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Met Police ‘Provided Seven Images’ For King’s Cross Face Recognition Scheme
Police acknowledge working with private King's Cross developer on face recognition scheme, amidst ongoing concern about the use of the tracking tech
Zuckerberg Hits Back Against Encryption Backdoor Request
The United States, UK, and Australia sign open letter to Facebook saying encryption helps child abuse, as they demand an encryption 'backdoor'
FBI Warns Businesses, ‘Don’t Pay Ransomware’ Demands
Spate of ransomware attacks sees FBI issue warning to US businesses. Main lesson? Don't pay the criminals and backup often
Judge Spares Jail Time For Parents Of TalkTalk Hacker
Suspended jail sentences for 'misguided' parents of TalkTalk hacker Elliott Gunton
Former Yahoo Engineer Hacked Accounts For User Porn
Reyes Daniel Ruiz pleads guilty after hacking 6,000 accounts, targetting younger women, to search for porn
US Hospitals Close Doors After Ransomware Attack
Hospitals in the United States and Australia feel the affects of ransomware attacks, which forces admission closure
Asics Says Sorry After Porn Plays For Hours On Shop TV Screen
Store TV hacked. Adult content shown for nine hours on New Zealand’s busiest shopping street
Amazon Promoted Webcams Vulnerable To Hackers, Warns Which?
Cheap home security cameras, webcams and baby monitors, promoted by Amazon, are riddled with security flaws
US Revives Airplane Cybersecurity Bug Hunt
Department of Homeland Security revives program to identify cybersecurity flaws in modern aircraft
Police Auction £240,000 Of TalkTalk Hacker’s Cryptocurrency
Police sell off cryptocurrency seized from TalkTalk hacker Elliott Gunton, in a case that is the first of its kind for a UK police force
Researchers Crack PDF Encryption
Two variants of 'PDFex' attack could allow PDF documents to be modified so that their contents are automatically exfiltrated to an attacker
‘Less Than One-Third’ Of Companies Fully GDPR-Compliant
Capgemini finds firms struggle with legacy IT systems, complex requirements and mounting costs to bring themselves into line with strict data protection rules
Libra Cryptocurrency Launch ‘May Be Delayed’ Over Regulatory Concerns
Head of Libra Association says group's priority is to make sure regulators are 'fully on board' and emphasises currency's independence from Facebook
Cisco Patches Critical Flaw That Allowed Root Access To Guest OS
Critical flaw in Cisco IOS software could allow hackers to access the Guest Operating System as root user
Gatwick Drone Operators Had ‘Detailed Knowledge’ Of Airport
Inside job. Suspicion grows that drone operators who shut down Gatwick airport had inside knowledge
Airbus Suppliers Targeted In Multiple Cyber-Attacks
Suppliers for aircraft manufacturer Airbus have reportedly been targetted by suspected Chinese hackers, in search of commercial secrets
Apple Warns iOS 13 Users About Keyboard Flaw
Apple promises fix to patch a security issue for iOS 13 users who have installed certain keyboard apps
Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For IE
Emergency patch for Internet Explorer to stop attackers hijacking the web browser
‘GandCrab’ Ransomware Returns Despite Retirement Claim
New ransomware has links to GandCrab, warns SecureWorks, casting doubt on retirement claims
Mozilla Says No Plans To Make DoH Default For UK Firefox Users
Firefox users in US will get DoH privacy protection by default, but UK users will have to manually switch it on
Julian Assange Life At Risk In Prison, Claims Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson says Julian Assange has been 'psychologically tortured' by his ongoing detention
Mac Malware Pretends To Be Share-Trading App
Newly discovered Mac malware includes copy of real share-trading app, but also steals data and carries out other malicious functions in the background
Targeted Cyber-Attacks Hit Transportation Firms
Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 finds previously unknown tools used in attacks on transportation and shipping firms in Kuwait
Google Changes Terms For Virtual Assistant Transcripts
Company to require users to reconfirm if they want to allow humans to listen to Assistant recordings, following privacy row
Huawei CFO Faces Canadian Court As US-China Row Escalates
Lawyers for detained Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou argue Canadian authorities acted illegally in arresting her at the request of the US
Microsoft President Calls For US To End Huawei Ban
US national security will not be impacted if Huawei is able to use Microsoft's OS and software, says Brad Smith
US Government Sues Edward Snowden Over Book
Former NSA whistleblower and resident of Moscow Edward Snowden is sued by US authorities
Gatwick Airport To Use Facial Recognition For Boarding
Gatwick to become first British airport to use facial recognition for passenger boarding without checks
Multiple Vulnerabilities in D-Link, Comba Routers, Warns Trustwave
D-Link and Comba slated for poor response to discovery of multiple vulnerabilities found on their routers