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Malware Riddled Laptop Sells For $1.3m
Eleven year old laptop containing six infamous viruses has been auctioned off for more than $1m as a piece of 'artwork'
Alexa Patent To Listen To All Words Spoken
Privacy threat? New Amazon patent means Alexa could always listen and record every word spoken to it
Huawei Expands Challenge To US Federal Ban
Lawsuit against American government amended, as Chinese firm expands its legal challenge in the US courts
Baltimore Struggles After Ransomware Attack
Ten thousand computers belonging to American city still crippled by devastating ransomware attack
Julian Assange Faces New US Charges
Wikileaks co-founder has been hit with 17 new charges filed by the US Justice Department
Mobile Banking Malware On The Rise, Kaspersky Lab Warns
Worrying number of attacks by mobile banking malware, report from Kaspersky Lab discovers
Google Admits To Storing Unhashed Passwords
My bad. Google admission after it stored plain text passwords for 14 years on its internal systems
TalkTalk Fails To Inform Customers, After Breach Data Found Online
Personal details of 4,500 customers found online, despite being told by TalkTalk the data had not been compromised
Most WhatsApp Users Have Still Not Patched
WhatsApp's vulnerability still not patched by most people Wandera warns, as Telegram boss attack the platform
Chelsea Manning Jailed Again For Wikileaks Testimony Refusal
As expected Manning jailed again for up to 18 months for her refusal to testify for Wikileaks investigation
Russian Websites Leak Valuable Passport Data – Report
Personal and passport data on 2.25 million Russians, including high ranking government officials, leaked
GozNym Cybercrime Gang Dismantled in Global Operation
Law enforcement in many countries take down a criminal gang that used malware to steal millions
Microsoft Issues Critical Update For Windows XP
Bad sign? Five years after support for XP ended, Microsoft issues patch for Windows XP and Windows 2003
Iran Tests Firewall To Counter Stuxnet Threats
Industrial systems now protected from foreign cyber threats, Iran tells world after alleging Israeli attack
Eurovision Webcast Hacked With Fake Tel Aviv Missile Attack
Cyber attack blamed on Hamas after Eurovision semi-final webcast hacked with fake missile warning
Trump Escalates Fight Against Huawei With Complete Ban
Executive order bans Huawei on national security grounds, and prevents it buying vital US parts and components
Intel ‘Zombieload’ Fix Prompts Processor Slowdown Fears
Meltdown and Spectre flashback? Researchers warn of data centre processor slowdown from Zombieload fix
Huawei Ready To Sign No Spy Deals, As Trump Readies Complete Ban
Trump reportedly readies executive order that would ban Huawei kit from all US telecom networks
San Francisco To Ban The Use Of Facial Recognition Tech
First city in the United States looks to ban the use of facial recognition over privacy and human rights concerns
US Government Identifies North Korean Hacking Tool
New malware from North Korea used to raise much needed funds has been identified by FBI and DHS
Chinese Citizens Charged For Infamous Anthem Hack
US Justice Department has indicted Chinese citizens for Anthem hack and other attacks on US businesses
Chelsea Manning Freed After Wikileaks Testimony Refusal
Freed after 62 days in jail when she refused to testify for Wikileaks investigation, Manning now faces more legal challenges
Twitter Suspends 166,000 Accounts For Terrorism
Says the decline in banned terrorism content is partly down to effectiveness of its policing tech
Nearly All Cloud Breaches Down To Humans – Kaspersky Lab
We pesky humans are responsible for 90 percent of cloud data breaches, with social engineering a major concern
UK Could Delay 5G Rollout Because Of Security Concerns – Minister
Mike Pompeo warns the UK that Margaret Thatcher would have taken a much firmer line to using Huawei kit
Hackers Steal $41m In Bitcoins From Binance Exchange
Major crypto-currency exchange is hacked, but wners pledge to cover the millions stolen in the cyber heist
Israel Hits Back At Hamas Cyber Attack With Airstrike
Ultimate cyber defence? Israeli warplanes stop attempted Hamas cyber attack, with airstrike that 'removed' its HQ
Facebook Deletes More Russian-Linked Accounts
Social network says 97 accounts from Russia were responsible for 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'
SAP Flaw Leaves 50,000 Companies Vulnerable
New exploits targeting SAP business applications released in a public forum, warn security researchers