The transition to chip-based cards appears to have spurred cybercriminals to quickly find the low-hanging fruit. By Jeremy Kirk Cybercriminals are redoubling efforts to steal payment card details from retailers…
Day: March 29, 2016
Cracked iPhone: Should you be worried?
The US government’s declaration that it has “successfully accessed the data stored on [San Bernardino gunman] Farook’s iPhone and therefore no longer requires” assistance from Apple, ends a six week-long…
Warning over 'nasty' ransomware strain
The FBI is seeking help from US firms as it investigates a nasty strain of ransomware, Reuters reports. Ransomware encrypts data on infected machines and then asks for money before…
FBI-Apple case: Investigators break into dead San Bernardino gunman's iPhone
The FBI has managed to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman without Apple’s help, ending a court case, the US justice department says. Apple had been resisting a…