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17/04/2020

Google are said to be blocking more than 100 million phishing emails a day. Over the past week, almost a fifth were scam emails related to coronavirus.

Google sees a huge spike in phishing attacks as criminals exploit people's fears over Covid-19.

16/06/2018

Apple says it is to change the default settings of its iPhone to stop hackers and others unlocking devices without proper legal authorisation. The move will also make it more difficult for police to unlock handsets without authorisation.

The move will make it more difficult for hackers, and police, to unlock handsets without authorisation.

02/12/2017

The National Cyber Security Centre has issued a fresh warning about the security risks of using Kaspersky - Russian anti-virus software. The UK cyber-security agency will say the software could be exploited by the Russian government.

The government issues a new warning about the security risks of using Russian anti-virus software.

01/11/2017

Detailed security arrangements for Heathrow airport, including the Queen’s precise route every time she passes through, were found on an unencrypted USB stick left in a London street.

Encryption? Passwords? Nah, why use those...

01/11/2017

The US government decision to stop using software from Kaspersky undermines fair competition, said Russia. The US Department of Homeland Security said it was concerned about ties between company officials and the Russian intelligence services.

31/10/2017

North Korea has hit back at the UK government for accusing it of being behind a massive ransomware attack that affected the NHS. A government minister told the BBC he was "as sure as possible" North Korea was behind the attack.

It comes after the UK said it was "as sure as possible" North Korea was behind a huge ransomware attack.

19/04/2017

Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza hotels have disclosed that payment card-stealing malware has struck about 1,200 of its franchisees' properties. All but one of the locations affected were in the US, with the other being in Puerto Rico. Guests have been warned they could have had money stolen as a consequence.

About 1,200 hotels in the US and Puerto Rico were infected by credit card-stealing malware.

19/04/2017

Nearly half of British businesses discovered at least one cybersecurity breach or attack in the past year, a government survey has indicated. Most often, these breaches involved fraudulent emails being sent to staff or security issues relating to viruses, spyware or malware.

A government study suggests 46% of UK businesses had at least one cybersecurity breach or attack in the past year.

11/04/2017

The way you tilt your mobile could allow hackers to steal your pin numbers and passwords. Experts analysed the movement of a smartphone as the keyboard was used and cracked four-digit pins with 70% accuracy on the first guess and 100% by the fifth guess.

The way you tilt your mobile while you're using it could allow hackers to steal your pin numbers and passwords, according to new research.

09/06/2016

More than 32 million Twitter login names and passwords are reportedly being offered for sale online for £4,000 to anyone that wants to copy the list. Some reports suggest it brings together data stolen from users by malware.

Up to 32 million Twitter login names and passwords are reportedly being offered for sale online.

09/06/2016

A Canadian university has paid hackers to restore access to data.
The University of Calgary paid 20,000 Canadian dollars after it was unable to unwind damage caused by a type of attack known as ransomware.

A Canadian university pays hackers to restore access to emails and other files encrypted by ransomware.

09/06/2016

Scientists from Google's artificial intelligence division, DeepMind, and Oxford University are developing a "kill switch" for AI.
They outlined how future intelligent machines could be coded to prevent them from learning to over-ride human input.

Scientists from Google and Oxford University are working on first steps to ensure robots do not go rogue.