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  1. Pokémon Go CEO Twitter Account Hacked by OurMine

    The attackers used the commandeered website to tweet that the hack was “for Brazil," a country without official access to Pokémon Go.

  2. NTT Security Opens its Doors as a Standalone Business

    The new company brings together NTT's advanced analytics technologies, threat intelligence and security experts.

  3. Russia Uncovers Major APT-style Cyber Attack

    Kremlin claims hackers targeted 20 key organizations

  4. Official Black Hat USA App Allows Spying, Attendee Impersonation

    After guessing a registrant’s email address, an attacker can log in as that person, post messages, track movements and more.

  5. Chinese Hackers Attack Airports Across Vietnam

    One source said that personal data of some 411,000 passengers had been lifted as well.

  6. Most Brits Don’t Want Snoopers’ Charter – Report

    Government not trusted with its citizens’ data

  7. Ransomware Author Leaks Rival’s Decryption Keys

    Fresh hope for victims of Chimera malware

  8. AdGholas Malvertising Campaign Snared 1 Million Victims Per Day

    AdGholas carefully targeted malicious ads and filtered impressions based on the victim’s language settings, time zone and even PC brand.

  9. DDoS Reflection Attacks Soar 80% in Q2

    Nexusguard points to growing hacktivist threat

  10. Russian Site Deer.io is ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Cybercrime

    Site offers the first 'all in one' criminal service of its kind

  11. Locky Rises to the Top of the Email Threat Heap

    Malicious mails were up 230% quarter-over-quarter, with campaigns peaking at hundreds of millions of messages per day.

  12. Hackers Replicate TSA Master Luggage Keys

    Pretty much anyone now can make a key that unlocks your luggage.

  13. Security Concerns as Amazon Prepares for UK Drone Deliveries

    Aerial vehicles must be regulated and QA tested

  14. O2 Customer Data Discovered for Sale on Dark Web

    Operator claims it wasn’t breached

  15. DNC Chairwoman to Resign Following Wikileaks Email Leak

    The Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has announced she is to step down from her post following the extensive email leak of some 19,000 messages from Democratic party officials.

  16. NHS: 'Sorry for Sending Patient Data to the Wrong Doctors for 5 Years'

    Various GPs routinely received information for patients they didn’t have on their rosters, including lab/test results and treatment steps.

  17. Pornhub Hacked to Access Billions of Users' Information

    The white hats could have “dump[ed] the complete database of Pornhub" including the IDs of those uploading and starring in adult vids.

  18. FBI Opens DNC Hack Probe; Clinton Says Russia is Pro-Trump

    Wikileaks publishes leaked emails showing bias within the DNC for presumptive Dem nominee Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders.

  19. New Decryption Tools Aid Ransomware Fight

    AVG and Palo Alto Networks step up

  20. Open Source Tools to Get Brussels Security Audit

    Move will improve the software used by the European Commission and Parliament

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