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Virus found on US unmanned military drone network
10 October 2011Keylogger detected on control systems for US air force's unmanned aerial vehicles at an air base also used by RAF's drone pilots
Cloud is "rich target for hackers", says US lawmaker
07 October 2011Chairman of a Homeland Security subcommitee expresses concerns over Obama administration's "cloud first" policy
Betfair security chief departs after data breach exposed
04 October 2011Online betting exchange's director of security leaves company after data breach that happened 18 months ago is reported in press
e-Crime unit saves £140m in six months, Met claims
03 October 2011The Metropolitan police's cyber crime unit has made £140 milllion-worth of 'financial harm reduction' in six months, it estimates
Betfair criticised for not reporting data breach
30 September 2011Details of a data breach that took place at the online betting agency last year have emerged today, but Betfair says there was no risk to customers
Anonymous faction alleges China farming fraud
27 September 2011Hacking group turns to equities analysis, producing detailed report alleging widespread fraud at Chaoda Modern Agriculture
Apple joins lobby against warrantless data inspection
26 September 2011Consumer technology giant joins campaign calling for stricter rules on US government inspection of customer data
ICO raises concerns over Gove's use of private email
20 September 2011Watchdog flags up education minister's use of personal email for government business, after Financial Times highlights Freedom of Information issues
Patriot Act excludes US firms from Dutch govt IT work
19 September 2011US providers "basically... excluded" from government IT contracts over fears that Patriot Act allows citizen data to be compromised, says Dutch minister
Japanese defense contractor targeted in cyber attack
19 September 2011Mitsubishi Heavy admits IT systems compromised in the first recorded cyber attack on the Japanese defense industry
Sony forces PSN users to waive right to sue
16 September 2011In wake of data breach scandal, new terms and conditions for online gaming services include waiver of rights to individual and class action lawsuit
Boardrooms lack cyber understanding, says think tank
14 September 2011ICT audit strategies are not wide enough to understand the extent to which businesses rely on 'cyber-enabled technologies', says Chatham House
'Demand driven' open data poses privacy threat – report
14 September 2011An external review for the Cabinet Office suggests that the privacy challenges of open data will increase as public demand for datasets intensifies
Assault victim case shows need for prison powers: ICO
13 September 2011Judges should be able to jail data protection violators, says watchdog, after bank cashier admits accessing records of woman her husband assaulted
Sony hires US information security chief
06 September 2011Following hacking scandal, Sony hires ex-official from the US Department of Homeland Security as new chief information security officer
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