The proposal would expand the UK's existing offensive cyber capabilities fourfold, with funding in the hundreds of millions of pounds
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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 worked with Brexit campaigners
Government Considers Creating A Regulator For The Internet
The government has said it is 'considering all options' for internet governance, including a new regulatory body along the lines of Ofcom
IBM Introduces Open Source Tool For Monitoring AI Bias
Cloud-based Fairness 360 toolkit is the latest effort at dealing with transparency and liability issues in corporate AI models
Judge Reluctantly Approves Georgia Voting Machines, Despite Hack Concern
X marks the vote. Not enough time to resort to secure paper-based voting system, laments US judge
US State Department Suffers Email System Breach
Slow roll-out of two factor authentication blamed after State Department admits email data breach
Bristol Airport Admits Cyber Attack Impacted Flight Display Screens
Ransomware attack took down flight display screens for two days, Bristol Airport admits
University Cyber Attacks Down To Students, Staff
Inside job? Cyber criminals not responsible for hacks of universities and colleges, study suggests
Researchers Pin BA Hack On Notorious ‘Skimming’ Gang
The Magecart group modified site scripts to steal details directly from BA's site and app, even using a legitimate-looking security certificate
Popular Mac App Store Utilities Caught Siphoning User Data
Top-ranking utilities on the App Store were found to be collecting and transmitting browsing histories and application information
US Military To Spend £1.54bn On AI Research
The move follows Google's decision to step back from controversial drone AI research scheme Project Maven
Europe’s Top Court Considers ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Cases
Google is contesting efforts to extend the right to be forgotten to non-European search domains, as well as tougher measures on the removal of sensitive data
US Charges Extradited Russian Over Massive Hacking Scheme
Georgian Andrei Tyurin was allegedly part of the hacking ring that breached JPMorgan Chase and other US financial firms, making hundreds of millions from stolen data
Twitter, Facebook Face US Congress Over Misinformation
The US Senate quizzes Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg as midterm elections loom
US Charges North Korean Hacker For WannaCry, Sony Attacks
The individual allegedly worked with a China-based group to carry out a string of attacks and bank heists, stealing £62m from Bangladesh's central bank
British Airways Hack ‘Compromises’ Customers’ Financial Details
The incident involved the theft of payment card details over a period of two weeks at the height of the summer season
European Commission Set To Force Removal Of Militant Content Within One Hour
The Commission is to propose the regulation later this month, after finding companies such as Twitter, Google and Facebook were not showing enough progress on their own
Fraud Experts Warn Over Compromise Of Passport Data In Air Canada Breach
Hackers may have accessed detailed passport information on thousands of Air Canada customers after its app was compromised late last week
Document Scanning Firm Exposes More Than 140 Gigabytes Of Corporate Documents
Scanning and optical character recognition firm Abbyy left an Amazon-hosted server open for anyone to access
Hackers ‘Wiped All Traces’ After £10m Bank Heist
The sophisticated attack on India's second-largest bank was probably carried out by a state-backed hacking group, say analysts
UK Data Complaints Double Under GDPR
New figures show the Information Commissioner's Office swamped with reports from individuals and companies alike
Weeks After US Ban Lifted, ZTE Production ‘Back To Normal’
ZTE is set to accelerate its investment in critical parts such as chips after the US supply embargo nearly put it out of business
VMworld: AMD Introduces Radeon Pro V340 For High-Density Data Centres
The graphics board includes two Vega graphics chips along with enough memory to carry out heavy-duty remote workloads for up to 32 concurrent virtual users
UK Set To Announce Funding For Independent Satellite System
The government has reportedly cleared the way for work to begin on a navigation system to rival the EU's Galileo
Google Called ‘Irresponsible’ For Quick Disclosure Of Fortnite Flaw
Epic Games has accused Google of trying to score 'cheap PR points' with its disclosure of the bug before a patch was widely available
Huawei, ZTE Banned From Providing 5G Gear In Australia
The ban arrives amidst tighter restrictions on the Chinese telecoms equipment giants in Australia and elsewhere
Foreign Firms Could Share Data Storage Costs Under Proposed Russian Law
The legislation would seek to force companies such as Google and Facebook to help pay the massive costs brought in by new data storage rules
Facebook, Twitter Purge Fake News Accounts Linked To Iran, Russia
Social media giants remove hundreds of accounts linked to propaganda campaigns from Iran and Russia
Superdrug Admits Disclosure Of Personal Data
But pharmacy chain adamant its systems were not compromised as hacker attempted to extort money
Russian Political Hack Halted By Microsoft
Attack by 'Fancy Bear' hacking group to steal steal data from American think tank organisations foiled by Redmond boffins