Personal data is being collected and transmitted insecurely by thousands of apps using code from the Chinese net giant Baidu, say security researchers. Millions of Chinese people are believed to…
Month: February 2016
Baidu apps found to be 'leaking' personal data
Personal data is being collected and transmitted insecurely by thousands of apps using code from the Chinese net giant Baidu, say security researchers. Millions of Chinese people are believed to…
Double-digit rise in crime against UK corporates as cyber becomes the fastest growing economic crime
PwC survey makes for unpleasant reading. Over half of UK organisations have been the victim of economic crime in the past 24 months, outstripping global rates Shift towards the so-called…
uKnowKids defends response to data breach alert
A company that monitors children’s online activity has defended its response to the discovery that one of its databases was exposed to the net. By Zoe Kleinman, Technology reporter When…
Nissan disables Leaf app after car hack risk revealed online
Nissan has suspended the functions of an app that could have been used to hack its Leaf electric cars. By Leo Kelion, Technology desk editor The action follows the revelation…
US court case reveals Tor attack deal
The FBI made security researchers hand over data that helped identify people suspected of using the Tor anonymising network, a court case has revealed. It used a court order to…