem fixed

CloudFlare, the popular content delivery network used by more than 5.5 million sites, accidentally leaked customers' sensitive information for months.

More than 1.5 million pages defaced

More than 1.5 million Wordpress sites have been defaced after hackers took advantage of a vulnerability in the REST API, patched in WordPress version 4.7.2.

Can be cracked in five goes

The Pattern Lock system which is used to provide security on millions of Android phones is a doddle to crack.