Security

US Military Backs Research Into AI ‘Common Sense’

The Defence Department's Darpa agency wants machines that can adapt to their environment and are better at spotting counterfeit imagery

6 years ago

Huawei Says Australian Security Fears ‘Ill-Informed’

Australia is expected to ban Huawei from participating in the construction of its 5G mobile network

6 years ago

Gloucester Police Fined For Disclosing Victim Details In Bulk Email

An officer failed to activate the 'BCC' function in a bulk email, landing the force a £80,000 penalty

6 years ago

Apple Disables iPhone Encryption Workaround Used By Cops

Apple said the move was not specifically aimed at frustrating law enforcement's efforts to convict criminals

6 years ago

ICANN Puts First GDPR Measures Into Place

The GDPR is the 'first time' legislation has forced ICANN to make changes, the internet governance body says

6 years ago

Facebook To Require Labels For Targeted Ads

Advertisers must now tell users when they've been targeted using information from a third-party data broker

6 years ago

Tapplock Smart Padlock Hackable With Smartphone

Researcher finds smart fingerprint padlock is not as secure as first thought, and can be unlocked in seconds

6 years ago

Dixons Carphone At Centre Of Huge Data Breach

At least 5.9 million payment cards and 1.2 million personal data records have been compromised

6 years ago

US To Retake Supercomputing Crown With ‘Summit’

The new Oak Ridge National Laboratories system will be used to help build an exascale computer running at 100 petaflops

6 years ago

Swiss ‘Crypto Valley’ Tests Blockchain-Based Voting

The city of Zug is to hold a small-scale test referendum using its blockchain-based electronic ID system

6 years ago

China’s TCL Launches Security-Oriented BlackBerry Key2

The high-end device features dual rear cameras, a dedicated shortcut key and unique security and privacy features

6 years ago

Atlanta Loses ‘Years’ Of Police Video Evidence In Ransomware Attack

The incident paralysed city services for weeks, and police have only now mostly recovered

6 years ago

WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins Faces More Charges

British security researcher who halted last year's WannaCry outbreak, faces more US charges

6 years ago

Apple Unveils iOS Features To Combat Gadget Addiction

WWDC 2018: iOS 12 also includes Group FaceTime, improved Face ID and a feature that blocks cops' phone unlocking tools

6 years ago

Police Figures Cite Cybercrime, Digital Data As Top Concern

An exponential surge in data and a decentralised structure are making cyber-policing increasingly difficult

6 years ago

Court Finds Facebook Page Administrator ‘Jointly Responsible’ For Data Protection

The German operator of a fan page on Facebook must take its share of responsibility for the collection of user…

6 years ago

Facebook Denies Claims Mobile Data Sharing Broke Privacy Pledges

Facebook shared users' data with more than 60 mobile device makers without gaining their consent, New York Times claims

6 years ago

Samsung Can Ignore Updates For Old Phones

Legal victory in Netherlands means tech giant is not obliged to update older generation smartphones

6 years ago

Kaspersky Lab To Appeal Court Decision To Dismiss US Ban

US judges dismiss two lawsuits from Russian firm to overturn American ban on its security products

6 years ago

Canadian Banks Rocked By Data Theft Of 90,000 Customers

Significant data breach affects two large Canadian banks after hackers threaten to go public with customer data

6 years ago

Hundreds Of Android Smartphones Preloaded With Malware, Warns Avast

Smartphones from the likes of ZTE, MediaTek, Archos and Blaupunkt are preloaded with adware nastiness

6 years ago

FBI Seizes Domain To Thwart VPNFilter Attack On Ukraine

DDoS denial. Feds seize control of domain that communicates with home routers infected with malware

6 years ago

Lab Finds More Than A Dozen Security Faults In BMW Cars

The bugs could be exploited to display false messages to a driver while the car is in motion, says Tencent's…

6 years ago

Amazon Defends Work On Police Face Recognition

The ACLU and other civil liberties campaigners said Amazon Rekognition could turn into a mass surveillance tool

6 years ago

Researchers: Malware Surge ‘Could Indicate Imminent Attack’

Another NotPetya? The rapid spread of VPNFilter malware could mean plans for a fresh attack on the Ukraine - where…

6 years ago

Google’s Chrome Browser To Remove ‘Secure’ HTTPS Indicators

From September, Chrome will gradually eliminate messages showing a site uses HTTPS - while adding stronger warnings for those that…

6 years ago

AI, Cloud And Blockchain ‘Creating New Risks’ For Banks

Financial organisations must work with authorities to revamp banking regulations, study finds

6 years ago

University Fined £120,000 Over ‘Serious’ Security Breach

Hackers penetrated an unsecured microsite that had been left online for more than 10 years, stealing sensitive data and posting…

6 years ago

ICO Fines Prosecutors £325,000 Over Mislaid Police Interviews

The unencrypted discs, containing sensitive video interviews, went missing in the publicly accessible area of a CPS office in Brighton

6 years ago

Russian Malware Compromises Telegram Chats

The TeleGrab malware steals chats from Telegram's desktop application, which doesn't support end-to-end encryption

6 years ago