Security

Information Commissioner Seeks Warrant In Cambridge Analytica ProbeInformation Commissioner Seeks Warrant In Cambridge Analytica Probe

Information Commissioner Seeks Warrant In Cambridge Analytica Probe

The company allegedly exploited the personal data of 50 million Facebook users to sway the US presidential election

7 years ago
Camelot Warns Lottery Account Holders After ‘Low-Level’ AttackCamelot Warns Lottery Account Holders After ‘Low-Level’ Attack

Camelot Warns Lottery Account Holders After ‘Low-Level’ Attack

Users have been warned to change their passwords after attackers accessed dozens of online lottery accounts

7 years ago
Uber Suspends All Autonomous Vehicle Tests After Fatal AccidentUber Suspends All Autonomous Vehicle Tests After Fatal Accident

Uber Suspends All Autonomous Vehicle Tests After Fatal Accident

Uber said it would temporarily stop all its autonomous vehicle testing while it investigates a fatal crash in Arizona

7 years ago
US Lawmakers Take Facebook To Task Over Data ControversyUS Lawmakers Take Facebook To Task Over Data Controversy

US Lawmakers Take Facebook To Task Over Data Controversy

Lawmakers across the political spectrum have called for closer scrutiny of internet firms following allegations over the illegitimate use of…

7 years ago
Poisoned BitTorrent Client Hits 400,000 Windows PCs With MalwarePoisoned BitTorrent Client Hits 400,000 Windows PCs With Malware

Poisoned BitTorrent Client Hits 400,000 Windows PCs With Malware

Attackers used a counterfeit software update to launch the massive Windows malware campaign

7 years ago
New Intel Chips To Fix Meltdown, Spectre FlawsNew Intel Chips To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Flaws

New Intel Chips To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Flaws

Hardware changes in chips shipping later this year aim to replace performance-draining software patches

7 years ago
IoT Smart Devices Easy To Hack, Researchers WarnIoT Smart Devices Easy To Hack, Researchers Warn

IoT Smart Devices Easy To Hack, Researchers Warn

A simple Google search can show how to hack IoT devices such as baby monitors, web cameras, doorbells, and thermostats

7 years ago
US Blames Russia For Energy Grid AttacksUS Blames Russia For Energy Grid Attacks

US Blames Russia For Energy Grid Attacks

United States officials have for the first time publicly blamed the Russian government for two years of cyber attacks on…

7 years ago
Crimeware ‘Cloud’ Takes Cues From Enterprise ServicesCrimeware ‘Cloud’ Takes Cues From Enterprise Services

Crimeware ‘Cloud’ Takes Cues From Enterprise Services

The BlackTDS malware distribution network automates attacks with ease-of-use inspired by legitimate cloud platforms

7 years ago
Popular VPNs Leak User IP Data, Researchers ClaimPopular VPNs Leak User IP Data, Researchers Claim

Popular VPNs Leak User IP Data, Researchers Claim

Sensitive user IP data is being leaked by three popular VPNs, security researchers find

7 years ago
ICO Investigates Gwent Police Over Data BreachICO Investigates Gwent Police Over Data Breach

ICO Investigates Gwent Police Over Data Breach

Data protection act violation? Welsh police force may be in trouble after it fails to notify people of potential data…

7 years ago
Firefox 59 Speeds Loading Times, Improves PrivacyFirefox 59 Speeds Loading Times, Improves Privacy

Firefox 59 Speeds Loading Times, Improves Privacy

The new Firefox browser release builds on the speedy Quantum rendering engine that debuted in November - the 'most significant…

7 years ago
Start-Up Warns Of AMD Chip Flaws In Unusual Publicity CampaignStart-Up Warns Of AMD Chip Flaws In Unusual Publicity Campaign

Start-Up Warns Of AMD Chip Flaws In Unusual Publicity Campaign

A small security firm has warned of embarrassing flaws affecting AMD chips, giving the chipmaker only 24 hours to respond

7 years ago
London Authority Seeks Views On Personal Data And ‘Smart London’London Authority Seeks Views On Personal Data And ‘Smart London’

London Authority Seeks Views On Personal Data And ‘Smart London’

The public survey will look for opinions on how personal data should be exploited, in the wake of earlier data…

7 years ago

US Blocks Broadcom-Qualcomm Deal, Citing National Security

The US president has banned what would have been the tech sector's biggest deal to date, citing fears it could…

7 years ago

Sophisticated ‘Slingshot’ Malware Remained Undetected For Years

Kaspersky Lab has uncovered a highly complex - and probably state-backed - malware strain that infects users via compromised routers

7 years ago

Government Awards £41m To Help UK’s 5G Gain An Edge

Six small and medium-sized organisations are to trial next-generation wireless projects in healthcare, tourism, rural productivity and other areas

7 years ago

Day-Long Oculus Rift Outage ‘Due To Administrative Error’

Facebook's Oculus Rift VR headset was rendered unusable for more than 15 hours after the company forgot to renew a…

7 years ago

US Lacks Co-ordination Against Russian Cyber Aggression, Admits Top General

Washington lacks 'effective' co-ordination against Russian cyber attacks, says NATO Supreme Commander

7 years ago

Gozi Banking Malware Returns, Backed By ‘Dark Cloud’ Botnet

The infamous Gozi banking Trojan is being used in targeted attacks deployed over surprisingly sophisticated botnet infrastructure, finds Cisco

7 years ago

Olympic Destroyer Malware Used False Flags – Kaspersky Lab

Malware that disrupted the Winter Olympic games was disguised to look as if the attack had come from the usual…

7 years ago

Microsoft Builds AI Into Windows 10 With Spring Update

The Windows ML artificial intelligence platform will help Windows gadgets carry out machine learning tasks themselves, instead of sending them…

7 years ago

US Senators Quiz Vendors Over Russian Access To Voting Machines

Have the Russians sneaked a peak at the source code used in e-voting machines, ask US Senators

7 years ago

Government Guidelines Aim To Secure Smart Devices

A draft code of practice would encourage manufacturers to remove default device passwords and make communications less easy to hack

7 years ago

Fintech Consortium To Tackle Cybersecurity Issues

A new consortium led by the World Economic Forum aims to bolster the financial industry's battle against a growing range…

7 years ago

PornHub Owner Unveils Age Verification Tool For The UK

Online smut control? AgeID will be help Brits comply with the Digital Economy Act 2017 from April

7 years ago

Google Patches ‘Critical’ Android Flaws

Google has patched 11 serious bugs in the platform, plus dozens of less severe security issues

7 years ago

Microsoft Customises Cloud, Offline Azure Services For US Government

Microsoft has released a government edition of the Microsoft 365 bundle, with Azure Stack set to link to the Azure…

7 years ago

Data Centre Heists: Raiders Steal Hundreds Of Bitcoin-Mining Servers In Iceland

Eleven suspects have now been arrested in connection with the crime spree, the biggest in Iceland's history

7 years ago

Government To Seek Post-Brexit EU Data Protection Agreement

Tech firms said they welcome the government's latest data protection plans, which could see an ongoing EU-level role for Britain's…

7 years ago