Security

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

Hacker To Live-Stream Hack Of Zuckerberg’s Facebook Page

Big boast. Tune in on Sunday to see if hacker can deliver on promise to hack Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page

6 years ago

Cisco Fixes Critical Flaw In Surveillance Appliances

The company discovered an undocumented, hard-coded root account in its surveillance management software that could be exploited by hackers to…

6 years ago

Qualcomm Accuses Apple Of Stealing Secret Tech

Apple allegedly shared Qualcomm technology with Intel in order to boost its rival chips so that it could ultimately drop…

6 years ago

Regulators Consider Record-Breaking £30m Fine For Tesco Bank Hack

The 2016 incident, the first mass breach of accounts at a western bank, forced Tesco's financial arm to temporarily shut…

6 years ago

Government Planning New Offensive Cyber-War Unit

The proposal would expand the UK's existing offensive cyber capabilities fourfold, with funding in the hundreds of millions of pounds

6 years ago

Information Commissioner Issues UK’s First Formal GDPR Notice

Data protection stakes are higher than ever as regulator fines Equifax £500,000 and issues a GDPR notice to firm that…

6 years ago