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Banks warned on cyber heists as hack sophistication grows

Jim Finkle, Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 08:30 AM

SWIFT, the global messaging system used to move trillions of dollars each day, warned banks on Wednesday that the threat of digital heists was on the rise as hackers use increasingly sophisticated tools and techniques to launch new attacks. Read more »

Vietnamese researcher shows iPhone X face ID 'hack'

Mai Nguyen, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 14 10:22 PM

A researcher in Vietnam has demonstrated how he apparently fooled Apple Inc's face recognition ID software on its new iPhone X using a mask made with a 3D printer, silicone and paper tape. Read more »

Wi-Fi vulnerable to hacks, researchers uncover

Reuters
Posted at Oct 16 10:04 PM

Belgian researchers have discovered a flaw in a widely used system for securing Wi-Fi communications that could allow hackers to read information that was previously understood to be encrypted, or infect websites with malware, they said on Monday. Read more »

Battle of the online sex crimes in high-tech South Korea

Jung Ha-Won, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 05:14 PM

In South Korea, 7,325 requests to have intimate videos removed from the Internet were made in 2016, according to government figures, a sevenfold increase in 4 years. Read more »

Hackers gain entry into US, European energy sector, Symantec warns

Reuters
Posted at Sep 06 11:46 PM

Advanced hackers have targeted United States and European energy companies in a cyber espionage campaign that has in some cases successfully broken into the core systems that control the companies’ operations, according to researchers at the security firm Symantec. Read more »

Chinese cyber spies broaden attacks in Vietnam: security firm

Matthew Tostevin, Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 03:24 PM

Cyber spies working for or on behalf of China's government have broadened attacks against official and corporate targets in Vietnam at a time of raised tension over the South China Sea, cyber security company FireEye said. Read more »

US judge sets $30,000 bail for famed British cyber expert

John L. Smith, Reuters
Posted at Aug 05 07:55 AM

LAS VEGAS - A US judge in Law Vegas set a $30,000 bail on Friday for a famed British cyber security researcher accused of advertising and selling malicious code used to pilfer banking and credit card information. Read more »

Multinationals hit by vast wave of cyberattacks

Oleksandr Savochenko, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 28 04:36 AM

Danish sea transport company Maersk, British advertising giant WPP and the French industrial group Saint-Gobain were among those who said they came under attack and put protection protocols in place to avoid data loss. Read more »

Western tech firms bow to Russian demands to share cyber secrets

Joel Schectman, Dustin Volz and Jack Stubbs, Reuters
Posted at Jun 24 04:24 AM

Western technology companies, including Cisco, IBM and SAP , are acceding to demands by Moscow for access to closely guarded product security secrets, at a time when Russia has been accused of a growing number of cyber attacks on the West, a Reuters investigation has found. Read more »

Inflight internet ready to take off

Sonia Wolf, Agence France Presse
Updated as of Jun 22 09:36 PM

Inflight internet access, a nascent market still hobbled by slow speeds, is set to take off as dedicated satellites make surfing in the skies a reality, experts say. Read more »

Salalima backtracks on 'cyber-sedition' arrest

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 03:33 PM

NO ARREST: Information and Communications Technology Secretary Rodolfo Salalima on Tuesday backtracked on his previous statement that at least one person found to be committing “cyber sedition” will be arrested soon. Read more »

Gov't says it will soon arrest terrorists' online supporter

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 05:49 PM

At least one person found to be committing “cyber sedition” will be arrested soon, Information and Communications Technology Secretary Rodolfo Salalima said Tuesday. Read more »

Vietnam-linked hackers likely targeting PH intel on sea dispute - FireEye

Reuters
Posted at May 25 08:28 PM

Hackers linked with the Vietnamese government are likely targeting Philippine government agencies to gather intelligence related to the maritime dispute in the South China Sea, cybersecurity company FireEye said on Thursday. Read more »

ASEAN cybersecurity vulnerability revealed in Interpol report

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 12:50 PM

Cybersecurity will be taken up in the ASEAN meetings, as the latest Interpol report reveals that thousands of command and control servers and websites--including government portals--have been compromised in Southeast Asia.  Read more »

3 arestado sa cyber extortion

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 12:10 PM

Arestado ang tatlong suspek na isinasangkot sa kasong cyber extortion. Ayon sa NBI, nagreklamo ang biktima na isang foreign medical practitioner. Read more »

Free public Wi-Fi a bane for cybersecurity: security firm

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 11:53 PM

Among the biggest security risks for computer and mobile users is free Wi-Fi and people's lack of a cybersecurity solution, said a cybersecurity firm. Read more »