One expert questioned whether new hardware is really solving the problem. By Jane Wakefield, Technology reporter A British firm that claims to have come up with a solution to the…
Day: January 29, 2016
Spam text programmer spared jail
A computer expert has avoided jail after being convicted of helping to send millions of spam messages. Naveed Ahmed, 27, of Tampa, US, wrote a programme that helped a group…
US parents warned on hacked baby webcams
American parents are being warned about the dangers of hackable baby monitors. It follows numerous reports by consumers that devices have been hacked and abuse shouted at children. Now, New…
HSBC online banking is 'attacked'
Bank hit by DDoS attack. By Kevin Peachey, Personal finance reporter HSBC says it “successfully defended” an attack on its online banking system but services are disrupted on a key…