Security

US Bans Exports To Chinese Chip Firm Fujian Jinhua

Trade wars or national security? US government places Chinese chip firm on export ban list amid allegations of IP theft

6 years ago

British Airways Confirms Theft Of Additional Data

Another 185,000 payment card data stolen, after BA uncovers second hack whilst investigating the first

6 years ago

Cathay Pacific Admits Hack Of 9.4 Million Customer Records

Another data breach in the aviation industry, as airline admits compromise of personal data for 9.4 million passengers

6 years ago

Morrisons Faces Hefty Compensation Claim After Losing Appeal

Court of Appeal rules that supermarket is liable for rogue employee who posted salary details online

6 years ago

Facebook May Use Data From Portal Video Device To Target Adverts

Facebook says Portal was designed with privacy in mind — but that's not necessarily so for the Facebook Messenger infrastructure…

6 years ago

GitHub Introduces ‘Revolutionary’ Automation Features

Developers will now be able to automate workflow processes by running actions directly on the site — as well as…

6 years ago

Apple Rolls Out Online Privacy Tool For US Users

The company has revamped its privacy site for users in the US and some other countries as it prepares to…

6 years ago

National Cyber Security Centre Reveals Scale Of Cyber Attacks

Two year since its launch, NCSC helped the UK against almost 1,200 cyber attacks, most carried out by hostile nation…

6 years ago

MoD Secrets Exposed In Multiple Data Breaches – Report

Sensitive British defence data has been exposed in multiple breaches in 2017, heavily redacted incident reports show

6 years ago

Facebook Culls Hundreds Of US-based Spam, Fake News Accounts

Facebook is deleting hundreds of American accounts and pages for “inauthentic activity”

6 years ago

IT Life: André Stewart, Netskope

André Stewart, head of EMEA for Californian cloud security firm Netskope, talks about using artificial intelligence to fight cybercrime, the…

6 years ago

WhatsApp Fixes Video Call Flaw That Allowed Account Hijack

Facebook service fixes video call flaw that could allow hackers to hijack user accounts

6 years ago

Microsoft Set To Win Secret Clearance Ahead Of Pentagon Cloud Bid

Microsoft is battling Amazon's AWS for the multi-billion-pound deal, after Google pulled out due to ethical concerns

6 years ago

Google Data Leak Raises EU Data Protection Concerns

The search giant also withdraws from bidding on a Pentagon contract after a report reveals it decided not to disclose…

6 years ago

Google Pushes AI With Third-Generation Pixel Smartphones

Google shows off Pixel 3 smartphones with AI-guided cameras, along with the Google Slate tablet and Home Hub screen-enabled smart…

6 years ago

Heathrow Fined £120,000 Over Lost USB Stick

The unencrypted stick, containing personal data on staff, was found by a member of the public before being handed in…

6 years ago

US, UK Security Services Deny Knowledge Of China Server Hack Probe

NCSC and the US' Department of Homeland Security both say they support denials by Apple, Amazon and Super Micro as…

6 years ago

High Court Blocks Mass Lawsuit Over Google iPhone Tracking

Judge calls Google's actions 'wrongful', but finds the Google You Owe Us group failed to prove users suffered damage

6 years ago

Microsoft Hits Pause On Windows 10 Update After Files Vanish

Some users reported that all the files went missing from their Documents folder after they installed the update, which became…

6 years ago

Facebook Shows Smart Video Device On Heels Of Privacy Scandal

Facebook is emphasising the built-in privacy features of the Alexa-powered Portal, which arrives immediately after a major data breach at…

6 years ago

Russia Accused Of Cyber-Attack On Chemical Weapons Watchdog

The Netherlands, the UK and the US pile pressure on Russia over 'reckless' worldwide hacks allegedly carried out by its…

6 years ago

Apple, Amazon Deny Reported Chinese Server Hack

China is accused of implanting hardware in sensitive servers during the manufacturing process — a feat security experts consider to…

6 years ago

Government Sets £9m Competition For UK Digital Health Projects

New competition looks for tech to solve health issues — including privacy questions around the exploitation of sensitive patient data

6 years ago

North Korea Targeted £850m In Four Year Hacking Spree

North Korea's financial hacking operations are using increasingly sophisticated techniques as the country grows more desperate for cash, finds a…

6 years ago

Facebook: Attackers Did Not Breach Third-Party Sites

Sites such as Airbnb and Spotify that use Facebook logins are unaffected by last week's massive hack, the company now…

6 years ago

Facebook Hack May Result In GDPR Penalty

Irish regulator says 10 percent of the hacked 50 million Facebook accounts are based in Europe

6 years ago

Tesco Bank Fined £16.4m By Regulator Over 2016 Cyber-Attack

That's gonna sting. Tesco's banking division has been slapped with a £16.4m fine for customer account breach

6 years ago