Security

Russian Telcos Consider Experimental Disconnection From Global Internet

The exercise would allow telcos to simulate how their networks would function if Russia were cut off from the worldwide…

6 years ago

Android Surveillance Malware Poses As Privacy Tool

Mobile spyware with 'massive' surveillance capabilities poses as popular anti-censorship tool to gather data on select targets

6 years ago

UK ‘Planning Laws’ To Ban Huawei From Sensitive Projects

Cabinet ministers reportedly back changes to procurement rules as US ratchets up pressure against China in Eastern and Central Europe

6 years ago

Amazon Urges ‘Transparency’ In Law Enforcement Use Of Face Recognition

Amazon's AWS and others face a backlash against the use of AI-powered face identification tools, with privacy groups saying they…

6 years ago

Apple Faces FaceTime Security Questions As It Releases Bug Fix

The US House of Representatives queries Apple over its initial delay in addressing the flaw, which allows users to listen…

6 years ago

Companies Found Vulnerable To Common Unpatched Flaws

Penetration tests find most firms vulnerable via multiple vectors, including well-known security bugs and perimeter Wi-Fi weaknesses

6 years ago

Police Seek ‘Balance’ In Use Of AI To Predict Crime

Cash-strapped police chiefs defend their use of AI as campaign group finds 14 forces across the UK are using algorithms…

6 years ago

China Accused In Norwegian Software Company Hack

The breach of corporate software maker Visma comes as Huawei faces increased pressure in the UK and elsewhere

6 years ago

South African Power Firm Eskom Fails To Secure Customer Data

Eskom criticised after failing to respond to researcher about its exposure of customer data

6 years ago

Angela Merkel Demands Espionage Guarantees From Huawei

Denmark expels two Huawei staff, and Norway's intelligence boss issues warning about the Chinese firm

6 years ago

Collection 2 Data Breach Exposes 2.2 Billion Unique Accounts

Massive new data dump of 2.2 records are being distributed on hacker forums and torrents

6 years ago

US Urges Allies To Utilise Western Tech Instead Of Huawei

US envoy to EU alleges there is “classified evidence” of security breaches by Chinese networking giant

6 years ago

Cryptocurrency Crime Losses Surge By 400 Percent

Scams and fraud involving cryptocurrencies rose to £1.3bn last year – in spite of an 80 percent drop in crypto-asset…

6 years ago

Huawei Criminal Charges Cast Pall Over US-China Trade Talks

The US allegations arrive as negotiations begin in Washington to ease the escalating trade war

6 years ago

Apple Rushes To Block iPhone Eavesdropping Bug

The flaw allows FaceTime callers to listen in on recipients' devices, whether the call is accepted or not

6 years ago

Russian Government Scheme Exposes Corporate Data

More than 2,000 MongoDB databases operated by major domestic and foreign companies were left accessible under the government programme

6 years ago

Google Accused Of Using Sensitive Data To Target Online Ads

The technical standards behind real-time bidding routinely disclose sensitive information about users' health, ethnicity, finances and other areas, says a…

6 years ago

Chinese Chip Giant Fujian Jinhua To Cease Operations After US Ban

The start-up, founded with massive state investment in 2016, has all but run out of imported materials following the US'…

6 years ago

Cyber-Crime Losses Soar To £34.6m In Second Half Of 2018

More than 13,000 people reported falling victim to cyber-crime in the latter part of the year, as hackers target email…

6 years ago

Poland Set To Ban Huawei From 5G Network

In a sudden turnaround, Poland now says it will replace Huawei with European or US suppliers in wake of spy…

6 years ago

US Health Insurers To Work With IBM On Blockchain Trials

The planned blockchain-based network could be used to slash costs around claims processing, payments and maintaining provider directories

6 years ago

Ministry Of Justice Network Chaos ‘Not Caused By Cyber-Attack’

Justice minister blames unknown partner data centre issues for network disruption affecting courts and other MoJ services over the past…

6 years ago

Name And Shame Firms With Poor Cybersecurity

Academic report argues businesses with poor cyber security should be publicly named and shamed

6 years ago

WhatsApp Restricts Message Forwarding, To Halt ‘Misinformation’

Facebook limits WhatsApp message forwarding to just five people, down from the previous 20

6 years ago

IT Life: Justin Day, 6point6 Cloud Gateway

6point6 Cloud Gateway chief executive Justin Day talks about the shift from hardware to software, flying cars and the historic…

6 years ago

Collection 1 Data Breach Exposes 773 Million Email Addresses

One of the largest ever data breaches includes hundreds of millions emails and 21 million passwords

6 years ago

Multi-Purpose Malware Surge Strikes Enterprises

Attacks that use multiple methods to distribute numerous threats are on the rise, finds Check Point

6 years ago

Decades-Old Flaws Leave SCP Clients Vulnerable To Attack

The bugs in Secure Copy Protocol could allow a malicious server to manipulate data on a user's system – and…

6 years ago

Kheiron Begins NHS Trials For Breast Cancer Diagnosis AI

The tests, involving historic patient records in Leeds and the East Midlands, are the latest to probe the use of…

6 years ago

Reclusive Huawei Founder Says Firm Does Not Spy For China

Ren Zhengfei's comments follow the arrest of a Huawei staff in Poland on spying charges, the latest incident to put…

6 years ago