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PCM Hacked: Cloud Services Firm Plays Down Impact

PCM a California-based hardware and cloud services provider has confirmed that it was hacked. During the attack, threat actors accessed files…

Trend Micro Admits it Was Hacked, Symantec Denies Claims of “Fxmsp” Breach

UPDATED 23:45 GMT with amended comment from Symantec, AdvIntel.  Trend Micro today admitted it had suffered "unauthorised access to a…

Have Three Major US Antivirus Companies Been Hacked?

A little-known New York-based threat intelligence company, Advanced Intelligence LLC (AdvIntel), says it has proof that three US-based antivirus companies…

5 Things We Know about the German Hack, from Porn to Mirrors

Today's revelation of a huge data breach in Germany that exposed the details of nearly 1,000 politicians, including Chancellor Angela…

Area 1’s European Cable Hack Leak Leaves Infosec Pros Confounded

Area 1, a California-based security company founded by ex-National Security Agency hackers, has come under fire for passing European diplomatic…

Quora Hacked: Website Logs Out 200 Million Users

Popular Q&A forum Quora has logged out its entire 200-million-strong user base and invalidated all passwords after hackers stole the…

Hack of the Net: FIFA Admits to Second Hack, Expects Revelations

Football governing body FIFA has reportedly been hacked for a second time and is expecting revelations to become widespread in…

Cyber Crime Has Tumbled 30%, says ONS – But Has It?

Cybercrime is down 30 percent in England and Wales, according to a new report from the Office of National Statistics…

Wish Companies Would Stop Downplaying Security Breaches? This Dating Website Made One Up

Companies with great troves of customer data are always doing their upmost to play down a security breach. Facebook for…

Carphone Warehouse Hack: The Big Questions

Carphone Warehouse announced this morning that its systems were compromised last year, revealing 5.9 million card details and the details…