Since 2001, a group of hackers, dubbed the “Equation Group” by researchers from Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, have infected computers in at least 42 countries (with Iran, Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and Syria most infected) with what Ars Technica calls “superhuman technical feats” indicating “extraordinary skill and unlimited resources.” The exploits, including the ‘prized technique’... 

Almost all automobiles sold today contain systems that can potentially be compromised by hackers, a United States Senator warns, but automakers appear largely unaware of the implications, according to his report. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) is calling on the world’s automobile makers to implement mandatory safeguards after his congressional inquiry revealed a widespread absence of security... 

Researches find security flaws in a system used by cellphone carriers that allows spying on mobile phone traffic. Researchers have found a security hole in a system used by global cellphone carriers that can open the door for hackers to eavesdrop on private phone calls, text messages and data traffic on a large scale. The security flaws discovered by the Berlin-based Security Research Labs could affect... 

For this proof-of-concept, a Nexus 4 Android phone equipped with Android L Developer Preview and Samsung Gear Live (pictured) were used – and hackers could read messages sent to the watch. They are touted as the next bit thing in technology smartwatches that can keep you up to date right from your wrist. However, Romanian experts from famous Bitdefender Antivirus have warned they could also be... 

Gaining control: A report to Congress reveals efforts to hack into two government satellites in 2007 and 2008 were traced to a station in Norway China is suspected of interfering with two U.S. government satellites in one of its most advanced hacking operations to date. On four occasions between 2007 and 2008 Chinese agents are said to have breached security on the environment-monitoring craft. The... 

“Roma” from Romania The website of the Daily Telegraph has been hit by hackers who defaced it with a screenshot from ‘Romanian National Security’. Chris Boyd, malware researcher at Sunbelt Software, said that vulnerabilities were found on the site back in March involving database access, and this has led to a ‘hacking group’ going in and defacing two subdomains. These were... 

On the eve of Copenhagen, senior scientist raises the stakes over stolen emails Are the Russians behind the leaked ‘Climategate’ emails, the awkward series of messages from scientists at the University of East Anglia’s world famous Climatic Research Unit (CRU) which threaten to undermine the already precarious global warming summit opening in Copenhagen today? That’s the theory...