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Morrisons Faces Hefty Compensation Claim After Losing Appeal
Court of Appeal rules that supermarket is liable for rogue employee who posted salary details online
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 it's built on
GitHub Introduces ‘Revolutionary’ Automation Features
Developers will now be able to automate workflow processes by running actions directly on the site — as well as sharing actions with more than 31 million other users
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 extend GDPR controls worldwide
IBM Quarterly Results Reveal Growth Challenge
Bad day at the office for Ginni Rometty as IBM financials shrink yet again, as software sales stutter
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 states
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
Facebook Culls Hundreds Of US-based Spam, Fake News Accounts
Facebook is deleting hundreds of American accounts and pages for “inauthentic activity”
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 history of French cycling — and his passion for battery tech
WhatsApp Fixes Video Call Flaw That Allowed Account Hijack
Facebook service fixes video call flaw that could allow hackers to hijack user accounts
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
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 a data leak earlier this year
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 speaker
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 to a national newspaper
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 mystery grows around China's alleged hack of manufacturing supply chain
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
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 available last week
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 the company
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 GRU intelligence arm
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 be next to impossible
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
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 new study
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 believes
Facebook Hack May Result In GDPR Penalty
Irish regulator says 10 percent of the hacked 50 million Facebook accounts are based in Europe
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
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
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 take over a system
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 Qualcomm's offerings
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 down online services and reimburse customers £2.5m