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Election Recount Unlikely To Reveal Evidence Of Vote System Hacking
ANALYSIS: Despite the suspicions a group of computer scientists, a recount of close presidential election tallies in three states won't change the results and is unlikely to show evidence of vote system hacking
Ask Search Bar Adware Exploited By Malicious Actor To Deliver Malware
Malicious actors have been found to be using the Ask search bar software to distribute malware of its users machines
San Francisco Public Transport Hit By Ransomware Attack
Passengers ride for free after ransomware shuts down Muni staff computers in San Francisco
Cross Channel: Cyber Security Pitfalls And Barracuda Hunting Cloud Partners
Find out what’s been going on in the world of the channel in our weekly round up
BlackBerry Awarded CE+ Cyber Security Certification From UK Government
BlackBerry is the first UK mobile communications vendor to get the certification
European Commission Victim Of “Large Scale” Cyberattack
The EC has passed details of the attack to the EU’s cyber emergency response team
Bletchley Park To Host ‘Codebreakers’ Cybersecurity School
Winston Churchill's top secret World War two installation to teach cybersecurity skills to next generation
NatWest Warns 600,000 Customers Over Three Hack
Natwest has contacted customers it believes could have been affected by the Three data breach
Can The UK Government Really Benefit From Blockchain?
IN DEPTH: Beyond the hype, can the government exploit Blockchain in the same way as other industries such as banking and insurance?
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Twitter Touts Anti-Snooping Developer Agenda
Twitter will block developers who abuse the use of its APIs and Gnip data for snooping purposes
Deliveroo Customer Accounts Are ‘Compromised’
Customer accounts hacked but Deliveroo denies breach of its systems and urges customers to improve their passwords
How To Protect The Encryption Keys To Your Kingdom
ANALYSIS: Encryption keys are wonderful things that allow your organisation to conduct secure communications without issue- as long as you have control
Siemens Patches CCTV Camera Hijacking Bug
The vulnerability could allow network-based attackers to take control of IP-based CCTV cameras
Data Protection Breach Cases Set To Soar With GDPR Introduction
Legal experts expect disputes related to privacy or data breaches to become much more common in the next five years
Cobalt Gang Makes ATMs Across Europe Spew Cash
The 'touchless jackpot' technique uses hacked bank networks to compromise teller machines
Android Fake Email App Trojan Takes Aim At German Banks
Android malware appears to be increasingly tailored to target specific banking services
Qualcomm Bug Bounty Offers Up To £12,000 For Snapdragon Flaws
Qualcomm is offering up to $15,000, approximately £12,000, to people who spot bugs in its modems and processors.
Home Office ‘To Integrate Surveillance Cams With Police Database’
The Law Enforcement Data Service is to include two existing police databases as well as the nationwide Automatic Number Plate Recognition system
Siri Bug Bypasses Apple iPhone And iPad Password Protection
A flaw in Apple's virtual assistant enables dexterous hackers to gain access to an iOS device's contacts and photos
Symantec Acquires LifeLock For £1.9bn To Boost Norton Division
The security giant looks to turn its ailing consumer security software division
Firefox Focus iOS Browser Blocks Ads And Tracking By Default
Mozilla claims Firefox Focus will boost web performance by automatically blocking trackers
Cheap ‘Poison Tap’ Tool Hacks Locked Computers
Unattended password-protected or locked PCs or Macs can be hacked with a simple $5 device
Three Suffers Data Breach As Hackers Steal Customer Data
A trio of men have been arrested in relation to unauthorised access to Three's customer database
Snooper’s Charter 2.0 Is Set To Become Law As Lords Pass Controversial IP Bill
ISPs set to be required to keep your internet search history on record for at least a year in order to help surveillance efforts
Apple ‘Sends iPhone Call History To iCloud’
Law enforcement could get their hands on call data if it is sent to iCloud for 'no reason', claims Russian firm
Dropbox Boosts Admin Security Tools And Adds New Data Locations
Dropbox continues business push with new tools for AdminX, more security options for Paper and expands its infrastructure to 11 more regions
Facebook Suspends WhatsApp Data Sharing Across EU
Facebook stopped harvesting WhatsApp data in the UK last week, now it's doing the same across Europe
Android Firmware ‘Mistakenly’ Sends User Data To China
UPDATED: The firmware sent text message contents, call data and app usage details to Shanghai, researchers found